Gulf States Newsroom

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Too many local news outlets have disappeared in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. The Gulf States Newsroom was created to ensure that stories related to health care, criminal justice, the economy and other important issues continue to be told. WWNO and WRKF in Louisiana, WBHM in Alabama, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and NPR are working together as a regional newsroom to plan coverage, share resources and add reporting power in a story-rich region that has for too long gone under-covered.

The Regional Team: 

Priska Neely, managing editor based at WBHM in Birmingham

Rashah McChesney, senior content editor based at WBHM in Birmingham

Orlando Flores Jr., digital editor based at WWNO in New Orleans

Stephan Bisaha, wealth and poverty reporter based at WBHM in Birmingham

Brittany Brown, criminal justice reporter based at Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson

Shalina Chatlani, health care reporter based at WWNO in New Orleans

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, justice, race and equity reporter based at WWNO in New Orleans

WBHM News Team | WWNO News Team | MPB News Team

Funding for the Gulf States Newsroom is provided in part by NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

• ‘Better isn’t good enough’: Starbucks workers in Birmingham, New Orleans discuss unionizing
• A day after SCOTUS leak, Gulf States begin to prep for a future without Roe v. Wade
• What does a successful guaranteed income program look like? Jackson might have the answer
• To reduce gun violence, New Orleans is turning to community groups instead of police
• Q&A: After DOJ’s Parchman report, what changes are needed at Mississippi Corrections?
• The fate of Amtrak’s Mobile to New Orleans line will be decided by these key issues
• Watch Live: The Gulf States Newsroom is hosting a live storytelling event.
• In New Orleans, students are using Anne Frank’s story to teach each other about injustice
• A year into striking, Alabama coal miners are frustrated but defiant as ever
• As Gulf South lawmakers fight over Medicaid, new moms weigh in: ‘Safety nets do save lives’