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
Shalina Chatlani, health care reporter based at WWNO in New Orleans
Becca Schimmel, criminal justice reporter based at MPB in Jackson
Stephan Bisaha, wealth and poverty reporter based at WBHM in Birmingham
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.
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The unionization effort at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a big union win in the South. Yet union organizers had a nearly-identical opportunity just four years ago in Mississippi.
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Skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine appears to be more prevalent within the Black community and among Black health care workers. We talked to a few of them about what’s guiding their decisions.
