This summer season, Examine Midwest has welcomed two interns who carry contemporary eyes and sharp expertise to our work masking meals, agriculture, and rural America.
Our interns are supported with beneficiant funding from David Jackson through the Gary Marx Journalism Fund.
Melissa Dai is Examine Midwest’s 2025 summer season reporting intern. She’s a rising senior at Northwestern College, the place she’s pursuing a profession in investigative journalism.
Beforehand, Dai labored as an investigative intern at NBC Chicago, the place she uncovered scams and fought for shopper resolutions. She’s printed two long-form investigations with MindSite Information — republished by The Enchantment and Capital B Information — about flawed police responses to psychological well being crises. She additionally produces characteristic tales for her college’s paper, The Each day Northwestern.
Dai brings a ardour for human-centered, data-driven storytelling to her work at Examine Midwest.
Juleanna DeShetler is an viewers engagement intern at Examine Midwest. From crafting social posts to digging into digital developments, she works to make sure tales about agriculture and rural America attain the individuals who want them most.
Juleanna is a agency believer that good journalism deserves greater than good reporting — it deserves good technique, sharp visuals, and a plan to be seen. Juleanna is a latest graduate of Japanese Michigan College, the place she earned her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Digital Media Manufacturing.
With each interns on board, our newsroom continues to spend money on the following technology of watchdog journalists and viewers strategists whereas staying grounded within the values that information our work: independence, accountability, and impression.
“It’s thrilling to usher in two interns who’re already pondering critically about impression, entry, and accountability,” stated Lauren Cross, assistant editor/viewers engagement supervisor for Examine Midwest. “Melissa and Juleanna are serving to us strengthen our mission whereas gaining significant expertise in nonprofit investigative journalism.”
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