Investigate Midwest

Creator of Investigate Midwest

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Lauren Cross is the assistant editor/audience engagement manager at Investigate Midwest. Her role involves not only editing and managing content but also developing innovative strategies to engage wit

David Dickey always wanted to be a journalist. After serving tours in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy, Dickey enrolled at Rock Valley Junior College in Rockford, Ill., where he was first news edit

Ben Felder is Investigate Midwest’s first editor in chief. He was hired in 2023 to cover agribusiness and the meat industry in Oklahoma. Felder previously worked for The Oklahoman as a political enter

Juan Vassallo covers agribusiness and the meat industry in Oklahoma for Investigate Midwest. Before joining Investigate Midwest, Vassallo conducted investigative reporting on public health and consume

John McCracken covers the industrial agriculture meat industry for Investigate Midwest. He has experience reporting at the intersection of agriculture, environmental pollution and climate change. He i

Mónica Cordero writes for Investigate Midwest. She is a former Report for America corps member and part of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk team. Her expertise includes data analysis with P

Jennifer Bamberg covers agribusiness and food systems policy in Illinois for Investigate Midwest. Bamberg previously worked as a freelance reporter in Chicago, covering labor, housing, police miscondu