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Mollie Simon, Research Reporter: ProPublica
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On this episode we're joined by Mollie Simon. Mollie has been a research reporter for ProPublica for the last 5 years, working oftentimes behind the scenes on stories such as ones we've talked to past guests about. She's also been a newspaper reporter in South Carolina and a data researcher for LegiStorm.
She is a graduate of the University of Georgia with dual degrees in public affairs journalism and political science.
Mollie talked about the skills needed to be a researcher and work behind-the-scenes on stories and projects. She also provided examples of the types of stories she's worked on, including one about a homebuying franchise that was using inappropriate methods to take advantage of seller desperation.
Thank you as always for listening. Please send us feedback to [email protected]
Story example
"The ugly truth behind We Buy Ugly Houses"
https://www.propublica.org/article/ugly-truth-behind-we-buy-ugly-houses
Mollie's salutes: Specialty team members, copy editors, newsroom lawyers, newspapers that invest in investigative reporting, and journalism "ex-pats."
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