Corey Mitchell, an award-winning journalist, has joined Inside Climate News as a senior editor overseeing bureaus in the Midwest and New York and correspondents covering climate science and renewable energy.
Mitchell was previously an editor at The Seattle Times, where he led a team of reporters covering education in Washington state, and The Conversation, which publishes articles by academic experts for general readers. Prior to that, he worked as a reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, Education Week and The Minnesota Star Tribune.
His coverage has been recognized by multiple journalism organizations, from Investigative Reporters and Editors to the Institute for Nonprofit News and the National Association of Black Journalists. He was part of teams that won national Edward R. Mu