Sophia Anderson

Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow at WWNO/WRKF

Sophia is a senior studying journalism, sociology and criminology at the University of Missouri. She specializes in data and investigative reporting and is most passionate about covering criminal justice and incarceration. She is working as a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow at WWNO/WRKF this summer, implementing innovative data visualizations.

WWNO is her third NPR station and she hopes to work at the mothership in DC after graduation.

Public Health

New Orleans musicians feel the heat of rising temperatures: 'You can hear it in the music'

Drew Hawkins

Data from climate scientists show that the heat is turning up in New Orleans, and the rate that it’s increasing is getting faster. Here’s why.
Public Health

Alabama officials worry about life-saving Narcan program's future as CDC grants stall

Drew Hawkins

OD2A funds helped Alabama make naloxone more widely available last year. Health experts say it's responsible for a promising downturn in overdose deaths.
Public Health

Data analysis: Louisiana abortions soar three years after Roe

Rosemary Westwood

Louisiana women had more abortions last year despite the state’s near-total ban, according to new data released three years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.