The Summer 2025 cohort of investigative reporting interns consisted of 17 interns from around the nation.
Here are their names, the publication they worked for and a sample of clips from their program.
For more information about each intern, read their short bios from the cohort announcement.
Daranee Balachandar – The Washington Post
- What rush hour with the National Guard in the Metro looks like in Trump’s D.C.
- At a D.C. library, camaraderie flourishes through mah-jongg
Allison Beck – The Miami Herald
Uma Bhat – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Tensions rise during DeKalb immigration protest with use of tear gas
- Second round of rural development grants could help communities transform
Cecilia Egbele – Bloomberg News
Dasia Garner – The Associated Press
Keyla Holmes – The Louisville Courier-Journal
Leah Mallory – The Examination
Marissa Meador – The Indianapolis Star
- ‘The Three Kings’: Top IEDC official and his partners received $180M in IEDC contracts
- Just 2 years ago Indiana made a historic public health investment. Now it’s being cut
Lauren Nutall – The Dallas Morning News
- They moved out of their apartment. And then came a year-long fight over disputed charges
- Cedar Hill fired a teacher after an investigation. D-FW schools continued to hire him
Lily Belle Poling – The Current GA
- Richmond Hill airport plans cruise ahead despite questions about cost, transparency
- Experts: Lights for new Buc-ee’s exit deadly to baby sea turtles
Zurie Pope – The Los Angeles Times
- L.A. woman faked immigration ‘kidnapping’ in scheme for donations, feds charge
- Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Kennedy Sessions – The Kansas City Star
- KC-area casino overserved woman, is at fault in fatal DWI crash, lawsuit says
- Kansas City has paid $6 million in police lawsuits in 2025. It’s only August
Cindy Shan – Snopes
- Checking Trump admin claim native-born workers accounted for all job gains in first half of 2025
- Unpacking claims nursing homes say they will ‘close their doors’ as Congress passed US budget bill
Victoria Valenzuela – USA Today
- ICE raided a popular swap meet. Now vendors and customers are coming back.
- ‘Will I be detained?’ Immigrants fear ICE arrest if they report domestic violence
Jada Vasser – The New York Amsterdam News
Trinity Webster-Bass – The New York Times
Stacey Zhang – The Maine Monitor
