Propublica announced on Wednesday that Cassandra Garibay and Ashley Clarke have joined the crowdsourcing and engagement reporting team.
“Because of our engagement reporter position, I was very encouraging for an incredible pool of applicants,” says Ariana Tobin, crowdsourcing and engagement team editor at Propublica. “Our field has grown dramatically in recent years and we are excited to hire two journalists who work at the cutting edge. Ashley and Cassandra have done exceptional, thoughtful and creative work, reporting on communities that face some of the most pressing issues of our time. We can’t wait for people to see how people level up our coverage of housing, education, immigration and more.”
Gallibay is a Bay Area-based engagement reporter and plans to tackle community-founded research related to issues such as housing and health equity. She comes to Propobrica from the bilingual news outlet Ertinpano. There, she was a senior residential reporter and led topics such as how exposure to lead-based paints had an impact on the Latino community in Oakland, California. Her work there was driven by the science of civic fuels, text messaging outreach, data analysis, research partnerships and community events.
Before his stay at El Timpano, Galivey was the California Engagement Editor at the University of Southern California’s Center for Health Journalism, working with state journalists to contact audiences in innovative ways. She previously reported on housing, health and local governments in Fresnoby, Fresnoland and San Luis Obispo Tribune.
“We are delighted to be part of our team and are excited to crowdsource research and centre communities that are at the heart of key issues across the nation,” Galivey said.
Clark plans to cover issues affecting low-income individuals and families, particularly those living in urban areas, focusing on topics such as housing anxiety, homelessness, education, transportation and the environment. She came to ProPublica, a Bloomberg Industry Group, where she covered law firms and worked with the product team to test and write prompts for machine learning tools designed for reporters.
Before staying at Bloomberg, Clark worked as an audience engagement editor at the Public Integrity Center, where he worked with reporters to develop relationships with the community. She also managed collaborations between the CPI and the local newsroom. This focused on the lack of support for homeless and unstable public school students, including the award-winning survey “Hounoused and Unfouncounded.” She was selected as the lab for the 2023 Nonprofit News of the Year because she formed how CPI reports in affected communities.
Clark began his career with local TV news at NBC in Washington, DC. She is an adjunct professor at the Department of Communications at an American University and serves on the board of directors of the Washington Black Journalists Association. She will be with Propobrica at least this fall.
“I am honored to work with such a talented team of journalists who are committed to promoting influence and doing life-changing jobs,” Clark said. “I’m very excited to delve into the mission and contribute.”
