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Ella McCarthy’s Biography

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Ella McCarthy is the city hall/city government reporter for the Austin American-Statesman. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, McCarthy has spent the last two years covering local, state and national politics as well as writing about the intersection of equity and policy. Before joining the Statesman, McCarthy worked at the ABC News Washington bureau, covering a variety of topics including Congress and the White House. Prior to that, she wrote about abortion and gun violence for Th…

Ella McCarthy’s Journalist Portfolio

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Hidden encampments create community for those without homes

Hidden encampments create community for those without homes

A community of about two dozen unhoused people live tucked away below a wooded underpass in Columbia.

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Amid the abortion debate, 11 women share why they chose to end their pregnancies

Amid the abortion debate, 11 women share why they chose to end their pregnancies

These are the politics of abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court flipped the script last month, overturning Roe v. …

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How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country

How one city cut gun violence in half and may become a model around the country

More than 6,000 people have been fatally shot in the U.S. so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Arc…

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Processing a transformation: How industry remade Milan

Processing a transformation: How industry remade Milan

MILAN - Smithfield Foods' presence in northern Missouri has been a blessing and a curse. In the case of the s…

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Investigations and complaints facing George Santos could bring serious penalties

Investigations and complaints facing George Santos could bring serious penalties

Embattled New York Rep. George Santos insists he will serve out his term and has indicated it's up to his con…

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Kansas City mothers who have lost children to homicide gather and share grief, hope

Kansas City mothers who have lost children to homicide gather and share grief, hope

Raven Bridges lost her son Kamari Bridges on Halloween night 2021. He was shot and killed near Prospect Avenu…

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Arkansas Gov. Sanders says she’s honored for second term, dismisses questions about future plans during California stop Original

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By Ella McCarthy Verified
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette Verified
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't directly rule out a run for president when asked by audience members during the first stop of her national book tour Wednesday evening. Wrapping up an hourlong event at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, two audience members asked Sanders whether she would consider seeking the nation's top job.
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‘Absolutely crazy’: Arkansas legal community reacts to bar exam tampering investigation Original

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By Ella McCarthy Verified
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette Verified
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The arrest of a former state judiciary official who has been accused of tampering with Arkansas Bar Examination results has stunned the states' legal community and left lingering questions about the potential fallout of ongoing criminal investigations. "The technical term is it's a mess," said John DiPippa, dean and professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's law school.
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‘Absolutely crazy’: Arkansas legal community reacts to bar exam tampering investigation

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| River Valley Democrat-Gazette Verified
The arrest of a former state judiciary official who has been accused of tampering with Arkansas Bar Examination results has stunned the states' legal community and left lingering questions about the potential fallout of ongoing criminal investigations.
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Hearst Journalism Award

2022 - Feature Writing
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Collaboration of the Year - LION Local Journalism Awards

2022

2,500 Below - a project examining the challenges and changes influencing Missouri's small, rural towns.

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Missouri Press Association

2022 - First Place -- Best Feature Story
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Missouri Press Association

2023 - Second Place -- Best Business Story
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