A new chapter for civic reporting at The Journal starts this summer.
Jessica Pearce will join The Journal in July through a partnership with Report for America as a Wichita-based reporter covering civics in Kansas.
Selected from more than 1,600 applicants nationwide, Pearce recently graduated from Oklahoma State University with degrees in journalism and political science. Her reporting will include video, fact briefs and text stories focused on helping Kansans, especially younger voters, better understand elections, civic life and public affairs…