Several years into her work as a watchdog reporter in Mississippi, Anna Wolfe decided she wanted to create a new beat.
She had been writing for the local newspaper, stories about city hall and health care, medical billing and hunger.
“I totally found my people, and I found my purpose in telling stories in a place where the storytelling is so rich,” Wolfe said.
But she saw a common element. Her new beat, she thought, should focus on poverty. She pitched the idea to Mississippi Today, a nonprofit news source, and in 2018, was hired for a new assignment…