Gwen Dilworth is excited to join the community health team at Mississippi Today. Originally from Durham, North Carolina, Dilworth recently completed a fellowship in Moab, Utah, where she covered local government and the mining industry in Southeast Utah. Prior to this, she worked at Innocence Project New Orleans, advocating for individuals with long sentences for nonviolent crimes.
Dilworth’s work includes fact-checking Boyce Upholt’s book and freelancing for The Mid-City Messenger in New Orleans. Kate Royals, the community health editor at Mississippi Today, praised Dilworth’s writing skills, investigative abilities, and commitment to accuracy. She mentioned that Mississippi is fortunate to have Dilworth on their team.
Dilworth expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to cover such an important beat connected to the lives of Mississippians. She looks forward to joining a team of dedicated journalists covering crucial topics in the state with care and thoughtfulness. Dilworth is eager to learn from and contribute to the vibrant and welcoming community.
In her role, Dilworth will focus on reporting on the intersection of health and criminal justice, along with other aspects of the health beat. Mississippi Today encourages the republishing of this content under a Creative Commons license for free, online or in print.
