Danielle Dawson is a collaborative investigative reporter for InvestigateWest, focusing on communities in eastern and central Oregon. Before joining Report for America, she worked as a digital reporter for FOX 5/KUSI in her hometown of San Diego, California, covering a wide range of topics — from City Hall, local elections and legal battles to business and public health. Prior to that, Dawson interned at the award-winning local investigative publication, inewsource, where she wrote about renters facing eviction at the end of COVID-era assistance programs and the uneven use of local laws to enforce homeless encampments. Dawson holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and bachelor’s degrees in literary journalism and dance from University of California, Irvine. In her down time, she loves attending concerts, reading and checking out new coffee shops.
Beat: Collaborative investigative reporter covering central and eastern Oregon
As part of InvestigateWest’s growing team, this collaborative investigative reporter will produce high-impact stories in partnership with under-resourced newsrooms, with an emphasis on rural and underserved communities in central and eastern Oregon. The position is best suited for someone who lives to expose wrongdoing, corruption, exploitation, the holes in society’s safety nets and the powerful interests responsible for fixing them. This reporter will live and work in Oregon as part of our remote newsroom.