Emily Small does accountability reporting on economic disparities and health and human services issues for Door County Knock. She had bee a freelance journalist reporting on county government and local impacts of national issues like substance use disorder and labor shortages for Door County Knock and the Washington Island Observer. She received a first-place Wisconsin Newspaper Association award for Feature Writing in 2023. Small started in journalism as a staff writer and assistant editor for the Washington Island Observer, covering local government, business, features, and writing a bi-weekly personal column. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature and gender studies from Carthage College.
Beat: Accountability reporting on economic disparities and health and human services issues in Door County.
Door County, with 30,000 year-round residents, is a major tourism destination for the Midwest facing growing economic disparities and health-related issues. The county also has severe shortages of affordable housing and child care and pressing concerns regarding social and health-related issues. The reporter on the accountability beat will produces enterprise stories on these issues.