Michigan

Jacqueline GaNun

GaNun is currently a Federal Impact Reporter at The Associated Press. She previously worked as a Dow Jones News Fund intern on the publishing desk at The Wall Street Journal, business news intern at NPR and reporting fellow at The Current of coastal Georgia. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, where she also earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and international affairs. At her independent student newspaper, The Red & Black, she served as editor-in-chief and won an award from the Georgia College Press Association for an article about unaffordable housing. GaNun has run two half-marathons on two continents.

Biba Adams

Prior to joining the Michigan Chronicle, Biba Adams began her journalism career in the early 2000s and has been a contributor to VIBE, Ebony Magazine, AllHipHop, Revolt, The Root, The Atlantan, and theGrio. Biba has written stories celebrating culture and community with one of her specialties being retrospective pieces about the golden age of hip-hop. Biba returned to her hometown Detroit in 2017. She has contributed content to the Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, Detroit Metro Times and served as the editor-at-large of Model D Media — a Detroit-focused, solutions-oriented digital media site. Biba serves on several community boards and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists. She also serves as a brand consultant to lifestyle brands and entertainment companies. A classic Gemini, Biba is known for the quick wit, insightfulness, and playful energy that she brings to every project she puts her hands on.

Matt Mencarini

Prior to joining Bridge Michigan, Matt Mencarini was a local government and investigative reporter at the Lansing State Journal. His journalism career has taken him to five different states, where’s covered mass incarceration in Kentucky and voting rights in Wisconsin. During a previous stint at the State Journal, he spent more than two years covering the case of Larry Nassar, a former Michigan State University sports doctor serving prison time for sexually assaulting women gymnasts. Mencarini also investigated Michigan State University's failures to stop the abuse sooner. Mencarini was part of the Louisville Courier Journal team that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. He’s a Chicago native with a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee and bachelor’s degree from Augustana College in Illinois.

Max Kappel

Before joining The Yale Expositor, Max Kappel covered local government and features for The Laker Pioneer, a Lake Minnetonka area newspaper. His journalism career began when he joined his college newspaper in his senior year as a sports reporter and editor. He earned his bachelor's in Information Science from The University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with certificates in Classical Studies, Data Science, Digital Media Analytics, and Sports Communication. When he's not working, Kappel enjoys reading, playing basketball, and spending time by the Chain of Lakes.

The Yale Expositor

The Yale Expositor is a weekly newspaper founded in Yale, Michigan 135 years ago to provide local independent reporting in a rural community that is significantly isolated geographically and culturally from Port Huron, the county seat of St. Clair. The priority of the Yale Expositor is to ensure that the local farming community is informed on how policies at the state and federal level are affecting them, particularly in relation to environmental, zoning and public policy changes.

Bridge Michigan

Since 2011, Bridge Michigan has pursued a mission of making Michigan better through high-quality, nonpartisan journalism and engagement. Bridge Michigan provides in-depth coverage of state government and how its policies affect people’s lives, with an emphasis on politics, education, health, business, data and the environment. In 2025, Bridge Michigan introduced two regional newsletters, offering readers localized reporting on the issues and stories most relevant to their communities.

Michigan Chronicle

For 90 years, the Michigan Chronicle has been a trusted voice for Detroit’s Black community, amplifying stories that matter, shaping public discourse, and making sure leaders do what they say. The Chronicle is rooted in legacy yet driven by innovation. The Michigan Chronicle is more than a news organization. It is community partner celebrating progress, challenging inequity, and documenting history as it’s being made.

The Associated Press – Michigan

The Associated Press is a global news organization that is one of the world's most trusted sources of independent, nonpartisan and factual news in all formats. The AP is located in 100 countries and has journalists in all 50 states. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

Daniel Schoenherr

Daniel Schoenherr is a multimedia reporter and recent graduate of Michigan State University’s School of Journalism. Before joining Cadillac News, he reported for the Detroit Free Press through the American Communities Project, covering the cultural, socioeconomic and political shifts impacting working-class Michigan. At Bridge Michigan, he tracked municipal opioid settlement spending and helped uncover $90 million in unspent funds. Inspired by Bridge’s nonprofit funding model, he created and led a new role at the student-run State News—newsletter director—spearheading donation campaigns that raised thousands. Most recently, he contributed statewide reporting to more than a dozen Michigan news outlets through Capital News Service. Schoenherr first found his passion for local journalism as news director of WSDP Plymouth, where he kept the metro Detroit community informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside the newsroom, he explores trails and waterways by foot, bike and kayak.

Cadillac News

The Cadillac News is a family-owned newspaper that has covered Wexford, Missaukee, Osceola and eastern Lake County for more than 150 years. The Cadillac News works to provide the community with the knowledge to make informed decisions in their daily life.