Brooklyn Draisey

About

I am a dedicated, hardworking journalist with a passion for telling people-driven stories. I am currently covering higher education at the Iowa Capital Dispatch as a Report for America corps member. I previously worked as a a Lifestyles Reporter at The Quad-City Times, part-time reporter at The Southeast Iowa Union, a freelance journalist for The Cedar Rapids Gazette, covering mainly business stories, and as a projects reporter at The Daily Iowan, with a focus on in-depth work. Through my time at each publication I've learned how to develop relationships with sources and communities, as well as write full stories with appropriate background and context on a tight deadline. I've also had the opportunity to write many long-form pieces at each publication, diving into a topic completely for a month or longer.