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North Carolina Elections Reporter for Carolina Public Press
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Claim your profileSarah Michels is a North Carolina elections reporter for Carolina Public Press, a nonprofit outlet. She covers North Carolina elections, including in-depth reporting on voting access and security, election integrity, gerrymandering, campaign finance, election law and legal challenges.Michels previously worked as a Kentucky political reporter for Bluegrass Live, part of Boone Newsmedia.She's also worked for the Bowling Green Daily News as a regional reporter covering south central Kentucky. During this time, she was a Report for America corps member. Before graduating from the University of Kentucky, she interned at the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Cincinnati Enquirer. In college, Michels earned dual bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science, with minors in Spanish and business. She also worked at the Kentucky Kernel, the student paper, as the opinions editor, assistant news editor, breaking news reporter and features reporter at various points. She ran track and cross country in college.
Journalism, Political Science at University Of KentuckyGraduated: 2022