About

I'm based in Los Angeles, but my work's taken me all over the country, from West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains to the beaches of San Onofre, California. A watchdog at heart, I care most about accountability, impact, and beautiful tape. 

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I cut my teeth as an environmental reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia. There, I helped launch Mountain State Morning, a weekly podcast that allowed us to elevate the voices of West Virginians, while reaching a wider audience and growing digital newspaper subscriptions. Poynter even wrote about it. 

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As a podcast producer, I've told stories about a family trafficking in misinformation by selling bleach as a miracle cure for Covid, a little-known cult leader, and a regular North Carolinian whose life was upended when he found his own missing person's page. I've written for both seasoned actors like Donnie Wahlberg and first-time narrators. 

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A few other things I'm proud of: I was a volunteer at the 2023 and 2024 Sundance Film Festival and a panelist at the 2022 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) conference in Denver. I'm currently working toward a certificate in television writing from UCLA's extension program. 

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Get in touch with me: kate.mishkin@gmail.com

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