Rylee Kirk

In August of 2021 I graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University with a Master's of Investigative Journalism. During my time in Arizona I completed a group investigation into child sex abuse in Indian Country entitled "Little Victims Everywhere." We worked on the piece for three months and it ran on the AP Wire and was published in the Washington Post, Toronto Star, and Indian Country Today. While at the Cronkite School I was a national politics intern for The Arizona Republic and worked as a graduate assistant in the Digital Audience Lab.

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My work has also appeared in Cronkite News, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 13WMAZ, The Effingham Herald, The Macon Newsroom, and The (Macon) Telegraph.

 

 In May 2020, I graduated Cum Laude from Mercer University in Macon Georgia with a Bachelor's in journalism and minors in French, history, and media studies. While at Mercer I was extremely involved with the student paper, The Cluster and also worked as a preceptor for two years, earning the title Preceptor Scholar. 

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In addition to being a journalism student, I volunteer with the Girl Scouts and served on the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Board of Directors for four years. I am a lifetime member of Girl Scouts and have earned my Girl Scout Gold Award.

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In my free time, I enjoy traveling and have been to Canada, Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala. I also love spending time in a hammock with a good book. During the pandemic, I have started doing cross-stitch.