I’m Dawn: a religion journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. I have been the news editor at the Christian Century since 2019, and I also serve as president of the Religion News Association and vice president of Anabaptist World magazine.

I am a graduate of the journalism program at Ball State University (chirp chirp) and also have a master’s degree in urban and intercultural religious studies. My reporting has won awards from the American Academy of Religion, the Catholic Press Association, the Religion News Association, and the Great Plains Journalism Awards. In 2024, I received the Award of Excellence for long format international reporting from the Associated Church Press.

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