Thank for you for viewing this smattering of my work. I’ve worked on hundreds of stories over 15 years as a journalist but have selected these for what I feel have been most impactful to the communities who have allowed me to tell their stories.
Indigenous Alaskan Women Fight Back Against Rape Culture
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Alaska’s sexual assault epidemic is under the microscope after the man who kidnapped and strangled a Native woman got a “get out of jail free” card.
Produced by Michelle Klug for Al Jazeera America
Environmental Racism in Cancer Town, USA
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Is a deadly chemical killing off this predominantly black Louisiana town? This 77-year old thinks so. Now he’s taking on a giant chemical plant to save his community. Michelle Klug travels to Reserve, Louisiana to investigate chemical pollution and talk to Robert Taylor about his efforts to fight back against a chemical giant in this short documentary viewed over 11 million times across Al Jazeera’s network.
Produced by Michelle Klug for Al Jazeera America
Seattle’s Homeless Crisis: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
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Soaring rents in Seattle are putting more and more people out on the street. So the city's unhoused people came up with their own solution. Michelle Klug travels to Seattle to speak with unhoused residents on what they’re doing and what they need from the community and government.
Produced by Michelle Klug for Al Jazeera America
Anarchist Pastor Takes on Silicon Valley Inequality
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On one side of Palo Alto, houses cost $3 million on average. On the other side, people are living in poverty. Michelle Klug travels to Palo Alto to meet with a young pastor who is speaking out against the vast income disparity his city is facing.
Produced by Michelle Klug for Al Jazeera America