When The Washington Post ran its first piece on the federal funding freeze last week, its reporters gave credit where it was due: It was independent journalist Marisa Kabas who had broken the story.

Late last week, I spoke with Kabas about her recent scoops, the challenges of going solo, and the evolving role of the press in today’s political climate. Our conversation has been edited for length ...

Everything changed for Marisa Kabas on January 27. The Brooklyn-based independent journalist broke a major White House story through her newsletter The Handbasket. She published the scoop on a ...

Marisa Kabas’s scoop this past week was a key moment for a growing cadre of journalists who work independently to gather and analyse news and market themselves as brands. Many are refugees from ...

First word of the Trump administration's since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone in her ...

Marisa Kabas' scoop this past week was a key moment for a growing cadre of journalists who work independently to gather and analyze news and market themselves as brands. Many are refugees from ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This photo provided by Marisa Kabas shows her holding up a press credential on Oct. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh. First word of ...