Lily is the Research and Operations Manager for Environmental Progress. She lives in Northern Virginia and found her way to journalism following a career/life change, having previously worked as a Christian missionary based in Eastern Europe. She has a bachelors degree in Psychology and Cultural Anthropology. Due to her experiences in her former career, Lily is passionate about the psychology of persuasion, the implications of religion on the secularized becoming of Western civilization, and how both play a role in wokeism and censorship.
Mia Ashton
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Mia researches gender, media bias, and other issues for EP. Mia Ashton is an Ottawa-based journalist primarily covering the gender issue for EP, with a particular focus on the controversy of pediatric medical transition and how trans rights collide with the rights of women and the LGB community. She previously covered the gender issue for The Post Millennial and has been published in The Critic, Lesbian and Gay News, and Gender Dissent. Mia is a British mother of three living in Ottawa, Canada, and before becoming a journalist was a teacher.
Phoebe Smith
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Phoebe Smith is a researcher and fact-checker working on censorship, “disinformation,” and other topics. She received her Masters Degree in Media Studies from Syracuse University in 2023. As a student, she worked on a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grant, extensively researching the capabilities and limitations of both AI generators and classifiers.
John Morrison
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John Morrison is a researcher who previously worked for The Spectator, producing briefings for journalists such as Fraser Nelson, Andrew Neil, Katy Balls, and Kate Andrews. While at the Spectator, John also researched and wrote the magazine’s Covid-19 newsletter. Before joining Public, John was a researcher and scriptwriter for various YouTube channels, including Disrupt TV and Epic History TV. John lives in London, UK.