About me
I am an investigative reporter with InvestigateWest, a nonprofit newsroom covering the Pacific Northwest. I cover issues important to local Washington communities, with an emphasis on the state's vast and undercovered criminal justice system.
I steer away from reporting on individual crimes and instead focus on trends and system-wide issues impacting everyday people using data and documents to identify gaps and inefficiencies. That can look like focusing on anything from violence prevention and alternative sentencing programs to policing and prison conditions.
I started my journalism career covering Colorado’s state legislature and other general assignments for The Colorado Sun, a statewide nonprofit newsroom. I’ve won regional awards in feature writing, beat reporting and public service journalism for my coverage of Colorado’s criminal justice system, the affordable housing crisis and environmental issues. My work has appeared in dozens of local and national publications, including ProPublica, The Guardian, High Country News, Bolts Magazine, The Denver Post, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Newsline, among others.
I’m a big fan of investigative and government accountability reporting, digging through public records and writing poetry no one will ever read.
I have a degree in biology and ecology and a master's degree in journalism. I love bugs & bread. I hate writing bios.
Reach out! My email is moe.k.clark1[at]gmail.com.