Journalist. Author. Poet.
Journalist. Author. Poet.
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Morgan Stephens is a journalist, author, and poet. She’s working as a fact check reporter and national correspondent for The National News Desk, covering all things politics in Washington.
She's previously worked as a reporter for KOB in New Mexico, a staff writer for Daily Kos, covering the Democratic Party and the White House, and as a freelance White House reporter for Bloomberg. She's also reported and produced for CNN. Her freelance work on elections, homelessness, and political extremism have appeared in The Daily Beast, HuffPost, CNN Politics, The Des Moines Register, and The Washington Post. Her debut poetry collection TILT was published via Aldrich Press in April 2024. Her poetry has been featured in Wild Roof Journal, The Long COVID Reader, and Griffel. After developing Long COVID in 2020, she wrote candidly about her experience for CNN. She's also appeared on CNN+, KCAL, ABC Los Angeles, NPR, Poynter, Columbia Journalism Review, and various podcasts to discuss the topic. Stephens is a contributing author to The Long COVID Survival Guide. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with a double bachelor's in political science and journalism. |