kate (k.e.) harloe is a freelance journalist and writer based in Albany, New York. Over the past decade, she has worked at a range of local and national newsrooms across the country. She often writes about media system reform; she also works with newsrooms and journalists to research and practice democratic, participatory forms of journalism. She’s a proud member of the Media Power Collaborative, News Futures, and the freelancers chapter of the National Writers Union. She grew up on the northern edge of the North Country, New York.