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Parker Schorr is a public affairs reporting fellow for the Cap Times newspaper in Madison, Wis. As part of the fellowship, Schorr is embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom focusing on in-depth stories of statewide interest. Schorr joined the Center in May 2019 as an investigative reporting intern. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, holding degrees in journalism and sociology. He has interned for University Communications and worked as an editor at The Badger Herald, one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers.

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Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s rural hospitals weather pandemic better than most, but warning signs remain

by Parker Schorr October 16th, 2020February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Rural hospitals across the U.S. struggled after routine care was suspended because of COVID-19; and now, the disease is surging in rural areas of Wisconsin.

Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons

by Parker Schorr May 21st, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

As COVID-19 spreads, so do conspiracy theories. A Wisconsin professor teaches ways to confront them.

by Parker Schorr May 11th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin allows drillers to flout state law — sometimes with deadly results

by Parker Schorr April 22nd, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Madison nurses experience desperation and ‘beautiful spots of light’ in COVID-19 hospital ward

by Parker Schorr April 10th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Government, Health & Welfare, Narrow Margin

Wisconsin’s pandemic election: Long waits, face masks as voters go to polls

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch and Parker Schorr April 7th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Stretched thin already, Wisconsin nurses prepare for coronavirus ‘storm’

by Parker Schorr and Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch March 20th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Cuts in Wisconsin hospitals push nurses to the limit

by Parker Schorr and Bram Sable-Smith / Wisconsin Watch March 11th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Catholics run one-third of Wisconsin hospitals, putting many reproductive procedures off-limits

by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani December 18th, 2019February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Catholic hospitals often only choice for women of color in Milwaukee

by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani December 18th, 2019February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

When Catholic hospitals merge, reproductive services can change

by Parker Schorr and Rikha Sharma Rani December 18th, 2019February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

We need your help reporting on religious health restrictions in Wisconsin’s Catholic hospitals

by Parker Schorr November 1st, 2019February 24th, 2021

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