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vswales@wisconsinwatch.org @Vanessa_Swales

Vanessa Swales joined the Center as an investigative reporter in 2020. Swales is a multilingual British-American-Iranian reporter who has worked in London, New York, San Francisco and Málaga, Spain. She most recently completed a reporting fellowship at the New York Times. Swales is a graduate of the Spanish-language journalism program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in investigative and data journalism. She previously worked for NBC Investigations, Reveal, Diario SUR and SUR in English.

vswales@wisconsinwatch.org

Location

Milwaukee

Languages Spoken

Spanish, French, Italian, Farsi

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare

Long waits for federal rental assistance leave Milwaukee-area residents fearing eviction

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch July 14th, 2021July 13th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Some renters say they waited months to find out whether they qualified for thousands of dollars in emergency help to pay past-due rent. Some are still waiting.

Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare

How to get rental assistance in Wisconsin

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch July 14th, 2021July 16th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin’s multigenerational homes face higher COVID-19 risk

by Pratheek Rebala, April Simpson, Susan Ferriss and Taylor Johnston / Center for Public Integrity and Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch April 27th, 2021June 15th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Struggling to pay rent? Here’s how to get help

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch March 29th, 2021April 5th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

¿Tiene problemas para pagar el alquiler? Aquí le informamos cómo obtener ayuda.

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch March 29th, 2021April 5th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Undocumented immigrants qualify for rent relief, but Wisconsin sends mixed signals

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch March 29th, 2021April 30th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare

Inmigrantes indocumentados califican para ayuda para pagar el alquiler, pero Wisconsin envía señales contradictorias

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch March 29th, 2021April 5th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch February 13th, 2021March 29th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin

Partisan gridlock at Wisconsin Elections Commission frustrates voters, local officials

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch October 26th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

Before Jacob Blake, Kenosha had a history of police shootings

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2020November 4th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

‘I just killed somebody’: Vigilantes inject danger into police brutality protests in Kenosha, nationwide

by Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch and Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2020November 4th, 2021

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