Jala Everett
Former Tow Journalism Fellow, FRONTLINE/Columbia Journalism School Fellowship
Jala Everett was a 2025-2026 Tow Journalism fellow at FRONTLINE. She is a Cleveland, Ohio, native and a graduate of Spelman College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Film and Visual Culture. She also holds a Master of Science degree from Columbia University, where she focused on narrative longform, broadcast, and video production.
Before joining FRONTLINE, Jala held editorial and production roles at SiriusXM, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Lemonada Media, and Harvard Business Review.
Her reporting spans a wide range of topics, including the impact of erratic weather on farmers’ livelihoods, the unique appeal of...
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Stories from Jala Everett
Making a Documentary About What Was Behind Trump and Bukele’s CECOT Deal
Following the Chemicals: Documenting PFAS Contamination in Southern Communities
What To Know About Forever Chemicals
Ecuador in Transition: Marcel Mettelsiefen on Documenting a Nation in Crisis
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