Kim Bellware

Kim Bellware is a staff reporter for The Washington Post where she covers breaking news on the General Assignment desk. Bellware's reporting at The Post has focused on mass shootings, extreme weather events, the death penalty, abortion access and other legal affairs. In addition to her role as a reporter, she has served as guest host on "Post Reports," The Washington Post's daily news podcast. She lives in Chicago where she previously led teams of emerging reporting fellows at the civic journalism lab, City Bureau, and freelanced for outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, New York Magazine and Rolling Stone.