The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is pleased to announce that Allie Gross has joined the newspaper’s award-winning investigative team.
The Los Angeles native and Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism alum, was working as an independent journalist in Detroit before joining the AJC. She has focused her reporting on education, policing, labor, housing, the criminal justice system, and the threads that tie all these topics together.
Gross was an investigative news producer at the ABC affiliate in Detroit, and before that, she was a reporter at the Detroit Free Press, a staff writer at the Detroit Metro Times, and a Ben Bagdikian Fellow at Mother Jones magazine.
She has written for numerous publications, including VICE News, Slate, FiveThirtyEight, Jacobin, and the Atlantic.
“Allie’s commitment to hold powerful institutions accountable and uncover problems that impact people’s lives will help us fulfill our public service mission,” said AJC Investigations Editor Brad Schrade. “We’re thrilled to have her join our team.”
In 2017, she was named a Kresge Literary Arts fellow for nonfiction writing. Two years later, Gross was named Young Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit, and in 2020 she was a Livingston Award finalist.
Gross was also a fifth-grade teacher in Detroit for three years.
She can be reached at allie.gross@ajc.com.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the leading journalism organization in the Southeast, focuses its reporting staff on local matters and closely monitors state and local governments, the local economy, entertainment and sports.
Its journalists seek to uncover the truth, protect the public’s right to know and hold community leaders accountable for serving the public. Reporters, editors and photographers aggressively document the region’s moments, milestones and people. Every day, whether in print or on its digital and social platforms, the AJC informs and empowers its readers who value credible, in-depth journalism.
The newspaper traces its roots to 1868, the founding date of The Atlanta Constitution. The Atlanta Journal debuted in 1883. The papers have been under common ownership since 1950 and fully merged in 2001. The newspaper is owned by Cox Enterprises, a family-owned company that has been in Atlanta since 1939. While the newspaper is owned by a private company, its news decisions are made by the journalists in the AJC’s newsroom.
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