Katherine Landergan is the Safety Net reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Her coverage areas include: poverty programs, child welfare, mental health, homelessness, people with disabilities and veterans. Before joining the AJC, Katherine worked in New Jersey for Politico, covering the state Legislature and governor's office. During the pandemic, she led a team of reporters as the New Jersey bureau chief. Katherine started in newspapers at the age of 19, when The Newburyport Daily News let her run around her hometown and write articles. She also worked as an intern and then correspondent at The Boston Globe, covering higher education and doing some investigative work.