Erin McGroarty

Erin McGroarty is a health journalist currently reporting for the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. Her recent reporting has covered post-Roe abortion policy, challenged prison healthcare practices and shed light on gaps in rural health resources. Formerly, Erin worked as a political journalist in Alaska, producing award-winning coverage of congressional climate change reports and budget cut effects on social services. Erin was a 2025 fellow with the International Women’s Media Foundation, reporting from Kyiv and other regions of central Ukraine on civilian impacts of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion.

Erin served as a fellow at the Center for Journalism Ethics in 2021 while pursuing her master’s degree, and published work for the center exploring the ethical complications involved in current crime reporting practices and newsroom examinations of objectivity in the face of social justice movements.

Throughout her career, Erin has reported from Alaska, Wisconsin, Germany and Ukraine. Her reporting has been recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, the National Center on Disability and Journalism and the Alaska Press Club. Erin’s work can be found in the Capital Times, Wisconsin Watch, the Poynter Institute, Chicago Reader, Badische Zeitung, the Associated Press, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and the Juneau Empire.