Kate Cox is Editor of The New Food Economy, a multi-award-winning nonprofit newsroom based in New York City. She came to TNFE after several years reporting on the American age boom for radio and text as a freelance health reporter, and now leads a staff of eight reporters and editors investigating the forces shaping how and what we eat.
In addition to her work reporting on food and agriculture, Kate has written extensively about end-of-life issues, elder incarceration, and the plight of living organ donors. In 2014, she reported and produced The Hidden Crisis, a three-part radio documentary about the nation’s first emergency shelter for victims of elder abuse. Kate has been a contributor to The Guardian, The Nation, and Huffington Post and co-created and produced Off the Radar, a travel TV show and blog about two women on a mission to see the world on $1k.