Mississippi Today poverty reporter Anna Wolfe has been named to the 2024 TIME100 Next list.

According to Time, the list aims to recognize “rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, and more—and by doing so, not just show the stories that are capturing headlines in 2024, but also introduce you to the people who we believe will play an important role in leading the future.”

A majority of this year’s honorees are people of color; more than half are women.

“Mississippians have come to know and respect Anna as a champion for people whose voices are overlooked or ignored, and as someone who is not afraid to speak truth to power,” says Adam Ganuchaeu, editor-in-chief at Mississippi Today. “It’s awesome for her to get even more national recognition for just that. This is so deserving a recognition for a true Mississippi legend, and all of us are so lucky to have her here.”

Wolfe won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for her remarkable investigation “The Backchannel,” which uncovered the depth of the sprawling $77 million welfare scandal, the largest embezzlement of federal funds in the state’s history.

In her profile of Wolfe for 2024 TIME100 Next, PBS senior correspondent Judy Woodruff writes, “at a time when journalism is struggling to survive, Anna reminds us why it matters.”

The post Mississippi Today’s Anna Wolfe honored by Time magazine appeared first on Mississippi Today.