Melody Schreiber

Melody is a freelance journalist and was a program manager at the International Reporting Project, based in Washington, D.C. Her articles, essays and reviews have been published by The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Atlantic, USA Today, Vice, Slate, Delaware State News and elsewhere. Previously, she worked as an assistant editor at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Melody has a bachelor’s degree in English and linguistics from Georgetown University and a master of the arts in nonfiction writing from the Johns Hopkins University. She was a Climate Change Reporting Fellow with GroundTruth in 2016, reporting on the mental health impacts of climate change for Arctic communities.

Reindeer herding families gather at this corral in northern Sweden to mark their calves. (Camilla Andersen/GroundTruth)

Season 3 - Living Proof |Episode 5

Anguish in Arctic Scandinavia

Herding reindeer is part of a traditional way of life for an indigenous Arctic people known as the...

Dec 09, 2016

Arctic

Anguish in the Arctic

Anguish in the Arctic: Introduction (Photo by Camilla Andersen/GroundTruth) Nowhere are the effects of climate change more palpable...

Nov 10, 2016

Environment

Exploring Norway, where climate change affects indigenous people

ALTA, Norway—I landed in this northern Norwegian city after 24 hours of travel, and that was when the...

Sep 26, 2016

Reindeer crossing the street is not a rare sight driving on the roads in northern Scandinavia. (Camilla Andersen/GroundTruth)

Environment

Reindeer meat and climate change: Protecting indigenous tradition in the Arctic

KARASJOK, Norway— "This is a spring and summer treat," says Arvid Gaup, the father of a reindeer herder...

Sep 19, 2016

Environment

Lost in the labyrinth of the Paris climate talks? Follow a climate tracker.

LE BOURGET, France — Keeping abreast of the latest news on climate change can be a tricky task,...

Dec 09, 2015

Fellowships

GroundTruth Launches in Paris: The Silent March for Change

PARIS — A pair of tiny pink ballet slippers stood out amid a sea of 22,000 shoes lining the...

Nov 30, 2015