Melissa Prax
Melissa Prax
Culture Reporter
Melissa Prax is Newsy’s resident women’s issues reporter. Melissa is especially interested in why gender-based violence continues to persist and possible solutions. That’s led to a wide array of interviews, including with Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund co-founder Tina Tchen. Since joining Newsy in 2015, she’s gotten good at time zone conversions in order to secure interviews with sources around the globe. Before Newsy, Melissa was a production assistant at the Columbus, Ohio, public media station. She has a bachelor's degree in public affairs journalism from the Ohio State University.
Recent Work
Theaters In Saudi Arabia To Show Movies — But Not Without Censorship
American Bombings In Japan Spurred This Influential Studio Ghibli Film
Food And Housing Isn't A Given For All US College Students
In A Historic Vote, Costa Rica Chooses A Black Woman Vice President
Malala Yousafzai Has Done A Lot In The Years Since She Was In Pakistan
This Woman Is Walking Across The US To Help Homeless Veterans
Americans Suck At Naming Female Tech Leaders, Survey Finds
Saudi Women Are All About Cars As The Driving Ban There Is Set To End
Women Are Uniting To Overcome The Obstacles Of Running For Office
The Past Haunts This Kentucky County's Water Supply
This Hijab-Wearing American Reporter Is Making History
The Colors That Have Marked Women's Movements Throughout The Years
How Electric Pulses Can Help Fight The Opioid Crisis
Why Some Schools Are Swapping Out Traditional Punishment For Yoga
Mass Shootings Bring Communities Of Tragedy Together
What A Trump Appointment Could Mean For This Anti-Violence Office
A Male Representative In Arizona Is Getting Tampons In His Mailbox
The Artist Behind Obama's Plant-Filled Portrait
Think Diamonds Only Come From Nature? Now They Can Come From A Lab
This Gerber Baby Might Lessen The Stigma Surrounding Down Syndrome
Rapists Can Still Seek Parental Rights In These States
What Weed Could Do For Tax Revenues
Indian Govt. Report Suggests Sons There Often Preferred To Daughters
Very Few Women Were Part Of Creating US Chart-Topping Songs
This Art Exhibit Explores Power And Features Colorful KKK Robes
This Movement Wants Amazon To Know Its Headquarters Isn't Welcome
Women With Disabilities Are More Than Ready To Be Heard
The Women's March Isn't Just For People In The US
Journalist Comes Forward About A 'Shitty Media Men' List She Started
