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
This Exhibit Shows What Refugees Cope With
A 6-Year-Old Girl Is Taking On The BMX World
Why Some Are Questioning Giving To The American Red Cross
This Group Has Given Out 160 Million Books To Kids
The Trauma Of War Can Reach Refugees' Kids Who Never Lived It
Kenyan Girls Design App To Fight Female Genital Cutting
How Countries Outside The US Have Handled Controversial Statues
Smart Fabric Could Act Like A Shield In A Gas Attack
Australian Cafe Charges Men Extra To Make A Point About Gender Pay Gap
What A 1940s Government Film Said About Fascism Is Relevant In 2017
'Marry Your Rapist' Laws Are Becoming Less Common
A Police Chief Is Female In A Place Where Women Often Must Stay Home
How An Ordinary Wall Can Help Locals In Need
Artist Uses Dracula To Make A Point About The NYC Immigrant Experience
Here's What Americans Think About Gender Inequality In Business
Some Afghan Women Are Demanding To Be Called By Their Names
Photos Changed Minds About Periods In This Nepali Village
Why It's So Hard To Get Everyone Access To Clean Water
Groups Want To End Sex-Assignment Surgeries For Those Born Intersex
Liberating A City From ISIS Can Also Mean Liberation For Women
A Bikini Competition Aims To Reinvent What It Means To Get Older
How Donated Bikes Are Putting Education And Health Care Within Reach
Rohingya Refugees Flee Myanmar For Bangladesh But Still Face Issues
Hate Crimes Targeting Muslims Seem To Be Rising In The US
An Artist Is Using Old Phone Booths To Tell Immigrant Stories
Most US Voters Don't Seem To Know Much About Starvation Abroad
Activists Show Nations The Dollar Cost Of Allowing Child Marriages
An All-Black African Team Is Trying To Make A First In Cycling
Doctors Without Borders Just Created The Ultimate Rescue Unit
