A Reporter’s Path: Stephan Bisaha Of The Gulf States Newsroom

Stephan Bisaha(Gulf States Newsroom)When workers at Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant voted on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, the vote story was part of a larger story for the South and the country - and part of Stephan Bisaha’s beat.Stephan is a reporter, based in Birmingham, who covers wealth and poverty for the Gulf States Newsroom - a regional collaboration between NPR and member stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.Last week, we shared his take on the vote here in Chattanooga.Now, the rest of our conversation - on his background as a reporter and the Gulf States Newsroom._____For stories from the Gulf States Newsroom, visit npr.org, the websites for the Newsroom’s stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana - or on Instagram at gulfstatesnewsroom.