Rebecca Egan McCarthy
Fellow, Future of Work Reporting
Rebecca Egan McCarthy is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books, The Baffler, and many other outlets. She’s a 2026-2027 fellow with the Law and Justice Journalism Project and a 2026 Climate Economics Journalism Fellow with NYU Stern. She was previously the 2025-2026 Climate News Reporting Fellow at Grist.
This bio reflects the fellow’s work and affiliations as of their fellowship year.