BackgroundJournalist

EducationBowling Green State University — journalism degree

Notable personal detailsBeth Macy is an American journalist and nonfiction author who spent about 25 years as a reporter at The Roanoke Times and later became a New York Times bestselling writer. Her books include Factory Man and Dopesick, which examined the opioid crisis and was adapted into a Hulu limited series on which she served as an executive producer and co-writer. In 2010 she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. She is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District.