Molly Longman is a news writer for theSkimm and one of those annoying “morning people.” This is lucky, as she starts work at 5 am, as the last person to edit and update the daily newsletter before it lands in your inbox, so you have the most up-to-date, informative reading material.

She writes for the Daily Skimm, infusing it with her long-time knowledge of politics, reproductive health, and wellness (and occasional musical theater kid references, sorry).

Molly has reported for The New York Times, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Wired, Texas Monthly, The Des Moines Register, and more. Her reporting has taken her everywhere from presidential rallies to crime scenes to woo-woo wellness retreats.

She was Refinery29’s lead reporter on reproductive health during the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and was on the ground in Texas after its legislature passed Senate Bill 8, covering the closure of abortion clinics. She’s worked on investigations involving wellness scams, the military-industrial complex, sexual assault on campus, and beyond. She’s interviewed public figures from former VP Kamala Harris while in office to Megan Rapinoe to former AG Pam Bondi.

As a small-town Iowa native, Molly got her start covering the Iowa caucuses. She still has a fond place in her heart for corn-on-the-cob and cows, despite moving to New York City. She attended Drake University and Columbia’s Lede Program for Data Journalism. In her spare time, she loves to run and read literary fiction, and would ask you not to cringe at her fledgling BookTok.

You can find her work in The Daily Skimm, where she breaks down complicated news topics in factual, fizzy, and fun (when applicable) ways.