Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Amelia Ferrell Knisely is an investigative reporter for West Virginia Watch. Originally from Rand, she started her career in television news in her home state before moving to Nashville and reporting for The Tennessean. Amelia returned to West Virginia in 2019 through Report for America to write about poverty for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, where she documented the state’s 10,000 homeless students and growing child hunger problem. She went on to work at Mountain State Spotlight and West Virginia Public Broadcasting before joining West Virginia Watch. Amelia’s work, which regularly focuses on child welfare, people with disabilities and social services, has won several national awards.