Tamia Fowlkes is the Public Investigator Reporter for The Milwaukee Journal covering stories focused on accountability and local policymaking. She earned her Master of Science in Journalism from the Columbia University – Graduate School of Journalism and her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining JS, she completed internships at the Washington Post, the Rachel Maddow Show, USA Today - Network and the Wisconsin State Journal. She previously served as an intern for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Investigative Watchdog Team as a part of the Pulitzer Prize Finalist Wires and Fires Investigation.