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Allison Herrera

Senior Reporter,
APM Reports
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USA

Allison Herrera joined APM Reports in November 2023 as a senior reporter. She previously covered Indigenous Affairs for KOSU in Tulsa. She received an Emmy Award nomination for her work on a Reveal investigation that centered on criminal justice in Oklahoma. Herrera also produced a podcast with Bloomberg. The podcast, In Trust, won a 2023 Loeb Award. It investigated how federal policies over the last few decades resulted in the transfer of mineral rights from members of the Osage Nation to white owners. The podcast won a Loeb Award. Herrera also reported for PRX’s The World, where she investigated the global surrogacy industry in Ukraine and the issue of reproductive rights in Argentina. For Colorado Public Radio, she worked as the climate and environment editor. Herrera’s Native ties are from her Xolon Salinan tribal heritage; her family’s traditional village is in the Toro Creek area of the Central California coast. She splits her time between Minnesota and Oklahoma.