Wyatt Massey is an award-winning investigative journalist and writer who specializes in cracking into powerful (and often secretive) organizations to reveal their inner workings, uncover abuses of power or betrayals of public trust, and document the impacts on local communities.

His work focuses primarily on rural communities in and around Wisconsin, his home state.

Prior to freelancing, Wyatt worked at a variety of daily newspapers, magazines, and digital outlets across the country covering religion, social services, health, and higher education. His reporting in Tennessee on allegations of sexual misconduct against an internationally known televangelist resulted in a state investigation. Other pieces showed that a Bible oozing with oil — once heralded as a modern miracle — may not have been all it was cracked up to be.

In Pennsylvania, Wyatt documented why Penn State University’s abdominal transplant program failed, the insider who warned of problems before his dismissal, and how patients seeking life-saving care were left to look elsewhere. Another investigation revealed that the university's top cancer doctor provided patients with extra doses of chemotherapy by mistake and perpetuated a toxic culture of fear and mistrust in the cancer center. Wyatt’s work was also central to a legal settlement between Spotlight PA and the Penn State University Board of Trustees that required increased transparency from the governing board, as well as legal training.

Wyatt grew up on a farm in rural Wisconsin and went to college at Marquette University, where he received a degree in writing-intensive English. He is the recipient of the Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellowship at America Magazine. He lives in northern Wisconsin.

For selection of Wyatt’s stories, click here.

You can contact Wyatt directly at [email protected]. Story tips are always welcome!