Elizabeth Flock
American journalist and author
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Elizabeth Flock is an American journalist and author. She formerly worked as a reporter and producer for PBS NewsHour. Flock's reporting has focused on gender, justice, and social issues.[1][2][3][4]
Elizabeth Flock | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Boston College New York University |
| Occupations | Journalist, author |
Life and career
Flock studied English at Boston College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2008.[5][6] She later earned a certificate in documentary film at the George Washington University in 2013 and completed a master's degree in Literary Reportage at New York University through the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.[7][8][9]
In 2008, Flock joined Forbes India, where she worked for two years as a features and investigative reporter.[10][11] From 2010 to 2012, she covered foreign and breaking news for U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post.[12][13][14]
From 2017 to 2019, Flock worked at PBS NewsHour as a reporter and producer, contributing to its books coverage, including the "Now Read This" series. At NewsHour, she also investigated and reported on sexual harassment in the U.S. Forest Service.[15][16][17][18][19]
In 2018, Flock published The Heart Is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai, a nonfiction book that follows three Mumbai couples over more than a decade and examines marriage amid social and cultural change.[20][21][22] Flock published her second book, The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice, in 2024, about three women who fought back in self-defense and the aftermath.[23][24][25][26]
In 2022, she served as executive producer of the Netflix documentary State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith. Flock hosts the podcast Blind Plea, a series about self-defense through the lens of one woman's case.[27][28][29]