On The Other Side with Katie Strang

On the case that changed everything, embracing failure and her impeccable taste in music

We’re back with another edition of On the Other Side! This week, we interviewed a long-time fave of the newsletter, Katie Strang! 

Katie is the Senior Enterprise and Investigative Reporter for the Athletic (and also winner of the 2022 THWL Journalist of the Year Award). Since her breakthrough coverage of the Larry Nassar case in 2017, Katie has covered stories highlighting abuse, violence, and exploitation across professional and amateur sports. 

We spoke with her about the day-to-day of her job and the personal impact of covering sports.

N.B.: Some questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.

Can you tell us the day–to–day of an investigative reporter? (I.e. Are you out here like Carmen Sandiego, meeting people secretly?) 

Oh, I'll tell you a funny story! So, I work from home, and my husband also works from home. Usually, I have my air pods in, but I was charging them then. Someone was literally mother fucking me on the phone, and my husband comes over, and he's like, "D…