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Midwest correspondent for The Economist to speak about region he covers during April 18 talk at Monmouth College

by Barry McNamara

Monmouth, Ill. (04/13/2023) — A journalist who has worked on four continents will report on a subject much closer to home when he presents Monmouth College's next Midwest Matters Lecture.

Daniel Knowles, who is based in Chicago as the Midwest correspondent for The Economist, will deliver a talk titled "Impressions of a New Midwesterner" at 7 p.m. April 18 in Room 276 of the Center for Science and Business. The event is free and open to the public.

For The Economist, Knowles covers stories across the region, but is especially interested in urban government, crime, social change and transportation. He previously worked on the foreign desk in London, covering stories around conflict, corruption and state failure. He has also headed the paper's bureaus in Mumbai and Nairobi, and he worked as a political reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau.

Knowles, who studied history and economics at Oxford University, is the author of Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It. Published last month, the book details why the world needs fewer automobiles.

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