Erin Schilling
Digital journalist
A Reporter
Most of my experience falls under the business news umbrella, with an emphasis on innovation and technology. I have a track record of breaking news, uncovering scoops and reporting detailed enterprise stories. Environmental journalism, including climate tech innovation, is my passion.
Here's a look at some of my work.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
I profiled a group fighting — and sometimes winning — against an incoming electric vehicle plant, a trend happening across the nation amid the clean energy boom. It's the most recent installment of my continued coverage of EV startup Rivian.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta may be considered the "Black Mecca," but despite its storied diversity, money still flows mostly to white entrepreneurs. I combed through data and talked to Black founders to tell their fundraising stories.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
I led a team of reporters to cover different angles of a major snag in Atlanta's largest-planned economic development project in a decade.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
I uncovered that Facebook was behind a major data center project in an exurb of Atlanta.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I co-led a team of student journalists to uncover that many of the state's 100+ county tax commissioners were padding their paychecks with undeclared fees. The statewide investigation took five months.
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