Isaac Windes - Reporter
Isaac Windes is an experienced, multifaceted reporter based in Houston, Texas where he covers the energy transition for Energy Intelligence, a leading international energy information company.
He has a wide breadth of journalism experience, ranging from a stint as a runner for CNN during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to participating in the production of an award-winning investigative docuseries and spending years at daily newspapers, both big and small.
His work has driven policy changes and attracted audiences while translating difficult topics, like water policy and education accountability systems, into understandable and actionable stories to the benefit of the public and policymakers alike.
In addition to writing, Windes has moderated panels and appeared on local Television Programs to discuss the issues of the day.
On this website, you can find a sampling of work Windes has written spanning his professional career as well as his time at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where he received a degree in journalism, a minor in political science and a certificate in international studies.
To find a portfolio of all published work, visit authory.com/isaacwindes.
*Note, some content is behind a paywall.
The portfolio covers a range of topics, from sustainability journalism reported from the Arizona PBS bureau in Washington D.C., to early childhood education issues covered in Fort Worth.
Windes was the 2019 Arizona Republic Don Bolles fellow for Investigative Journalism. Through the Carnegie Knight News 21 reporting initiative, he spent 6 months reporting on natural disaster response and recovery in America, producing several articles and aiding in the production of three episodes of a docuseries.
The project won numerous awards, including the Investigative Reporters and Editors Collegiate Investigative Journalism award, the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award, the Online Journalism Association Pro-Am Student Award and the Editor and Publisher Eppy Award.
Other professional experiences by Windes include stints as a fellow for the ideas journalism magazine Zocalo Public Square in Los Angeles, a reporting intern for the Arizona Capitol Times and a reporter for ASU's office of Strategic and Media Communications in Tempe, Arizona.
Windes spent summers in college studying and reporting abroad in countries such as Israel, Greece and the United Kingdom.
