About Benita

Benita Mathew is an award-winning storyteller and journalist. She has covered health and government for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin, and she previously wrote about K-12 schools for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. She also has bylines at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WisPolitics.com, and Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Benita served as an editor at Biculturally, a platform built to support and share stories highlighting people’s bicultural identities.

Her work led to new legislation in Wisconsin that closed a loophole in a school strip search ban and gave residents more time to transfer senior care facilities. Her work has been awarded by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, and she was selected for the National Press Foundation and AARP’s America’s Long-Term Care Crisis Fellowship in 2023.

She has experience in social media management, planning newsletter content for capital campaigns, web design, and video creation for local nonprofits.

She grew up in the Chicagoland area and studied journalism, strategic communications, and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Benita has a passion for storytelling and connection. She loves writing and the power it carries to build space, understanding, and community.

Featured Work

Two NWTC students found a new antibiotic in soil at Pamperin Park. Here’s why it’s so groundbreaking.
How Green Bay became a hub for genomic testing under MCW and UW-Madison program
Shh! It’s time for silent book club in Green Bay
ThedaCare offers new, minimally invasive way to treat brain tumors
How Prevea, TitletownTech are bringing a medical robot to Wisconsin to help perform ultrasounds
Assisted living waiting lists in northeastern Wisconsin can last a year. Here’s how to start your search.
Brown County Central Library turns 50. A look back at its past and ahead to its celebration.
A guide to finding a senior care facility in Wisconsin
What were meeting attendance rates for Brown County Board members?
Bill closing loophole in strip search law goes to governor; Suring High School searches led to legislation
How two women from Wisconsin played roles in Artemis II mission