A Bit About Alyssa Bass

Alyssa Bass serves as the Product Engagement Coordinator of Mississippi Today. The Monroe, Louisiana, native has lived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for the majority of her life. In 2020, Alyssa earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and minor in Black Studies from The University of Southern Mississippi. There, she served as the executive editor of the award-winning student newspaper The Student Printz. 

After graduation, she freelanced for the Jackson Free Press and interned as a production assistant with PBS FRONTLINE. She rejoins Mississippi Today after interning with Mississippi Today’s marketing and engagement team in 2019.