In “Alone on the range,” Teresa Cotsirilos brings readers to the West’s remote mountains and deserts, where we learn about the abuses that sheepherders withstand in an industry “beset by a level of abuse that even seasoned farmworker attorneys, government officials, and human trafficking experts find extreme.”

This piece was nominated for a National Magazine Award in the Public Interest category.

High Country News’ YouTube livestream, which took place on Oct. 4, 2023, and included Teresa Cotsirilos, Kate Schimel of High Country News, and Ian Max Stevenson of the Idaho Statesman, was viewed more than 150 times.

Overall, the story saw around 50K impressions and 15K engagements across social media.

Our media partner for this story, High Country News, has a print circulation of 30K, and an online audience of 400K web readers a month. In addition, the publication reaches over 150K users on social media.