Experience
CalMatters—College Journalism Network Fellow, March 5. 2020–now
Reporting part-time for a California-wide non-profit about higher education. Writing mostly focuses on students financially impacted by coronavirus. Part of a team of five Californian student journalists hand selected by CalMatter’s College Journalism Network Editor
New Times—Editorial Intern, Jan. 2019–April 2019
Wrote for a weekly San Luis Obispo newspaper with a community/alternative model. Filed stories on environmental issues such as agricultural pest deterrents and water reclamation projects. Threw myself into unfamiliar environments and wrote headlines, photo captions and articles in AP Style. Took and edited own photos.
Mustang News—The Hill, Aug. 2019–now
Founded and leading an investigative data team at Mustang News, Cal Poly. Managing and teaching college reporters R, data visualization, database building with Google Sheets, California Public Record Act Requests and beat reporting.
Mustang News—Multimedia Reporter, July 2016–Dec. 2018, April 2019 – present
Filed a story weekly on administration or student life. Built a beat from faculty, administrators and students. Took my own photos. Designed 35 data graphs using Adobe Illustrator and published 70 stories. Shot photos with Sony A330s and Nikon D3300s/ D3400s. Edited photos with Adobe Lightroom. Occasionally helped layout paper on InDesign.
Cal State Student Wire—Editor, March 2020–now
Founded a wire service to share stories between student papers across the 23-campus California State University system. Wiring about three stories weekly across 13 participating papers.
Digital Democracy—Journalism Fellow, Sept. 2017–Sept. 2018
Founded a wire service to share stories between student papers across the 23-campus California State University system. Wiring about three stories weekly across 13 participating papers.