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New York, New York, United States

Sacramento, California, United States

• Wrote 9 enterprise stories (3 A1 stories in print) with a focus on institutional accountability or marginalized communities for the Bee’s Equity Lab. Covered City Hall and communities of color.• Wrote 38 breaking news stories on crime, wildfires, businesses for the metro desk and Equity Lab.

New York, New York, United States

• Wrote 31 true crime, lifestyle, and entertainment stories on assignment as a freelance reporter.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Wrote 50 national news and internet culture stories as an intern using SEO best practices.• Interviewed health and legal experts, Hollywood film stars like Lana Condor and Caity Lotz.

Amman, Jordan

• Copyedited journal articles on Middle Eastern politics and project reports for a Jordanian think tank.• Communicated with colleagues in Jordanian Arabic when needed.

New York, New York, United States

• Managed metro news staff of 21 reporters & deputy editors covering West Harlem for a newspaper awarded Best All-Around Student Newspaper in the Northeast by the SPJ in 2021. • Developed community relations initiative: regular on-background calls with community leaders to build trust, 100% coverage of Community Board 9 meetings, social media training for reporters.• Planned short & long-term staff coverage of 8-12 articles a week. Edited copy daily.• Wrote 6-7 stories per semester on housing, education, public health, local politics.

New York, New York, United States

• Wrote 3-6 stories per semester (including breaking, spot, enterprise, and investigative) with a focus on racial/socioeconomic disparities in West Harlem. Managed reporting for 4-6 staffers per month.• Broke news of Columbia’s quiet eviction of the historic Red Balloon preschool. My reporting was followed by multiple protests and national/citywide coverage from the New Yorker, CBS News, NY1.• Investigated City negligence of public housing by testing water/paint for lead in 20 apartment units.

New York, New York, United States

Wrote spot news and enterprise stories on local politics, education, public health inequities.

• Wrote 8 breaking and enterprise articles on U.S. news, global press freedom, and censorship or harassment of the press for an international broadcasting network.

Los Gatos, California, United States

• Investigated alleged “rape culture” on local high school football team at the height of the Bay Area #MeToo movement.• Interviewed football captains, players, and coaches; alumni; student survivors of sexual assault.• Worked with Patch editors to edit, fact-check copy, and ensure fulfillment of journalistic standards and ethics.

Palo Alto, California, United States

• Wrote 5 stories on local news, arts, and sports in the Stanford/Palo Alto community.

Bachelor'S Degree, Urban Studies

Coursework: housing equity, urban ethnography, climate science, sustainable development, narrative nonfiction.

Middle East Studies

• Five-month study abroad in Amman, Jordan. • Arabic language coursework (MSA, Jordanian dialect, and media Arabic) with the Council.