Jared Whitlock Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

• Fellow in MIT's 2021-22 Knight Science Journalism program
• In 2020, won best of show in magazine reporting at San Diego Press Club for a WIRED piece on delayed clinical trials dimming patient hope
• Wide range of health coverage — from uncovering “fertility fraud” to data-rich pieces on nursing homes — for a wide range of outlets
• Watchdog reporting on regulatory gaps in the senior care industry, in partnership with USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and Investigative Reports and Editors
• Surfing articles for The New York Times were featured on the website’s homepage and in the sports section of the newspaper
• Instructor for Science Writing 1 at UC San Diego Extension

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater San Diego Area

• In 2019, won best in show in non-daily newspapers at San Diego Press Club for a three-part series on the business of mental health care
• The series stemmed from a data journalism fellowship through USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
• Juggled daily analysis of clinical trial results and genomics news with in-depth features on health trends
• Served as lead writer and planned an 80-page book about the past and future of life sciences in San Diego
• Discussed articles on KPBS, San Diego’s NPR affiliate

Encinitas

• Penned articles that won five San Diego Society of Professional Journalism and four San Diego Press Club awards, of which five were first-place awards
• Played a significant role in the strategic direction of the paper — hired and managed four columnists, edited freelancers’ work and helped manage story pitches
• Shot and edited videos, as well as pictures, to complement articles

Greater San Diego Area

• Covered community affairs, ranging from crime to city council meetings, on short deadlines

• Profile piece on a business owner’s financial gamble landed on the front page, above the fold, of the sports section in July 2011

Greater San Diego Area

• Wrote, shot and edited video stories on deadline

Greater San Diego Area

• Articles included a four-page feature in San Diego Magazine exploring how surfboard-makers have parlayed their skills into military watercraft, home and furniture design.