Skye Seipp Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Serve as the lead reporter on public safety for Austin’s paper of record, where I’ve established sources with police, local leaders and advocates to properly report on public safety and criminal justice for one of the largest cities in the country. My coverage ranges from breaking news on crime to in-depth enterprise reporting on fentanyl's devastation in the region. I helped lead the publication's coverage of a multi-county shooting rampage in December 2023, for which the Statesman won an Edward R. Murrow award.

Used social media, and Google trends to find breaking news and trending newsworthy topics to write articles quickly and accurately to help grow our readership and fill local coverage gaps at the paper.

Austin, Texas, United States

Reported breaking news on various gubernatorial polls ahead of Texas' 2022 election, while working on enterprise stories about campaign finances and candidates running for down-ballot races.

Austin, Texas, United States

Pitched and reported stories daily on relevant topics for Austin's NPR station, ranging from protests on gun control to local stories on city employee wage increases; some of which had statewide and national appeal.

Austin, Texas, United States

Worked for the student publication at the University of Texas at Austin, The Daily Texan, from fall 2020 to spring 2023, taking on roles such as breaking news reporter, news editor and finally projects editor. Helped lead coverage after the overturning of Roe v. Wade as news editor, before transitioning to projects, where I helped reporters develop in-depth enterprise pieces while continuing reporting, such as the first sit-down interview with the campus president in two years.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Covered topics for Austin’s alt-weekly including the “defund the police” movement at UT-Austin in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Helped cover communities in South Dallas for this local non-profit news organization.

Led 10-20 staff members at Eastfield College’s student newspaper, oversaw all content while reporting multiple stories per issue and transitioned the team to a virtual environment while providing daily COVID-19 news updates.

Journalism/History, Journalism

Associate'S Degree, Journalism