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San Francisco Bay Area

I cover digital media for the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town team. I write about the growing influence of tech giants like Apple and Google on Hollywood, how studios are adapting to digital disruption and the rise of digital music companies.

San Francisco

I covered Google and Apple's impact on the industry, economy and community. During my first two years at the paper, I wrote about large tech companies, focusing on Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Apple.I have broken news and caused companies to change the way they operate. A story about homeless tech bus drivers prompted Yahoo, Genentech, eBay and PayPal to.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I covered Southern California business news and was the lead blogger for KPCC's business blog, The Breakdown.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I covered airlines, with a specific focus on Delta Air Lines, whose second largest hub is located at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. I also covered tech startups and life science firms. I wrote a four-part series, "New ideas, no money," explaining why startup companies in Minnesota have been facing their lowest level of investment on record —.

Greater Nashville Area, TN

I covered retail, restaurants, publishing, technology and the music industry. I extensively reported on the worst holiday shopping season in generations just as the recession began in late 2007, and told stories that reflected the painful stories of the newly unemployed, such as college graduates who had a hard time finding a new job. In one story, I.

Hong Kong

I reported from the paper's Hong Kong bureau on politics and local government. I wrote a front page story on lucky trees called Buddhist pines that were being stolen from Hong Kong's shores and sold in China for tens of thousands of dollars.

Greater Los Angeles Area

I wrote for the paper's California section. I wrote a profile on the love story between the winner of the world's ugliest dog competition, Sam, a Chinese crested dog, and his adoring owner, Susie Lockheed. The story was one of the paper's top ten most read stories that year. I was the lead reporter on a Burbank councilwoman's arrest on suspicion of child.

Greater Boston Area

I wrote for the paper's business desk and pitched unique ideas that made for great business centerpieces. I reported on avid computer game players selling virtual furniture for real cash and the popularity of thin, cheap slippers sold at Chinatown among Boston businesswomen. I also uncovered the tensions between the Chinese-American and the Chinese.

Berkeley, CA

I rose up the ranks at The Daily Californian, becoming the paper's City Editor in 2004. The Daily Californian is UC Berkeley's independent student-run newspaper. I was in charge of shaping and editing City of Berkeley government and schools coverage.As a staff reporter, I won a first place award from the Bay Area College Newspaper Association for a.

Houston, Texas Area

I worked for the paper's business desk, writing several front page stories covering topics like the Do Not Call List and text spam. Through the Dow Jones News Fund, I went through a bootcamp, learning business terminology and how to read income statements.

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: The Daily Californian, University Students' Cooperative AssociationGraduated with honors.

Education record

Activities and Societies: I studied Mandarin for nine months in Beijing and traveled through various cities in China.