Experience

The Times-Picayune | Nola.com

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Correspondent

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  As a special assignment correspondent in "America's most weather-battered city" — Lake Charles, Louisiana — I report on the region's ongoing recovery from four federally declared disasters. As a special assignment correspondent in "America's most weather-battered city" — Lake Charles, Louisiana — I report on the region's ongoing recovery from four federally declared disasters.



ZDF/Melevision

• Digital Producer

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2022

  Select, combine and write online news posts from newswire dispatches for one of Germany's largest broadcasting networks. Create news content social media teasers and videos. Select, combine and write online news posts from newswire dispatches for one of Germany's largest broadcasting networks. Create news content social media teasers and videos.



Long Beach Post

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2021

  Reported and wrote feature stories about local business, policies and power dynamics. Once spent weeks poring over police campaign contributions in local elections, another time called or emailed all 50+ applicants to a city-run cannabis equity program, to find out why it hadn't improved racial equity. Started the Journal’s first podcast. Scheduled photo assignments, managed website content and rushed to the occasional house fire or shooting scene on a rotating breaking news shift. Reported and wrote feature stories about local business, policies and power dynamics. Once spent weeks poring over police campaign contributions in local elections, another time called or emailed all 50+ applicants to a city-run cannabis equity program, to find out why it hadn't improved racial equity. Started the Journal’s first podcast. Scheduled photo assignments, managed website content and rushed to the occasional house fire or shooting scene on a rotating breaking news shift.



Desert Sun Media Group

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Watchdog Reporter

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2018

  Uncovered plans to turn local towing yards into massive weed grows, played watchdog to the growing influence of the cannabis industry on local politics and told stories of and from the immigrant communities that have shaped the life and identity of the East Valley. Uncovered plans to turn local towing yards into massive weed grows, played watchdog to the growing influence of the cannabis industry on local politics and told stories of and from the immigrant communities that have shaped the life and identity of the East Valley.



Naples Daily News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Reporting Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Spent a day in Miami to cover the reactions of local Cuban and Venezuelan-American residents to President Trump's newly announced Cuba policy and a night on the Keewaydin Island nature reserve to check on the dwindling number of sea turtle hatchlings. Stories published in the Naples Daily News, Fort-Myers News-Press and other Gannett papers across the country. Spent a day in Miami to cover the reactions of local Cuban and Venezuelan-American residents to President Trump's newly announced Cuba policy and a night on the Keewaydin Island nature reserve to check on the dwindling number of sea turtle hatchlings. Stories published in the Naples Daily News, Fort-Myers News-Press and other Gannett papers across the country.



Hereyouare

• United States
• Media Production

• Freelance Writer & Videojournalist

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  While studying at Columbia Journalism School, I used my free time to shoot, edit and write stories/videos about fast food vending licenses, the campus sanctuary movement and President Trump's inauguration for this multimedia startup. While studying at Columbia Journalism School, I used my free time to shoot, edit and write stories/videos about fast food vending licenses, the campus sanctuary movement and President Trump's inauguration for this multimedia startup.



Daily Bruin

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Contributing Videojournalist

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

  From a medical staff strike for better wages to engineering students preparing for a challenging competition, I covered the people strolling the University of California's Los Angeles campus and their passions. From a medical staff strike for better wages to engineering students preparing for a challenging competition, I covered the people strolling the University of California's Los Angeles campus and their passions.



infoNetwork GmbH, Mediengruppe RTL

• Germany
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Archival Assistant

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

  While working towards my undergraduate degree in American Studies/Gender Studies at Humboldt University Berlin, I worked as a part-time archival assistant at one of Germany's largest media companies, the RTL Media Group. I analyzed government press conferences and wire services to identify breaking stories and maintain a well-documented archive of relevant footage. I also assisted production by researching and providing b-roll and other archival footage for daily news segments. While working towards my undergraduate degree in American Studies/Gender Studies at Humboldt University Berlin, I worked as a part-time archival assistant at one of Germany's largest media companies, the RTL Media Group. I analyzed government press conferences and wire services to identify breaking stories and maintain a well-documented archive of relevant footage. I also assisted production by researching and providing b-roll and other archival footage for daily news segments.