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Chaya Tong
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, Georgia United States
Phone: 9252706091
Email: CTONG9@emory.edu
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201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, Georgia United States
Phone: 9252706091
Email: CTONG9@emory.edu
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Reporter
Resumes ID: 10784
Resumes Views: 6
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Zip Code:
Posted: 07.08.2025
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Job Type:
Job Category: Wire Services, Online | New Media, Magazines,
Website: https://chayatong.com/
LinkedIn Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaya-tong/
Education:
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Emory University
English and biology
English and biology
Work Experience:
04.01.2023 -
Contributing Reporter
The Georgia Recorder |
• Pitch and write enterprise and quick turn news stories covering Georgia state legislature • Scoop on Georgia Attorney General’s handling of open records laws triggered lawsuit & new records policy in city of South Fulton
The Georgia Recorder |
• Pitch and write enterprise and quick turn news stories covering Georgia state legislature • Scoop on Georgia Attorney General’s handling of open records laws triggered lawsuit & new records policy in city of South Fulton
10.25.2024 -
Investigative Reporter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Pitch and write investigations on law enforcement and education; breaking news on crime and 2024 election voter challenges
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Pitch and write investigations on law enforcement and education; breaking news on crime and 2024 election voter challenges
08.01.2023 - 10.31.2023
Investigative Reporting Workshop Intern
The Washington Post |
• Built database and contributed reporting to Sunday A1 centerpiece investigation on Donald Trump’s use of presidential pardons
The Washington Post |
• Built database and contributed reporting to Sunday A1 centerpiece investigation on Donald Trump’s use of presidential pardons
09.01.2023 - 01.31.2024
Breaking News Intern
The Daily Beast |
Wrote 150 word stories in 30 minutes and 300-400 word stories in 60 minutes; covered Kevin McCarthy being removed as speaker; article on Ukraine foreign volunteer deaths was the first media coverage with interviews
The Daily Beast |
Wrote 150 word stories in 30 minutes and 300-400 word stories in 60 minutes; covered Kevin McCarthy being removed as speaker; article on Ukraine foreign volunteer deaths was the first media coverage with interviews
Total Years Experience:
4 yearsSkills:
Adobe Suite, Affinity/WordPress, SEO, Flourish, FOIA, PACER, Accurint, Genealogy, Ancestry.com, Spanish (intermediate)
Occupations:
Reporter-Crime, Reporter-Digital, Reporter-Education, Reporter-Feature Writer, Reporter-General, Reporter-Government Reporter, Reporter-Health, Reporter-Investigative, Reporter-News, Reporter-Transportation, Reporter/Technology-
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