Harvard University
History

State Politics Reporting Intern
The Boston Globe |
Pitched Page A1 features and dailies on campaigns and high-priority bills as the Mass. legislative session came to a close. Built a voter’s guide in advance of the September primary. Published an above-the-fold enterprise story demonstrating that state casino regulators are not thoroughly tracking the prevalence of people with gambling problems, while the state has pushed to expand the gaming industry. Continue to string primary and general election breaking news on the governor's race.

Politics Reporting Intern
Wall Street Journal |
Covering the U.S. Senate on the Journal's Capitol Hill team, with a focus on the debt-ceiling crisis.

News Executive & Audience Engagement Editor
The Harvard Crimson |
Discovered over 10,000 internal Harvard governance documents. Lead a team to publish an investigative follow-up package. Led the Metro Desk; edits Boston-Cambridge daily coverage and investigations; advises a team of over a dozen reporters. Directed The Crimson’s digital strategy, administering an annual readership survey. Oversees hitting newsletter, social media, and website KPI targets.

News & Magazine Senior Reporter, Photograper
The Harvard Crimson |
Wrote The Crimson’s most-read article last year: a yearlong investigation into the previously forgotten historical KKK presence on campus, which was then covered by the Washington Post and won awards from AAJA and SPJ. Led half- to full-year investigative projects that led to administrative changes. Covered city politics and the administration of Harvard’s engineering school, publishing 130+ articles and photos. Invited to speak about my investigations at IRE 2022, Harvard reunions, Brown University, and Northeastern University. Produced the only piece of foreign correspondence for The Crimson in recent history: a widely-cited eight-article series on an international controversy sparked by a Harvard Law professor. Spearheaded a feature on campus flooding concerns that won best 2021 climate story from the ACP. Photographed Cornel West in a series that became the cover image for The Crimson's magazine

Social Media Director & Newsletter Editor
The Harvard Crimson |
Created and edited a newsletter team that revamped newsletters with tens of thousands ofsubscribers. Newsletters saw above-industry-average click and open rates in 2021. Managed The Crimson’s social media (150,000+ total followers), including a strategic expansion to TikTok and LinkedIn platforms.

Newsbreak Investigative Team Member
Rappler |
Researched labor abuses against Filipino seafarers and how sex trafficking changed amid Covid-19.

Voices Fellow — Investigations Reporting Team
Asian American Journalists Association |
Crafted an original survey of diversity and pay at top college newsrooms for a report confirming inequity issues that plague award-winning student newspapers nationally. Republished by NiemanLab and NBCU Academy.

Chief of Staff, Fellows & Study Groups
Harvard Institute of Politics |
Supervised Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief Jerry Seib’s study group: “Political Parties in the Age of Disruption,” with guests including Marty Baron and Chuck Todd.