Journalism of the future
I consider myself to be part of a new wave of investigative journalists who rely on a deep understanding of data to support our work. This feels nothing less than necessary, because our growingly skeptical readers and viewers are always on the lookout for bias. Journalists have to be thorough, detailed and clear in their methodology, relying on hard facts, numbers, and unbiased reporting to build trust.
I was trained as a social scientist in college, learning how to take complex subjects and measure real-world impact in my criminology and psychology majors at the University of Pennsylvania. I studied data analysis as a part of the first-ever wave of Dow Jones data journalism fellows, learning from the best in the world at the headquarters of the nonprofit Investigative Reporters and Editors. I was a data analyst for the USA TODAY Network, bringing hard numbers into national investigative projects and training newsrooms around the country in public records and data analysis. I used my data and reporting skills to pursue high-impact reporting in San Diego, producing investigations for the web, radio and television at the nonprofit newsroom inewsource.
I’m proud to be on the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2017 for a massive project on the U.S.-Mexico border wall. I'm passionate about having an impact, and I'm always looking for a story to tell.
