Redmond Spokesman: June 2025 - September 2025
Accepted through the Charles Snowden Excellence in Journalism program. Solo reporter in the newsroom, worked alongside the editor for creative writing and story coverage. Wrote more than 50 articles in my 10 weeks covering Redmond. All my stories here. Some highlights:
School board member Ashley Proctor
School board member Ashley Proctor brings her non-traditional background to her new role. She is a first-generation high school graduate. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Proctor). Story here
Tension high during Powell Butte meeting
Tension high in Powell Butte as PacifiCorp considers it for transmission line location
Sheep, goats and 4-H kick off opening day of Deschutes County Fair
4-H competitions remain the hear of the early days at the Deschutes County Fair. (Photo by Andy Tullis). Story here
Ascend Magazine: January 2025 - June 2025
The first of its kind at the University of Oregon. The student ran magazine hit the ground running to create a coffee table magazine with sports stories from around the world. My story featured deaf climbers Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger on their attempt to summit the seven tallest peaks in the world.
Read story here on page 20 - 23:
TrackTown USA: Spring 2024
I worked as a media and communications intern during the 2024 TrackTown USA season. I wrote event recaps, including the first five days of the 2024 Olympic Trials. Resulted in over 1k unique viewers with over 2 minutes per recap.
Olympic Trials
I covered the first four days of the Olympic Trials. I got to see first-class athletes win gold and get the chance to represent Team USA in Paris 2024 and experience the Hayward magic as world records were broken. (Photo by Evan Poulsen). Story here
Olympic Trials Presser
During the 10 days of the Olympic Trials, I started my coverage by hearing from athletes during the press conference at the Olympic Trials. I heard from four athletes who talked about their goals for the trials in hopes of representing Team USA. (Photo by Charlie Townes). Story here
Prefontaine Classic
Thousands of people came to Eugene, Oregon for the Prefontaine Classic in May of 2024. I covered the press conference, where some of the best athletes in the world as they discussed their goals for the weekend. (Photo by Pre 50). Story here
SOJC Communications: June 2023 - Present
Wrote alumni profiles, news happening in the SOJC and copyright for SOJC social media posts.
Student Blog
Wrote about my experience working at the Olympic Trials in media relations during my 2024 TrackTown USA internship. Story here
UO Alumni Heather Davis
Heather Davis went from the J-School to the White House to the NFL. Then she found a home as CEO of the Portland Timbers. (Photo courtousy of Heather Davis). Story here
UO Alumni Jack Jensen
Jack Jensen ’09 started The Rec League, a production company that works directly with brands, artists and athletes to build authentic creative content. (Photos courtesy of Jack Jensen). Story here
Daily Emerald - Fall 2024
During my time at the Daily Emerald, I was a campus news reporter covering the UO switch to the Big Ten and campus protests.
Will Students Travel to Away games?
As Oregon enters its first year in the Big Ten Conference, some athletic games will take place across the country, leaving some students and fans debating if they will hit the road to watch the Ducks play (photo by Kai Kanzer). story here
UO Campus Labor Council rallies for “threats to free speech”
University of Oregon’s SEIU, UAUO, GTFF and UOSW union groups held a rally from the Lillis Business Complex to Johnson Hall to deliver “a letter of condemnation” to President Scholz (photo by Saj Sundaram). story here
The Big Ten’s impact beyond athletics
As the University of Oregon enters its first year in the Big Ten Conference, changes are being made in not only athletics but also academics as they join the Big Ten Academic Alliance. (Photo by Molly McPherson). story here