Forbes
Data Reporter (Project Role)
June 2023 - Present
- Report and deliver data-powered stories on electric vehicles and the cost of college, as a member of the Money and Markets team
- Analyzed federal and private-sector data on student debt, alumni salaries, return-on-investment and retention for the annual Top Colleges rankings project
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Data Journalist
August 2020 - December 2020, August 2022 - December 2022
- Program with R to automate fact checking system, as part of an Associated Press investigation on law enforcement practices
- Analyzed and extracted eviction data from public information act requests in localities across the country using R and Tabula
- Visualized and communicated findings to other journalists as part of a team of more than 20 reporters, editors and coders
The Diamondback
Data Editor, Senior Staff Writer
August 2019 – December 2022
- Pioneer the paper’s data team, generate interactives to track the spread of COVID-19 on campus
- Manage a team of 14 reporters as news editor, editing all section content and supporting writers throughout the journalistic process
- Contribute features and breaking reporting, including coverage surrounding mandatory vaccinations and anti-racist protests
- Promoted from staff writer, to assistant news editor, to news editor within less than a year
The Wall Street Journal
Economics Reporting Intern, June 2022 - August 2022
- Reported on economic indicators including jobless claims, retail sales and consumer sentiment
- Pitched and delivered enterprise coverage of inflation's impact on families and businesses
- Analyzed data and created visualizations that illustrate economic trends
National Public Radio
Digital News Reporter, April 2022 - June 2022
Digital News and Graphics Intern, October 2021 – April 2022
- Pitched, wrote and reported on breaking news and features, covering social issues, sports, business and scientific research
- Coded with d3.js, HTML and CSS to generate interactives and graphics related to COVID-19 and the Census workforce
Dow Jones News Fund Data Residency with AccuWeather
Digital/Data Journalist
May 2021 - August 2021
- Analyzed and mapped COVID-19 cases and winter storms to inspect the season’s effect on the virus, as part of DJNF data training
- Pitched, wrote and reported daily stories on weather and climate, including coverage of record-breaking temperatures in Death Valley
- Visualized and communicated findings to other journalists as part of a team of more than 20 reporters, editors and coders
USA Today
Freelance Reporter
September 2020
- Collaborated on a long-form project on what Labor Day looked like on college campuses across the country amid COVID-19
The Morning Call
News Intern
June 2020 – August 2020
- Pitched and reported a collection of front-page features, including a story about parents welcoming babies amid the pandemic
- Covered the impact of COVID-19 on local sports and the entertainment scene, compiled photo assignments and crafted headlines
The Washington Times
Sports Intern
June 2019 – August 2019
- Delivered more than 40 stories, including national sports breaking news and the championship-bound Nationals and Mystics
- Reported localized sports stories, including a front-page piece on the addition of breakdancing to the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Mitzpeh
Sports Editor
November 2018 – May 2019
- Edit and pitched all section content
- Launched the publication’s first Jewish athlete feature series
Honors and Awards
- Third place in Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Competition (2023)
- Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalism Honor Society) Top Scholar Award (2023)
- Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar at the University of Maryland (2021)
- Outstanding Achievement Award from College Park Scholars Science, Technology and Society program (2020)
Education
University of Maryland-College Park
August 2018 - December 2022
Bachelor of Arts in journalism, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Bachelor of Science in information science, College of Information Studies
University of Oxford
October 2022 - June 2023
Certificate in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish)
Technical Skills
- Languages: English, Hebrew, Ladino (beginner, currently learning), Spanish (beginner, currently learning)
- Data, Design and Visuals: R, Python, SQL, Excel, Illustrator, XD, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, InDesign, Lightroom, Datawrapper, Infogram, Photography, UX/UI
- Digital Media: Arc, WordPress, SaxoTech, Wix, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Canva, G-Suite