Texas Tribune welcomes fall 2022 fellows

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As a brand new educational 12 months begins, it’s time for The Texas Tribune to welcome fall fellows.

These are faculty college students or latest graduates who’re paid to work half time with us and acquire sensible data and expertise of their fields. Student fellows work in all areas of our group, together with engineering, product improvement, and media relations and advertising, and their fellowships profit us as a lot as them. The journalism produced by Tribune fellows is critical and significant, together with protection of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas’ border security efforts, post-Roe health care and Texans lost to COVID-19.

Their experiences with us can lay the muse for great careers. Recent fellows have gone on to work at corporations equivalent to Goldman Sachs, digital advertising company Madison/Miles Media, NBCUniversal, Politico, The Dallas Morning News, The New York Times, The Sacramento Bee, Bloomberg News and The Washington Post.

Our fall fellows are impressed to amplify the voices and wishes of immigrant communities, battle misinformation, convey Texans nearer to their state authorities by way of occasions and be a part of the Tribune’s mission to coach and interact Texans on politics, public coverage and subjects essential to the state.

Meet our fall 2022 scholar fellows:

Trent Brown is a reporting fellow. A Massachusetts native, he’s a senior at Northwestern University in Illinois and research journalism and French. He beforehand interned at The Wenatchee (Washington) World, the place he lined agriculture, native authorities and group points. He has served because the editor-in-chief of the campus journal North by Northwestern. When he is not in a newsroom, Trent most likely is busy searching Twitter, watching horror films, or cooking boxed macaroni and cheese.

Juleanna Culilap, a senior design main on the University of Texas at Austin, is a design fellow. She is design editor at The Daily Texan, design director of Spark Magazine and a scholar ambassador for UT-Austin’s School of Design and Creative Technologies. Previously, Juleanna was a print graphic design intern for Victoria’s Secret’s Pink and a participant within the 2022 Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection summer season residency.

Marissa Greene is an engagement fellow. She is a senior journalism scholar on the University of Texas at Austin, the place she produces podcasts for The Drag, the audio manufacturing home on the Moody College of Communication. Before she grew to become a Longhorn, Marissa was editor-in-chief of Accent, Austin Community College’s student-run multimedia group. She beforehand interned for Austin PBS, a public tv station, and KERA, the general public broadcasting group for North Texas.

Dan Hu is a journalism scholar at Northwestern University and a 2022 fall RevLab fellow at The Texas Tribune. He is the chief director of The Yappie, a nonprofit publication devoted to masking Asian American and Pacific Islander political news. He additionally serves on the board of advisers on the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group. His work has been revealed in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Alishba Javaid is a reporting fellow. She is a junior on the University of Texas at Austin, the place she research journalism and worldwide relations and international research. She has been a videographer and life and humanities reporter at The Daily Texan, the place she featured marginalized scholar voices. She is president of the UT-Austin chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and is passionate concerning the correct illustration of individuals of coloration in news. She describes herself as an enormous e-book and language nerd and likes to observe cat TikToks.

Jade Khatib is an information visuals fellow. They beforehand labored as an interactive intern at The Seattle Times and a well being care fellow at Business Insider. They are learning journalism and interplay design at Northeastern University, the place they’ve served because the multimedia supervisor and managing editor for the college’s scholar newspaper, The Huntington News.

Stephen Neukam is a reporting fellow in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate scholar on the University of Maryland, the place he’s learning investigative and information journalism. Before becoming a member of the Tribune, Stephen was a reporting intern for The Hill, the place he lined Congress and a variety of coverage points. He is also a fellow on the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Stephen appears to be like ahead to roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol to maintain Texans knowledgeable.

Jhair Romero is a duplicate enhancing fellow and a senior on the University of Houston, the place he’s learning journalism. Jhair beforehand labored as a duplicate desk intern at Sports Illustrated and spent a summer season reporting for the Houston Chronicle. He additionally has labored extensively along with his faculty newspaper, The Cougar, the place he served as editor-in-chief within the 2020-21 educational 12 months.

Azul Sordo is a images fellow. Azul is an undergraduate journalism scholar on the University of North Texas, the place she additionally works with Hatch Visuals, a nonprofit, student-led images company. She beforehand labored as a photojournalism intern for KERA, the place she collaborated with reporters to create visually participating tales. Azul is initially from Guadalajara, Mexico, and enjoys masking subjects associated to immigration.

Shyla Sharma is a senior at St. Edward’s University in Austin and an engineering fellow. She is pursuing a level in laptop science with a minor in arithmetic. She has accomplished a number of analysis initiatives in cybersecurity, together with a mission with the U.S. Strategic Command. Shyla has labored as a pc science laboratory assistant and math tutor at St. Edward’s and volunteers at a neighborhood elementary faculty with Students Expanding Austin Literacy. One of her targets is to assist create a safer digital setting by way of her work in cybersecurity.

Sahana Sridharan, a advertising and communications fellow, is a senior on the University of Texas at Austin and can graduate in December with a level in promoting and a minor in enterprise administration. Prior to becoming a member of the Tribune, she was a product advertising intern for Caterpillar Inc. based mostly in Peoria, Illinois.

Jillian Taylor is a multimedia fellow. She is a senior at Southern Methodist University in Dallas learning journalism and artistic computation with a spotlight in movie. She is a employees videographer at The Daily Campus and is the producer for the quick documentary “#BlackAtSMU,” which received a National Black Film Festival award. She beforehand interned at The Dallas Morning News masking politics. When she’s not exhausting at work, you could find her exploring the good outdoor or cuddling up with a hoard of canines.

Jesus Vidales, a reporting fellow, is a junior on the University of Texas at Austin. Jesus beforehand labored for The Daily Texan and Texas Familia scholar publications. When he isn’t writing, he enjoys fostering a group of Hispanic journalists by being part of the National Association for Hispanic Journalists at UT-Austin.

Emma Williams, an engagement fellow, was born and raised in Austin. She will graduate from the University of Texas at Austin in 2023 with a serious in journalism and a minor in authorities. She has lined Austin tradition and native and state politics in her work for The Daily Texan, Austin Monthly Magazine and KUT, Austin’s native NPR station. In her free time, she loves cooking and yoga.

Disclosure: The University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication, Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Politico, Southern Methodist University, The New York Times, UT-Austin, the University of Houston and the University of North Texas have been monetary supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news group that’s funded partially by donations from members, foundations and company sponsors. Financial supporters play no position within the Tribune’s journalism. Find a whole list of them here.

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