Engagement

My approach to journalism — and any kind of storytelling — begins with listening.

At LAist, I served as the first person in the role as a beat-specific engagement producer on early childhood coverage. This position emerged from human-centered design research to understand how to best serve parents, caregivers, and educators throughout Southern California. My goal was to bring community members’ voices into the newsroom to shape our coverage using a myriad of tactics, including sharing resources with families by mail and distributing cameras to parents and child care providers.