My bio, where I'm published and awards I've earned

I am a senior studying journalism at the University of Southern California, though I was born and raised in Washington, DC. I am currently a News and Planning Intern at NBC LA, where I will be for this academic year. I am also working as a reporter with the USC Annenberg Media Investigations Team, looking into the behind-the-scenes at my school and Los Angeles as a whole. Over the summer, I was an intern with the NBC News Digital Platforms Team, where I assisted editors with ensuring NBC News’ stories are appropriately visible online and in the app as well as sending push notifications to app users.

Before NBC, I was a freelance writer with the Times Media Group, which publishes material for 30 local newspapers in Southern California and Arizona. I covered LA City Hall, political rallies and matters as well as feature stories on residents in Los Angeles and Arizona.

At school, I spent five semesters with our campus newspaper, The Daily Trojan. I joined as a Breaking News Writer before becoming an Assistant News Editor, News Editor, News Assignments Editor and finally Data Editor.

I have also worked with The Fulcrum, LA TACO, The News Media Alliance and Decode Democracy.

I am well-versed in the Local News Crisis, which continues to interest me and was the topic of a high school research paper.

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I am deeply humbled to say I have received multiple honors and awards throughout my career. Below are some recent accolades:

Awarded at the 2023-24 Best of California College Media awards for my investigation into the aftermath of the Turkiye Conference at USC. Judges said the article was a "comprehensive, balanced account of a hot-button issue that could easily be sensationalized, but was handled with care."

Awarded by the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards in May 2025, my radio brief, "Students march silently to support Asna Tabbasum," covered a protest on campus after our valedictorian's graduation speech was canceled.