In October 2018, I wrote my first story for The Observer. Since then,"to uncover the truth and report it accurately," has become both my life's mission and passion. I authored stories in all of the paper's four sections (yes, even Sports), but most of my work is part of the News section.
At The Observer, I held different roles. As staff writer, I both reported on events and created the print paper's layout. Even though I spent sleepless nights hunkered at The Observer's office in the basement of South Dining Hall, I count these among my most cherished and formative experiences at Notre Dame, as being part of The Observer led me to discover my passion, helped me develop professionally and personally, and taught me to be enterprising, resourceful and perseverant.
I was also an inaugural member of the News Department's podcast team. From January to May 2021, I served as one of the hosts for The Recap, a summary of the most important headlines of the week. I have to admit that pivoting to audio was an experience outside of my comfort zone — I'm still learning, but I'm excited to convey stories in a unique way that delivers a feeling of actuality to our audience.
In February 2021, I became the paper's talent and inclusion director and thus a member of the editorial board. Holding this position, my main goal was to make sure our coverage included different groups who traditionally did not see themselves represented within our pages. "Giving a voice to the voiceless" is widely seen as journalism's main objective. However, this role came with an important realization: maybe it was not that people did not have a voice. Maybe we were just not listening to it. My hope was to provide a platform for ALL students to be included, and to always be on the lookout for even the faintest whisper.
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