T-Squared: Introducing our spring 2023 fellows

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The brand new 12 months is upon us and it’s time to welcome The Texas Tribune’s spring 2023 fellowship class. These early profession professionals are enthusiastic about journalism and are keen to hitch the Tribune in its mission to tell Texans — and interact with them — about public coverage, politics, authorities and statewide points.

The Tribune provides paid fellowships to varsity college students who need expertise in copy modifying, knowledge visuals, engagement, engineering, occasions, advertising and communications, multimedia, images, and reporting in Austin and Washington, D.C. Fellows play key roles in an important work of theTribune, overlaying the Legislature, elections, and public well being and security, amongst different necessary matters. In addition they assist plan occasions, such because the annual Texas Tribune Pageant, and assist the know-how efforts of our nonprofit digital newsroom.

See latest work by Texas Tribune fellows right here.

Introducing the 2023 spring fellows beginning with us Jan. 9:

Mia Abbe is a advertising and communications fellow based mostly in Austin. She is a junior on the College of Texas at Austin learning company communications and authorities. Beforehand, Mia labored as a communications assistant for Texas Legislation, affiliate managing editor for The Every day Texan and a politics intern for KXAN Information.

Samantha Aguilar is a reporting fellow. An Omaha, Nebraska, native, she is a senior at Northwestern College learning journalism and worldwide research. Samantha is predicated in Austin for her fellowship and is fluent in Spanish. Beforehand, she interned at Hearst’s KETV Newswatch 7 station and NOISE Omaha.

Drew An-Pham, a senior environmental research and geography joint main at Middlebury School, is an information visuals fellow. He’s the editor-in-chief of Middlebury Geographic, a student-run publication devoted to sharing inclusive tales about outside areas and intimate locations. Beforehand, Drew was a broadcast analysis intern for PBS and a design intern for an structure agency. Exterior the newsroom, Drew enjoys rowing, mountaineering, sustainable vogue, boba and Wes Anderson movies.

Julia Forrest is a Washington, D.C.-based reporting fellow. Julia is a senior on the College of Michigan, the place she research the intersection of media and public coverage. She beforehand freelanced for the Michigan Advance and labored as a reporting intern for Bridge Michigan and OpenSecrets.org. She is initially from Makaha, Hawai’i, and has developed a ardour for telling the tales of how cash influences political decision-making — which, in flip, impacts actual communities.

Lana Haffar is a duplicate modifying fellow. Primarily based in Austin, Lana will graduate from UT-Austin within the spring of 2024. Lana was born in Houston and raised in Sugar Land. She beforehand served as a publications intern on the Council on Overseas Relations. Along with her modifying expertise, she hopes to increase her conversational abilities in Arabic and German.

Raul Trey Lopez is a reporting fellow. He was born in San Antonio and raised in Converse. He’ll graduate from Texas A&M College-San Antonio in Could with a serious in communications and a minor in enterprise administration. Throughout his time with The Mesquite, A&M-San Antonio’s on-line information web site, he lined athletics, campus and scholar life, the coed authorities affiliation and the Southside neighborhood. In his free time, he loves to observe sports activities, hearken to music and spend time with family members.

Leila Saidane, a images fellow, is in her sophomore 12 months at UT-Austin, the place she is learning radio-TV-film and journalism. A Dallas native, Leila has labored as an editorial and images intern for The Austin Chronicle and produced movies, photographs and tales throughout her mentorship at The Dallas Morning Information. She has reported and photographed for Neighborhood Influence and has been printed within the Austin American-Statesman. At The Every day Texan, UT’s scholar publication, Leila has labored as affiliate photograph editor, senior reporter and tasks reporter. Leila believes a powerful photojournalist creates a powerful picture by speaking as a lot of a narrative as a information lede in a fraction of the time.

Anita Shiva is an Austin-based multimedia fellow. She is a junior at UT-Austin, the place she research human improvement and household sciences. Earlier than becoming a member of the Tribune, she was a videographer for The Every day Texan, the place she lined campus occasions, politics and environmental considerations. At UT, she is a analysis assistant engaged on research associated to relationships and their influences on wellbeing. In her free time, she enjoys studying, exploring Austin and spending time together with her canine.

Madison Smith is an Austin-based multimedia fellow on the Tribune. Madison is a senior at Northwestern College learning journalism, with a minor in artistic writing and a certificates in civic engagement. Beforehand, Madison was the photograph editor, audio editor and variety and inclusion chair of The Every day Northwestern. She additionally has labored as a analysis intern with 60 Second Docs. Madison grew up on a farm in New York’s Hudson Valley and is set to study a rustic line dance throughout her keep in Texas.

Maia Spoto is an engagement fellow working in Austin. They had been beforehand a reporting intern with Bloomberg Legislation and Chalkbeat. Maia, who grew up in Reston, Virginia, will graduate from Northwestern College in March with majors in journalism and world well being research and a minor in authorized research. At Northwestern, they had been managing editor, viewers editor and metropolis editor of The Every day Northwestern. Maia additionally mentors Northwestern first-year college students as a peer adviser and DJs for campus radio. They love highway journeys and dancing.

Emma Williams is an engagement fellow who was born and raised in Austin. She is going to graduate from UT-Austin in 2023 with a serious in journalism and a minor in authorities. She lined Texas coverage and politics in her final semester as a Tribune engagement fellow and lined Austin tradition and native politics in her work for The Every day Texan, Austin Month-to-month journal and KUT.

Disclosure: Northwestern College – Medill Faculty of Journalism, Texas A&M College and the College of Texas at Austin have been monetary supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan information group that’s funded partially by donations from members, foundations and company sponsors. Monetary supporters play no position within the Tribune’s journalism. Discover a full checklist of them right here.