Jesse Bedayn
A California native, I’m a Berkeley master’s student who’s fallen headfirst into investigative reporting with a focus on the fraught world of healthcare, nursing homes, and aging in the United States. Beyond my unhealthy fascination with Medicaid and Medicare, I enjoy writing features about climate change and outdoor adventure.
EDUCATION
University of Kent, England, B.A. Journalism and English and American Literature
EMPLOYERS
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Investigative Reporting Program, Investigative Researcher
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Berkeley School of Journalism, J200 Tutor/Richmond Confidential assistant editor
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KQED, investigative Researcher
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK
April 23, 2020: "Inside the Bay Area's Geriatric Homeless Shelter" - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/us/coronavirus-california-homeless-population.html?searchResultPosition=2
January 19, 2021: "Two epidemics: Oakland's Punks with Lunch tackles drug overdoses and COVID-19" - https://oaklandside.org/2021/01/19/two-epidemics-oaklands-punks-with-lunch-tackles-drug-overdoses-and-covid-19/
REPORTING INTERESTS
Business, Homelessness Crisis, Outdoors, aging, healthcare