Nahima Shaffer
Nahima Shaffer is a second-year master’s student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, focusing on short-form video journalism. As a reporter, she has worked at Capitol Weekly in Sacramento, covering California politics, at UC Davis’ California Aggie reporting for the Arts & Culture beat, and at the Davis Vanguard covering YOLO County’s Superior Court.
EDUCATION
B.A in Political Science - Public Service
B.A in African and African American Studies
University of California, Davis (2019)
AWARDS & HONORS
2020-2021 Graduate Opportunity Fellow
2021-2022 Dean's Merit Fellow
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK
CalMatters: https://calmatters.org/politics/votebeat/2020/11/california-risk-right-wing-militias/
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
National Association of Black Journalists.