Saumya Gupta
Saumya Gupta (she/her/hers) is a first-year Masters of Journalism student at UC Berkeley. She is a writer and photojournalist currently based in Berkeley, CA.
Previously she attended UCLA where she worked at the school’s student paper as a reporter covering higher education, national news and state politics, and was later an editor for that same beat. After graduation, she interned for the summer at the Southern California News Group covering the San Gabriel Valley before attending UC Berkeley.
During her time at UC Berkeley, she plans to refine her skills as a reporter and writer, while also learning new skills in data journalism, audio, multimedia and photography.
EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles | B.A. in Communication Studies and in Psychology | 2022
EMPLOYERS
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Southern California News Group: Intern (June - August 2022)
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK
UCLA's Daily Bruin
Southern California News Group (San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star News, Whittier Daily News, Los Angeles Daily News)
Oakland North
Oaklandside
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)
REPORTING INTERESTS
Criminal Justice, Data Journalism, Education, Human Rights Issues, Investigative reporting, Race and Equity, Women's Rights/Health