Chelsea Kurnick

Chelsea Kurnick

Chelsea Kurnick

Class of 2027

Bluesky

Website

forthcoming

EDUCATION

  • Master of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, 2027

  • Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics, University of California, Riverside

  • Paralegal Certificate, Santa Ana College, 2027

AWARDS & HONORS

  • California Journalism Awards, Second Place, In-depth Reporting (Weeklies), 2021

  • California Journalism Awards, First Place (with Will Carruthers), Coverage of Protests and Racial Justice (Weeklies), 2021

  • California Journalism Awards, Second Place, Print Enterprise News Story (Weeklies), 2020

  • Journalism Association of Community Colleges, Second Place, California On-the-Spot Team Feature (with Jessica Morris), 2023

  • Creative Sonoma, Discovered Award for Emerging Writers, 2019

  • NLGJA Connect Student Journalism Training Project Scholar, 2025

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • 2025 - NLGJA Connect - As many trans prisoners lose gender-affirming care under new Georgia law, advocates fight to support them

  • 2023 - East Bay Express - Ancestral Embrace: Artist Amanda Ayala invites visitors to hug their ancestors

  • 2021 - North Bay Bohemian - Rotten Core: Former employees say farm-to-table restaurateur is toxic and abusive

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, member

  • Investigative Reporters and Editors, member

  • NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, UC Berkeley Chapter

REPORTING INTERESTS

Civil rights, Criminal Legal System, Health & Environment, LGBTQIA+ Community, Sex work, Tech