Dylan Svoboda

Dylan Svoboda

Alumni

Dylan Svoboda is a reporter and student based in Sacramento, CA. He will complete his Master’s in Journalism at UC Berkeley in 2022.

Dylan graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in History and minor in professional writing in 2019. While there, he served as the assistant city editor and reporter for the California Aggie, UC Davis’ student run newspaper.

Prior to attending J-School, Dylan was a staff reporter for the Mountain Democrat newspaper in Placerville. His work has also been published in the Sacramento News & Review, Davis Enterprise, Capitol Weekly, Baseball Prospectus and Beyond the Box Score.

EDUCATION

  • University of California, Davis, B.A. in History & Professional Writing

EMPLOYERS

  • • Mountain Democrat - Staff Reporter
    • Sacramento News & Review - Freelance Reporter
    • Internships - Capitol Weekly and the Davis Enterprise

AWARDS & HONORS

  • • Sacramento Press Club Scholarship Recipient (2020)
    • UC Berkeley Dean's Merit Fellowship

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • • Sacramento News & Review: https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/tower-of-rubble/content?oid=29528509
    • Mountain Democrat: https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/placerville-police-to-ban-use-of-controversial-sleeper-hold-sheriffs-policy-to-remain/
    • Sacramento News & Review: https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/cooked-alive/content?oid=28709152

REPORTING INTERESTS

Environment, Extremism, Health, Sports, Transportation, housing