Haydee Barahona

Haydee Barahona

Haydee Barahona

Class of 2026

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Haydee Barahona is a bilingual journalist and master’s student at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Raised in California’s Central Valley, her reporting focuses on education, children and families and Latino communities.

Barahona earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from California State University, Bakersfield, where she helped transform the university’s student-led newspaper, The Runner, into a Spanish-English print publication. She has been recognized for her leadership by CSU Bakersfield, and for her reporting and photography by the California College Media Association.

Barahona’s work has appeared in The Intersection, CalMatters, Local News Matters and other publications.

EDUCATION

  • California State University, Bakersfield — Bachelor of Arts, Communications

EMPLOYERS

  • Oakland North (2024 - 2025)

  • CalMatters (2023 - 2024)

  • The Runner (2021 - 2024)

  • The Intersection / Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (2025)

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024 First Place California College Media Association Award — Best News Series

  • 2024 Third Place California College Media Association Award — Best Breaking News Story

  • 2024 Second Place California College Media Association Award — Best Photo Series

  • 2024 CSU Bakersfield Top Undergraduate Award & President's Medal

  • 2024 Arts and Humanities Outstanding Undergraduate Award

  • 2024 Communications Outstanding Undergraduate Award

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • Hispanic Serving Institutions rely on federal funding to support Latino students. What happens when the money ends? https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2024/05/hispanic-serving-institutions-programs-funding/

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Co-Chair — National Association of Hispanic Journalists (UC Berkeley Chapter)

REPORTING INTERESTS

Foster Care, Homelessness, Immigration Policy, Latino communities, Youth, higher education, k-12 education, mental health