Mary Jane Johnson

Mary Jane Johnson

MJ Johnson

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 MJ Johnson is a video journalist and writer who was born and raised in Japan. She received her B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University in 2020. She has worked as a local reporter in the Bay Area for the San Francisco Examiner and KQED News. She recently spent the summer reporting on The Oregonian’s visual team and is a graduate student at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. 

Her interest in journalism comes from a desire to absorb and understand media through a multicultural lens, leading her to cover stories on race justice, identity and the complex history of California’s diverse communities.

EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism: Master's of Journalism, Expected 2023

  • San Francisco State University: B.A. Journalism, minor in American History, 2020

EMPLOYERS

  • The Oregonian - Videographer

  • KQED - General Assignment Reporter

  • San Francisco Examiner - Reporter

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Dean's Fellowship 2021-2023

  • Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship 2019

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • Asian American Journalists Association

  • NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists

  • Video Consortium (SF/ Bay Area)

REPORTING INTERESTS

Criminal Justice, History, Racial Justice, Social Issues