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Kai Uyehara

Seattle,WA

Summary

Diligent enterprise and breaking news reporter producing content focused on community, social issues, and ground-level impact in people-centered stories. Passionate portrayal of complex issues through contemplative research and meaningful connection with sources.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Breaking News, Housing and Development Reporter

Kitsap Sun
08.2023 - Current
  • Produced high quality stories on general assignment, covering breaking news, crime, local businesses, accidents, obituaries and obituaries. Turned around stories quickly on tight deadlines.
  • Invested in series of high-interest, community-based homelessness enterprise stories, peeling back layers on complex topics with thoughtful and fair reporting.
  • Learned quickly about various unfamiliar topics, allowing for in-depth interviews and layered storytelling.
  • Developed strong, trusting relationships with sources quickly, from homeless people and citizens, to police and legislators.
  • Maintained a strong social media presence, sharing publication reporting across several platforms and engaging with reader communities virtually.
  • Worked consistently as a team player, co-working with fellow reporters and engaging daily with editor to develop and pitch stories.

Core Contributor

Salish Current
06.2022 - 08.2023
  • Produced thoughtful, investigative, community-focused enterprise articles.
  • Reported on social and environmental issues intersecting with farming, housing, government, shorelines, flooding, homelessness, food access and more.
  • Performed ethically, factually to maintain credibility and trust with sources and audience.
  • Developed relationships with sources that laid groundwork for future stories.
  • Provided engaging photos for each article
  • Pitched stories and followed direction of editor.

News Intern

Cascadia Daily News
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Reported daily stories on tight deadlines, produced thoughtful enterprise pieces, and turned out rewrites.
  • Reported in the field, engaging with sources, and provided photographs.
  • Worked with newsroom staff, maintained constant communication with editors and learned from editing process.
  • Filled in for staff reporter post-internship, covering government content.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Creative Writing

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
06.2022

Skills

  • Dedicated, independent reporting
  • Strong, consistent communication and collaboration with team and superiors
  • Long-form storytelling
  • Strong media ethics
  • Relationship-building with sources and community
  • Field reporting, comfortability interviewing variety of sources
  • In-depth research
  • Photography, photo editing
  • Flexibility, time management

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Dow Jones News Fund Early Career Training fellowship, selected as one of 14 Gannett reporters nationwide.
  • Earned 2nd place award for Social Issues Story from Washington Newspaper Publishers Association 2022 Better Newspaper Contest.
  • Corresponded on KUOW Soundside on Whatcom County reporting with Salish Current and Bremerton reporting with the Kitsap Sun.
  • Earned award for reporter of the quarter at The Front news publication at Western Washington University.

Timeline

Breaking News, Housing and Development Reporter

Kitsap Sun
08.2023 - Current

Core Contributor

Salish Current
06.2022 - 08.2023

News Intern

Cascadia Daily News
01.2022 - 03.2022

Bachelor of Arts - English Creative Writing

Western Washington University

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