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Molly Forster 949.294.4712 mollyf@berkeley.edu WorkINTERNNBC Bay Area Investigative Unit 2019-PRESENTAssisting investigative reporters and producers with story development, background research, public records requests, gather and analysis of court records, finding sources, pre-interviews, writing, shooting, and editing video. Freelance Reporter 2016-PresentEast Bay ExpressWrote multiple news and investigative articles for the award-winning Bay Area weekly, including an examination of JUUL’s mimicking of Big Tobacco’s actions through their efforts to fund independent academic research, contract with biased labs, and create their own school curriculum. Mission Local Wrote for the fast-paced hyper-local newsroom in one of San Francisco’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Covered the environmental hazards of spent e-cigarettes, the inability of waste facilities to accept them in California, and the grey area surrounding what to do with them. Oakland North Reported both video and print stories for Oakland’s only local newspaper on issues such as the city’s climate change policy and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Conducted interviews with climate scientists and investigated city documents.Yale Climate ConnectionsProduced, shot, and edited video for a science publication that focuses on issues relating to climate change. Including a video profile on a Pastor in Berkeley who founded “Green the Church” and preaches environmentalism to Black churches in the Bay Area. Hoodline Investigated the City and County of San Francisco’s discriminatory practices, corruption, and under-staffing issues. Looked at court and city documents and data, conducted testimonial interviews with city employees.STAFF WRITER2015-2018 Santa Barbara IndependentReported on education, food, business, arts & culture for Santa Barbara’s award-winning weekly paper. Singlehandedly pitched the concept for and wrote the entirety of two special issues (‘Active Aging’ and ‘Workin’ it) which included 12 articles each. SkillsWriting: Narrative writing, science writing, copy-editing, fact-checking, AP style, news writingData: Excel, Spreadsheets, SPSS, Visualization, and MappingVideo: Shooting, lighting, MixPre, PremierePro, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, and graphicsScience: Ability to conduct academic research and detect faulty or misleading research practices Language: Fluent SpanishEducationMASTER OF JOURNALISM, UC Berkeley 2020BACHELOR OF ARTS, UC Santa Barbara 2018 ................
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