Itzel Luna

Wall Street Journal Intern | Sociology & Journalism @ Stanford

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Itzel Luna is a student journalist originally born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Luna is currently in her third year at Stanford University, majoring in Sociology with Data Science and pursuing a minor in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.

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Experience

  • The Wall Street Journal Graphic

    Daniel Pearl Memorial Intern

    The Wall Street Journal

    - Present 3 months

    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • The Stanford Daily

    The Stanford Daily

    3 years

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      Executive Editor

      The Stanford Daily

      - Present 3 months

      Stanford, California, United States

    • The Stanford Daily Graphic

      Fellowships Coordinator

      The Stanford Daily

      - 1 year 2 months

      Stanford, California, United States

    • The Stanford Daily Graphic

      News Managing Editor

      The Stanford Daily

      - 9 months

      Stanford, California, United States

    • The Stanford Daily Graphic

      High School Summer Program News Managing Editor

      The Stanford Daily

      - 5 months

      Stanford, California, United States

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      University Desk Editor

      The Stanford Daily

      - 1 year 1 month

      Stanford, California, United States

      Manage the University news desk, which is comprised of 10-20 writers. Desks are expected to produce five news articles a week, written either by writers on the desk or the desk editors. Beyond editing articles and managing the logistics of running a desk, desk editors are also responsible for training and mentoring newer writers.

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      Opportunity Fellowship Coordinator

      The Stanford Daily

      - 1 year 6 months

      Stanford, California, United States

      Manage, help shape, and coordinate fellowships for the Stanford Daily. These include the Opportunity Fellowship, which offers First-generation, Low-Income students a quarterly financial stipend and support to continue working for The Daily, and the Stanford Live Fellowship.

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      Student Activism Beat Reporter

      The Stanford Daily

      - 11 months

      Stanford, California, United States

      Contribute at least one article a week and focus my reporting on student activism on campus and keep in touch with important stakeholders within activism at Stanford. Wrote articles analyzing the fractures in Stanford's Ethnic Studies Department, graduate student concerns with housing, and the First-Generation, Low-Income experience at Stanford.

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    News Intern

    USA TODAY

    - 4 months

    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Working on the National Breaking News Desk

  • CalMatters

    CalMatters

    1 year 11 months

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      College Journalism Fall 2022 Fellow

      CalMatters

      - 10 months

      Remote

      A paid fellowship that selected 6 student journalists across California to collaborate on group reporting projects, pitch and write stories for Cal Matters, and receive training. After working with Cal Matters for the past Fall and Spring volumes, I was reselected for Fall 2022.

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      College Journalism Network Fellow 2021-22

      CalMatters

      - 1 year 1 month

      California, United States

      A paid fellowship that selected 15 student journalists across California to collaborate on group reporting projects, pitch and write stories for Cal Matters, and receive training. I work on the Private College team, reporting on private universities in CA. Covered the first-generation college experience and impact of the opioid epidemic on college campuses, among others.

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    LEDA Career Fellow

    Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America

    - 1 month

    New York City Metropolitan Area

    The LEDA Career Network expands and enhances LEA's leadership development model by preparing high-achieving, under-resourced undergraduate students (LEDA Career Fellows) for future leadership roles in their professional pursuits, including a deeper and more targeted focus on career exploration, professional development, and career advising.

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    Breaking News Intern

    Los Angeles Times

    - 3 months

    Los Angeles County, California, United States

    Worked on the LA Times Fast Break desk, focusing on breaking news stories within California. Wrote 1-4 daily breaking news articles for the desk every day. Interviewed and kept in contact with various stakeholders in California, ranging from university leaders to various police and fire departments.

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    News Intern

    KTLA

    - 3 months

    Los Angeles County, California, United States

    Assist writers and producers in downloading content, editing videos, and writing scripts. Research information for different segment specials, such as the KTLA “Hometown Pride” and “Talk to Us.” Identified and flagged potential locations for live shots. Helped plan/execute multiple Weekend Morning News special projects.

  • Print Editor-in-Chief

    The Pearl Post

    - 11 months

    San Fernando, California, United States

  • LA Times High School Insider reporter

    Freelance

    - 2 years 11 months

    Los Angeles County, California, United States

  • Tom Palzewicz for Congress Digital Organizing Intern

    Tom Palzewicz for Congress

    - 3 months

  • Blue Future + the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst Graphic

    Political Organizer

    Blue Future + the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst

    - 4 months

    Los Angeles County, California, United States

    During the 10 weeks leading up to the 2020 election, I was trained to help elect progressive politicians in key races nationwide. Included 2 hrs of weekly training in political organizing & volunteering for 10 hrs/week with democratic campaigns in swing states by phone-banking. Our efforts helped flip 6 states Democratic during the 2020 election.

Education

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    Stanford University

    Bachelor's degree Sociology with Data Science, Markets, and Management

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    Stanford University

    Minor Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

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  • Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet Graphic

    Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet

    High School Diploma HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES 12th grade

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    Activities and Societies: "The Pearl Post" staff, National Honor Society Vice President, California Scholarship Federation life-member, Class of 2021 recruiting member

Volunteer Experience

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    Volunteer, “Teens Leading Change” member, Teen Council Member, Blog writer

    Los Angeles Public Library

    - 2 years 5 months

    Children

    I help K-12 students with homework and assist their parents with Spanish to English translation. As a Teen Council Member, I helped lead weekly meetings to discuss relevant topics for teens and researched/organized the “Teens Leading Change” project to spread awareness of the importance of recycling in our community. I also write for the library’s blog.

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • 1st place ‘news writing’ competition

    Cal State University Northridge High School Journalism Day

    About 40 students competed virtually. We heard a live interview virtually with an ACLU attorney who spoke about a case regarding a COVID-19 outbreak at an ICE Detention Center. I then wrote a 487-word breaking news story in 40 minutes about the case. They are judged by professional journalists.

  • National College Match Finalist

    Questbridge

    Questbridge is a nonprofit organization that selects seniors who show outstanding academic achievement despite financial struggles. NCM is for a scholarship & provides a college application process. I was one of 6,885 students selected out of 18,000.
    This award required a lengthy application process including four essays, 7 shorter questions, financial information, extracurricular activities and two letters of recommendation.

  • 2 nominations for “Best News Writing”

    Los Angeles Press Club Awards

    A classmate and I were nominated twice; in May 2019 & June 2020 by our journalism advisor. The 2019 article was about a girls’ lacrosse coach who was arrested for sexually assaulting minors. 2nd nomination was about the LA teacher strike. We were up against collegiate publications both times. In 2019, we also received a $1,000 Frontiers Scholarship.

  • $500 Jolene Combs Scholarship

    Journalism Education Association

    The scholarship application includes a recommendation from a journalism advisor and three 500-word essays as well as an academic transcript. Finalists are then selected and they go through a 15-minute interview process with professional journalists, who were also close friends with Combs, before they are selected for the award.

  • Honorable mention award in the 'news writing' category

    National Scholastic Press Association

    This competition was held at the national convention in Anaheim, Cali. High School journalists from across the country attended the 4-day event. I spent the few weeks prior to the event preparing by practicing and studying AP Style. We listened to an interview about illegal pet breeding. I then wrote an approx. 350-word story based on the interview.

  • Journalism Education Association(JEA) Online Pacemaker award

    Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association

    We submitted our website for review by the JEA/National Scholastic Press Association. 44 websites were selected as finalists. Submissions compete directly against each other, so there is no set scoring rubric. They are judged on overall excellence of the website and this award is considered the most competitive and honored in scholastic journalism, selecting the top 1% of student publications nationwide.

Languages

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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