Past Kaiser Media Interns
in Health Reporting
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Starting in 2007, the interns were asked to select one story from the many they produced during their internship to exhibit on our site along with a brief background on their experience reporting the story. Follow the links in the intern listing to read both the stories and background.
2011 Host Organizations(Learn more about the 2011 interns and see examples of their work)The Boston Globe – Neena SatijaThe Charlotte Observer – Deia de BritoKQED Public Radio, San Francisco – Alexander Liu (Listen)KTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-Oakland – Rose TibayanThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Grace PatuwoNPR, Washington DC – Linda Thrasybule (view story)The Oregonian – Tatiana SanchezThe Orlando Sentinel – Andrew DoughmanThe Philadelphia Inquirer – Juliana SchatzThe Plain Dealer, Cleveland –Teresa Chin (view multimedia package)Reuters, Washington DC – Andrew Seaman (view story)The Sacramento Bee –Lynn LaThe San Jose Mercury News – Jane LeeThe Seattle Times – Roberto Daza (view story)The Times-Picayune, New Orleans – Ashley HopkinsonThe Washington Post – Christian Torres
2010 Host Organizations
The Boston Globe – Patrick LeeThe Charlotte Observer – Amanda ChanEl Diario/La Prensa, New York City – Diego Aparicio (view multimedia report)KQED Public Radio, San Francisco – Victoria Chao (listen)KTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-Oakland – Jennifer Adaeze AnyaegbunamThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Tia GhoseNational Public Radio, Washington DC – Chao Deng (listen/view slideshow)The Orlando Sentinel – Marissa CevallosThe Philadelphia Inquirer – Brooke MintersThe Plain Dealer, Cleveland – Emmanuel RomeroReuters, Washington DC – Jon LentzThe Sacramento Bee – Jacqueline BaylonThe San Jose Mercury News- Julie ChangThe Seattle Times – Cassandra BrooksThe Times-Picayune, New Orleans – Aimee MilesThe Washington Post – Leslie Tamura (view interactive map)2009 Host OrganizationsThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Sharise DarbyThe Baltimore Sun – Angela BassThe Boston Globe – Tara BallengerThe Charlotte Observer – Alexa Garcia-DittaKTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-Oakland – Jennifer Austin (View Web Video)KQED Public Radio, San Francisco – Julieta Kusnir (Listen)The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Diana MontanoNational Public Radio, Washington DC – Anup Shah (Listen)The Orlando Sentinel – Erik MazaThe Plain Dealer, Cleveland – June WuReuters – I-Ching NgThe Sacramento Bee – Marissa LangThe San Jose Mercury News – April DemboskyThe Seattle Times – Marnette FederisThe Times-Picayune, New Orleans – Amber Sandoval-GriffinThe Washington Post – Ibby Caputo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Jung Eun LeeThe Baltimore Sun – Euna LheeThe Boston Globe – Neil MunshiThe Charlotte Observer – Kristine CraneThe Detroit Free Press – Meghana KeshavanThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Jeannine AquinoThe Orlando Sentinel – Arelis HernandezReuters – Deepa SeetharamanThe Sacramento Bee – Jane LiawThe San Jose Mercury News – Vianna DavilaThe Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale – Yeganeh June TorbatiThe Times-Picayune, New Orleans – Jennifer EvansThe Washington Post – Brittney JohnsonBET News – Martha St. Jean KQED Public Radio, San Francisco – Ailsa Chang (Background)
2007 Host Organizations
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Kavita PillaiThe Baltimore Sun – Sindya BhanooThe Boston Globe – Felicia MelloThe Charlotte Observer – Megha SatyanarayanaThe Detroit Free Press – Catherine HoThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Belinda YuNewsday – Christina HernandezThe Oregonian – Tracie MoralesThe Orlando Sentinel – Tyeesha DixonReuters – Ishani GanguliThe Sacramento Bee – Danielle McNamaraThe San Jose Mercury News – Saqib RahimThe Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale – Tina ShahBET News – Shartia Brantley (Background)KQED Public Radio, San Francisco – Irene LiuKTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-Oakland – Azadeh Ansari (Background)
2006 Kaiser Media Interns in HealthToni De Aztlan – The Sun-Sentinel, Fort LauderdaleStephanie Beasley – The Baltimore SunErika Beras – The Plain Dealer, ClevelandSheena Bodie – KXAS/5-TV, Dallas-Fort WorthSophia Chang – Newsday Sachi Fujimori – The Charlotte Observer Tomio Geron – The Sacramento BeeJeffrey Ghassemi – The Washington PostPamela Harris – KTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-OaklandKendra Marr – The San Jose Mercury NewsDani McClain – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Naila Fin Moreira – The Boston GlobeNneka Nwosu – BET News Ashima Singal – The Orlando Sentinel/El SentinelLubna Takruri – The Detroit Free Press*My-Thuan Tran – The Oregonian
*In 2006, The Detroit Free Press sponsored their own Kaiser intern.2005 Kaiser Media InternsDurrell Dawson – KXAS/5-TV, Dallas-Fort WorthMichelle Keller – The Orlando Sentinel/El Sentinel Kai Ma – NewsdayAyesha McAdams-Mahmoud – The OregonianKevin McCullough – The Los Angeles TimesMariana Minaya – The Baltimore Sun Melissa Navas – The San Jose Mercury NewsMadison Park – The Plain Dealer, ClevelandDinesh Ramde – The Milwaukee Journal SentinelMarisa Rodriguez – KTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-Oakland Robert Samuels – The Detroit Free PressNaseem Sowti – The Washington PostKadesha Thomas – The Boston Globe Chris Young – The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale 2004 Kaiser Media InternsDaffodil Altan – The Los Angeles TimesChristin Ayers – KTVU/2-TV, San Francisco-OaklandYvette Bueno – The Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale Lorinda Bullock – The Detroit Free Press Dante Higgins – KXAS/5-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth Kylene Kiang – The Plain Dealer, Cleveland Jessica Lee – The Boston GlobeJanuary Payne The Washington Post Czerne M. Reid – The Milwaukee Journal SentinelSophia Tareen – The Oregonian Veronica Torrejon – The San Jose Mercury NewsElvira Viveros – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2003 Kaiser Media InternsLauren Acu