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KATRINA PHAM

Multimedia Journalist (she/her)

Welcome to my page!

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I'm currently an audience engagement intern with the Marshall Project through the Dow Jones News Fund. After I wrap up at the Marshall Project, I'll be going to Borderless Magazine this fall as an audience engagement reporter.

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I'm a multimedia journalist with a passion for identity, equity, culture and immigration news. I've written investigations, features and explainers,  and have also created a variety of social media content as a fellow with Borderless Magazine.

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Before Borderless, I reported and produced content for In These Times, ABC 7 Chicago, The Yappie and my student paper, The Daily Northwestern.

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This site features my print reporting, multimedia content (audio/video) and audience engagement samples. I'm interested in doing more work in digital news writing, social media content creation and audience engagement.

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I graduated from Northwestern University with my Bachelor of Science in Journalism and minors in Chinese and Asian American Studies in 2023.


Please feel free to email me if you want to talk or have questions!

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katrina.thaovy.pham@gmail.com

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‘I CANNOT WORK’: VENEZUELAN TPS APPLICANTS FACE LARGE HURDLES IN GETTING WORK PERMITS

December 2023

Although President Biden expanded temporary protected status for Venezuelans, TPS’ language barriers, long wait times and costly application fees make it difficult for many immigrants to apply.

OAK PARK VOLUNTEERS SEARCH FOR HOUSING SOLUTIONS AMID MIGRANT CRISIS

February 2024

Chicago shelters house over 15,000 migrants. With eviction notices incoming, Oak Park and local volunteers are looking for solutions.

INVESTIGATION: MIGRANTS DESCRIBE INHUMANE CONDITIONS AT CHICAGO’S LARGEST SHELTER

December 2023

Just days after Illinois Gov. Pritzker shut down a proposed shelter due to health concerns, Venezuelan migrants living in the Pilsen shelter say they are being treated “like dogs.’’

A HOME BUILT WITH YOU IN MIND: WHAT ACCESS CAN MEAN TO SOMEONE LIVING WITH DISABILITY

June 2023

Living with a disability can be isolating, Heather Clark says, but her newly renovated home will empower her with what she needs to have more agency.  Clark’s home was revamped with accommodations to help her perform tasks she wasn’t able to do on her own 11 months ago — such as laundry or choosing clothes to wear.

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The business of garbage: Evanston's Church Street Waste Transfer Station
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The Daily Northwestern

The business of garbage: Evanston's Church Street Waste Transfer Station

Do you know where your trash goes after you toss it out? In Evanston, it’s taken to the Advanced Disposal waste transfer station on Church Street. There, the trash is consolidated and taken by bigger trucks to landfills farther away. Before it’s taken away though, all those tons of trash are processed at the station. So what would you do if all that trash was right in your backyard?
Northwestern students and faculty discuss productive and alternative usages of ChatGPT
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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern students and faculty discuss productive and alternative usages of ChatGPT

Since ChatGPT launched in November last year, it has taken over classrooms in high schools and universities across the nation. While there’s a lot of discussion surrounding the threat it poses to education, professors and students at Northwestern have used ChatGPT in creative ways in the classroom — check out this video to learn more. dailynorthwestern.com/northwestern-students-and-faculty-discuss-productive-and-alternative-usages-of-chatgpt
Norris University Center announces new ShakeSmart in place of Dunkin'
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Katrina Pham

Norris University Center announces new ShakeSmart in place of Dunkin'

Produced for Northwestern News Network's weekly "Northwestern News Report," which aired October 2022. Norris University Center announced they'd be closing down the Dunkin' Donuts and replacing it with a larger Starbucks location. I spoke to students about what that change might mean for their coffee habits.
The Daily Explains: What is a city manager?
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Katrina Pham

The Daily Explains: What is a city manager?

Produced for the Daily Northwestern. Published Jan. 13, 2022. Following the resignation of Evanston’s previous city manager last October, the city has been looking for a new candidate to fill the position. As the search comes to an end, The Daily set out to explain what a city manager does, what a council-manager government looks like and the unique role of the city manager in Evanston.
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