https://www.amandaczhou.com/aboutme daily 1.0 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1600702988320-LREV2C9N7SMPN4Q2AK0R/Voices+med-res.jpg About Me - Hey there, I’m a reporter with a background in local reporting and data analysis. Right now, I’m a climate and environment reporter at The Seattle Times. Previously, I covered policing and crime at The Charlotte Observer, often speaking to victims of crime and following police reform. I’ve also had some stops as an intern at the Indy Star, Tampa Bay Times, Valley News, Chalkbeat and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. I’m originally from Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where I studied public policy and quantitative social science (think data analysis for economics and political science). I served as the executive news editor at my college daily, The Dartmouth, and developed a love for the outdoors. https://www.amandaczhou.com/resume daily 0.75 2022-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/2fe83ea0-817c-429f-ae73-59a3c9daee2d/Nov+15+2021+CV+%28website%29.png Resume https://www.amandaczhou.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2023-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1563944261846-V4NMWK18CCMCZUZ27A8N/IMG_7580.jpg Contact https://www.amandaczhou.com/data daily 0.75 2022-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1569095348740-3PLTI713DY4FKN1KYYEY/image-asset.jpg Data - How America’s top newsrooms recruit interns from a small circle of colleges I wrote the code and organized the data collection for this AAJA student project that showed that two out of three summer interns from seven top newsrooms came from among the most selective colleges in America. After the story published, dozens of reporters and editors shared the piece on social media, citing their own barriers to breaking into journalism and demanding more economically diverse newsrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1569095288984-PCQ4J5DGS4AGEMN0S1PG/All%2Binterns_%28149%2Binterns%29.jpg Data https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1540775677461-JI3N4K57C6W4FC1YFZP2/passrates.jpeg Data - AP Exam Passrates There’s a racial gap when it comes to scoring above a 3 on AP exams. I downloaded 17 years of data from the College Board, analyzed pass rates in R, and generated my own graph for this Chalkbeat story. (Code available on GitHub) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1540776167958-CL1ZG8W5X3W0XNA2D08F/Figure1.jpg Data - Median Grades by Academic Department Some academic departments give out lower grades than others. Data was scraped from the Dartmouth registrar’s website using OutWit Hub and analyzed in R. (Project from Quantitative Social Science 17 “Data Visualization”) https://www.amandaczhou.com/writing daily 0.75 2022-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1579282295769-0T7PRV2333X0D981SM88/Brooks_Sandwiches_Alex_Cason-8600.jpg Writing 2022 - Co-owner killed at iconic Charlotte burger place where customers felt like family (Charlotte Observer, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1610242479127-GKZB6RTS54H193M3MZWO/CLT_OFFICER_FUNERAL_07.jpeg Writing 2022 - ‘Our hearts ache’: Slain NC police officer remembered for dedication and selflessness The 25-year-old officer was shot and killed while responding to a carjacking call. (Charlotte Observer, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/7d471915-e1e0-4558-950d-7be5980587bf/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+11.14.10+PM.png Writing 2022 - How Health One is setting up a model for alternative 911 response in Seattle (Seattle Times, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1579282231978-WTFO2SE74YEC70524IKD/CLT_FUNERAL_NATHANIEL_ISENHOUR_02.jpg Writing 2022 - They see every family after every murder. CMPD Victims Unit tested in year of violence. (Charlotte Observer, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1560804867482-RKHOD6IIZNML2SFUB2HV/470f031b9fab4e47a33cfb97ac7efb8f.jpg Writing 2022 - Feeding minds and bodies In the last few years, Dartmouth College has launched several programs to address food insecurity on campus. (Valley News, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1563942032378-7LJBQNQOTHJ153EA6QIH/4STA_07212019_1_A_P.jpg Writing 2022 - “The buttons on the console boxes light up – red, yellow, green. Then the room goes dark, and a monitor shows a rocket – 3, 2, 1.” (Tampa Bay Times, 2019) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1541382944747-0RH924D6IZ79ZY3BDOBD/23326_evan_morganf.jpg Writing 2022 - One injured and no arrests made in shooting on School Street (The Dartmouth, 2018) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/dad75a3d-10f6-4a48-82cf-de73da8589b8/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+10.45.59+PM.png Writing 2022 - Long-term care takes a toll on caregivers. Will the WA Cares Fund help? (Seattle Times, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/1609125060658-LZHA06TD85YR46IHGZ93/Screen+Shot+2020-12-27+at+10.10.42+PM.png Writing 2022 - Black drivers disproportionately stopped, searched, analysis of CMPD data shows (Charlotte Observer, 2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/370e9ff4-910d-47d2-b0e3-e3749c32f1b3/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+10.42.02+PM.png Writing 2022 - Scott Morrow, longtime organizer and godfather to Seattle’s tiny-home villages, dies (Seattle Times, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59449dcbd1758ea76a3da6a2/7ee9d1ea-1357-4cad-af4c-d90746571acf/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+11.04.13+PM.png Writing 2022 - CMPD made it hard for undocumented crime victims to get legal status. That may change. (Charlotte Observer, 2021)