Modern storytelling, traditional ethics
Hi, I'm Christina.
My writing career began by teaching students how to write and polish their own work. When a twist of fate brought the power of journalism close to home, I learned to harness the best technology has to offer to bring the stories of the voiceless to life through compelling audio and visual mediums. I've learned what it takes to tell stories in an AI-saturated world — a certain humanness that I believe is essential to good reporting. Along the way, I've watched and observed many cases of journalism ethics gone wrong, and am determined to pursue rigorous standards of truth-telling in my own work.
Certification
Digital Storytelling
Awarded by
Harvard Extension School
Selected Writing
Profiles, features & essays
Long-form reporting and criticism on journalism, faith, and the ethics of the emerging media landscape.
“Take Great Care”: Humanity at the Heart of Amory Sivertson’s Journalistic Work
For years, Amory Sivertson has lived alongside the story of a murder whose perpetrator is legally unknown — and the family it will not let go.
Journalists Should Use — and Question — the AI Systems Reshaping Their Craft
The tools and systems of AI are like a library — full of books both helpful and controversial, none of which should be banned.
Poynter’s Alex Mahadevan Warns Newsrooms of AI’s “Market Failure” — and Its Opportunities
Alex Mahadevan visited Harvard Extension School’s journalism ethics class to describe a coming disruption to the “talent pipeline” — and what journalists must do about it.
“She Said” and the Quiet Discipline of Believing Women
Kazan’s Jodi can at once hold space for tears and embrace a propulsive rage as she digs for the reason behind the victim’s emotion.
“Are Haitians Bad?”: American Christians, Haitian Migrants, and the Cost of Silence
“Do we love them as much as we say we do — that we would go to another country to go see them and serve them, but now that they’re here . . . we’re not stepping up for them?”
The Podcast
Moving On.
Breaking up with the American experiment.
Some Americans are assembling go bags, renewing passports, and weighing whether to leave the country. Christina meets them where they are — and asks what it would take to go, and what it costs to stay. Researched, written, hosted, recorded, and edited entirely by her.
Deciding Factors
Go bags, passports, and a line in the sand — the deciding factors pushing some Americans toward the exit.
Get in touch
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