Participating Schools and Reporters:
Madeline Ackley is a junior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication majoring in digital journalism. She is currently the arts and entertainment editor at the Downtown Devil, an independent digital publication run by Arizona State University students. She covers business, arts and local politics.
Twitter: @mkayackley
Kara Carlson is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. While at the Cronkite School, she focused on digital journalism with an emphasis on business, politics and community reporting. She held multiple internships and was a reporter for ASU’s student-run online publication, the Downtown Devil.
Twitter: @KaraCarlson2
Derek Hall is an undergraduate student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He has interned for The Seattle Times, The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Business Journal, and he will be spending his summer at Bloomberg in Chicago. He will graduate in May 2020 with an emphasis in business journalism and a minor in economics.
Twitter: @dereknhall
Andres Guerra Luz is a recent graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. During his time at ASU, he interned at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and then at Reuters in New York. He graduated from ASU with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication.
Twitter: @AndresGLuz
Hailey Mensik is a business journalism student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and will receive her undergraduate degree in December. Last summer she reported for the Chicago Tribune’s business section and will be with the Los Angeles Times this summer. She enjoys covering retail and labor stories.
Twitter: @haileymensik1
Deagan Urbatsch is an undergraduate student from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication pursuing a degree in digital reporting with an emphasis on business. Urbatsch has narrowed his focus to data journalism and has written articles based on credit card debt, crime statistics and trends like children spending less time playing outdoors. In his free time, he enjoys reading and exploring nature.
Twitter: @DeaganUrbatsch
