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Alums on how the Stanford Journalism grad program helped their careers
The journalism program blends multimedia storytelling fundamentals with data reporting techniques.

Stanford Journalism alumni translate storytelling skills to impactful media careers
Dozens of alumni have launched into newsrooms worldwide
Stanford Journalism alumni are telling stories at newsrooms across the world, from The New York Times to The Washington Post to The Verge.

Xavier Martinez (MA 2024) covers Harvard's clash with Trump Administration
Phoebe Quinton, 2023, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“In the data journalism classes, [faculty] went through how to clean data ... because sometimes a small mistake can just really grow,”
Danielle Echeverria, 2021, SF Chronicle

“It’s where I learned how to be a journalist … really understanding how to report and how to do it with a lot of thoughtfulness and empathy.”
Katlyn Alo, 2018, SF Chronicle

“You’re working with professors who have invested in this idea that innovation needs to happen in the industry.”
Farida Jhabvala Romero, 2015, KQED

“I got to go a lot deeper with the stories I did here because I was able to use multimedia and data, in addition to the skills I had before. Those additional tools help you become a better storyteller.”