Dana Amihere
personal statement

I’m a beat reporter turned self-taught newsroom developer-designer.

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When I first started in journalism, however, I thought that I wanted a career as a newspaperwoman in the traditional sense of pen to paper.

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Growing up, I had a voracious appetite for books. My study of literature and philosophy in college only fed that hunger. I loved to study others’ ideas and thoughts on the human condition as much as I loved reading stories about how other people lived it.

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After a few career detours, I realized that, more than anything, I just wanted to tell great stories...

of resiliency in the face of tragedy...




Devasted but not defeated   




of fighting injustice...

#BlackAtSMU   




and of holding others accountable.

Data shows lawmakers hiked tuition faster than schools   




I came to understand that online I could do more than show and tell.

I could allow people to listen to and watch

Police in peril   




...and interact with the story as part an immersive experience.

No-vaccine trend worries doctors   




I could take big data and put a human face to the numbers unconstrained by columns and inches.

Race for the Oscars