Kori Suzuki
Kori Suzuki, an undergraduate student from Macalester College, won Sony’s Photojournalism Scholarship.
Accomplishments
I’m a dedicated multimedia journalist with a strong focus on audio production and photojournalism. Though most of my professional experience is with radio-centric positions focused on writing, researching and editing, I have always pushed to integrate photography into my assignments and maximize my value as a multimedia reporter. No matter what I’m covering—California state conservation law, climate change and marine disease outbreaks, protests against structural racism across Minneapolis—my camera is always with me.
My work as a photojournalist has been published in KALW News, Living on Earth, the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and The Mac Weekly, my student newspaper. While I have little professional training, I have worked hard to strengthen my photojournalist’s instincts and visual literacy through experience, and my work has been recognized for it. In 2019, Imagining America named me one of nine JGS Fellows for photography and digital media, and this spring, my portraits and photo coverage of the youth climate strikes were honored by the Associated College Press and Visual Minnesota.
Career Goals
My long-term career goal is to join a team covering science, equity and the environment for a regional public radio station. I strongly believe that multimedia storytelling with an emphasis on photojournalism and audio production is the best way to convey essential infromation about climate change and environmental justice, and I have worked hard to cultivate a diverse multimedia skill set in the hopes of becoming a more valuable asset to my newsroom. As a fourth-generation Japanese American journalist, I also hope to help do the essential work of diversifying our industry and supporting journalists and communities of color. Ultimately, I seek to serve the communities where I live while telling stories with deep relevance to a broad audience.
Audio Podcasts
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What We Talk About When We Talk About the Environment
A lot of people think about climate change as a universal issue. But it’s also a civil rights issue—and that’s something the mainstream environmental movement is starting to recognize. I produced this podcast episode for The Mac Weekly, my student newspaper.
Project role: Reporter, Producer & Editor
Voices from George Floyd’s Funeral
They’re not household names. But for protestors from Minneapolis and Saint Paul, their calls for justice are a familiar sound. I produced this podcast episode for The Mac Weekly, my student newspaper.
Project role: Reporter, Producer & Editor
A Gap in America’s Childcare System
Across the country, healthcare workers are putting their lives on the line going to work each day. But a lot of healthcare workers are also parents. And with schools closed, many of them don’t have anyone to take care of their kids. I produced this podcast episode for The Mac Weekly, my student newspaper.
Project role: Reporter, Producer & Editor