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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.
![Residence Hall Director Jonathan Cardenas poses for a portrait in the residential life office of Bigelow Hall on August 18, 2020. Outside, residential assistants are arriving to move in for the 2020-2021 school year. Residence Hall Director Jonathan Cardenas poses for a portrait in the residential life office of Bigelow Hall on August 18, 2020. Outside, residential assistants are arriving to move in for the 2020-2021 school year.](https://nppf.org/wp-content/gallery/suzuki-back-to-school/thumbs/thumbs_5205-01_Suzuki_Kori_School.jpg)
![A protestor holds a sign reading "Count Every Vote" at a march to demand all votes be counted in the 2020 presidential election in Minneapolis on November 4, 2020, just one day after Election Day. A protestor holds a sign reading "Count Every Vote" at a march to demand all votes be counted in the 2020 presidential election in Minneapolis on November 4, 2020, just one day after Election Day.](https://nppf.org/wp-content/gallery/suzuki-election-day-aftermath/thumbs/thumbs_5195-01_Suzuki_Kori_Aftermath.jpg)
![A Minneapolis police officer speaks to a bystander as police cordon off the area of Nicollet Mall near the shooting on August 26, 2020. A Minneapolis police officer speaks to a bystander as police cordon off the area of Nicollet Mall near the shooting on August 26, 2020.](https://nppf.org/wp-content/gallery/suzuki-nicollet-mall/thumbs/thumbs_5214-01_Suzuki_Kori_Nicollet.jpg)
![George Floyd's killing at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer shocked millions of people around the world and ignited an ongoing national reckoning with systemic racism, police violence and white supremacy. But Floyd’s name is one entry in a long list of Black, Brown and Indigenous victims of police brutality. In Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the families of many of those victims have been at the forefront of the movement for justice for Floyd and structural changes to policing in Minnesota. As protests continue across the Twin Cities, those other names echo through the streets alongside that of George Floyd.Protestors stand across the street from a fire at NAPA Auto Parts in the Midway area of Saint Paul on May 28, 2020, two days after George Floyd's killing. George Floyd's killing at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer shocked millions of people around the world and ignited an ongoing national reckoning with systemic racism, police violence and white supremacy. But Floyd’s name is one entry in a long list of Black, Brown and Indigenous victims of police brutality. In Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the families of many of those victims have been at the forefront of the movement for justice for Floyd and structural changes to policing in Minnesota. As protests continue across the Twin Cities, those other names echo through the streets alongside that of George Floyd.Protestors stand across the street from a fire at NAPA Auto Parts in the Midway area of Saint Paul on May 28, 2020, two days after George Floyd's killing.](https://nppf.org/wp-content/gallery/suzuki-say-their-names/thumbs/thumbs_5224-01_Suzuki_Kori_Names.jpg)
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