The Los Angeles Times internship program was launched decades ago to find and maintain the next generation of journalists. Today, we continue this tradition with our spring cohort, which acquires a precious experience with some of the most urgent problems in a region where large stories are the norm – covering the arts, forest fires, sports, Hollywood and much more.
We are pleased to welcome five educated journalists in southern California who are impatient to bring their diverse narration to the largest newspaper west of Washington, DC, they join us for at least 10 weeks of intensive training And practice to help refine their profession and give life to their history ideas. Please meet them below.
Alia Yee Noll is a USC junior specializing in journalism and minors in documentary and gender and sexuality studies. She worked at the Daily Trojan throughout her college years, serving as an editor in arts and entertainment and associate editor. Last summer, she worked as a editorial trainee for Ms. Magazine. When she does not write, you can find it exploration of museums and restaurants in southern California, collecting rubber pads and making crosswords. She is delighted to join Times as an image intern.
Amy Contreras is a Chicana of Los Angeles and a recent graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she studied comparative ethnic studies and Spanish. For her senior project, she created La Vitrina, the first newspaper at the Latin Campus in Cal Poly. She also contributed to the campus radio station as a podcast host for “different questions”, where she covered diversity, equity and inclusion problems. She worked as an intern of communications at the Washington Office on Latin America, where she translated press releases, wrote the weekly bulletin and wrote a copy for social networks. She also searched and collaborated with the Chumash tribe north of Yak Titʸu Yak Tiłhini (YTT) to design the native foot visit of Cal Poly, which explores the living traditions and knowledge of the tribe which swallowed up campus and surroundings . Amy likes to spend time at home with her dog, camie and cat, coconut, watching Mexican telenovelas and sip her homemade slats. She is delighted to join Los to get involved and explore the Latinx community.
Benjamin Royer is an Angeleno who will graduate in May with a master’s degree in specialized journalism from the USC, where he received the Selden Ring Investigative Journalism Fellowship. From 2022 to 2024, he studied communication at the UCLA, where he was an assistant sports editor and staff editor for the Daily Bruin. Since July, he has written for Times as an independent journalist, covering the sports of the school, the Los Angeles Sparks, UCLA gymnastics and the USC women’s basketball. His signature also appeared in the New York Times and UCLA Blueprint, covering events on campus, medicine and the sports media. Benjamin is passionate about sports investigation journalism and is eager to join Times, his native newspaper and the sports section he grew up reading.
Lupe llerenas, Originally from the San Fernando Valley, is a recent graduate of Cal State Northridge and the Annenberg School for the communication and journalism of the USC. As a bilingual and proud first generation American journalist, Lupe brings her cultural sense to her relationships to find new stories. His work was published on Iheartmedia, Mitú, Associated Press Entertainment and Secret Los Angeles, among others. When she does not prepare for an interview, by continuing a story on social networks or by covering an event, she listens to her favorite hip-hop and Latin music artists. She is delighted to join Los as a content creator. Stay connected with LUPE on all social media platforms: @luellerenas.
Anthony SolorzanoBorn and raised in Pomona, likes to tell stories in any format. Over the years, he has contributed to publications such as Sac Media, the Taco, the Pomonan and the various press points in the Southern South California group. In his free time, he wrote two newsletters: “through the grove”, which explores the culture and politics of his hometown; And “Pseudo Pop”, highlighting social comments through the objective of movies and television programs. Joining the Times as an intern is a dream come true for Anthony.
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