Kristen Hwang

For the past two years, I have worked as an education reporter at The Desert Sun in Southern California covering local school districts and issues that impact education. But occasionally I do get to sneak in some writing about other topics, like health or the environment, and my work has also been published in USA … More Clips

After the Fire Five months after the Camp Fire decimated the town of Paradise, killing 85 people and burning 18,000 structures, survivors fear that their prolonged exposure to the thick, black smoke has left them with chronic respiratory and heart disease. (Reported and produced by Kristen Hwang and Shuang Li)   In a bid to … More Video

I am a graduate student at UC Berkeley, studying journalism and public health. Prior to returning to school, I worked as a multimedia journalist for the Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., covering K-12 and higher education. My work has been published by the New York Times, CalMatters, USA TODAY, NBCNews.com, The Arizona Republic, the … More About