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Hi!

My name is Angela and I'm an early career journalist interning with the Metro section of The Boston Globe.

At The Globe, I've covered public health, politics and general assignment stories. I told the story of an amputee whose life was changed by a bionic knee developed by MIT researchers and reported from the Massachusetts statehouse on proposed legislation to reduce ambulance delays. I covered city council candidate forums and walked around Boston, interviewing 25 residents about the cost of living and their day-to-day lives over the last four years, for a project evaluating Mayor Michelle Wu's first term, ahead of the city's November municipal elections. I also contributed to breaking news coverage, interviewing survivors of a fire at an assisted living facility and writing a dispatch on proceedings in a federal trial about the Trump administration deporting students who supported Palestine.

Before Boston, I spent a gap year interning with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board where I grew to love reporting on local government. I wrote accountability stories about the DART, the region's public transit agency and loved finding unique stories buried in zoning documents or at community meetings that other reporters weren't attending.

I've also reported on city government for The South Bend Tribune and arts and culture for Mint Lounge. I'm originally from Mumbai, India and I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May 2025.

Mass. considers scrapping religious exemptions for vaccinations

I tracked down parents, particularly vaccine-skeptics, who spoke out at a Massachusetts statehouse against the proposed move to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations, for this story. Produced a balanced story about how attitudes to vaccines are changing, especially in light of the elevation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to US secretary of Health and Human Services.

The Dallas Morning News • 22nd October 2023

Is a ‘child care cliff’ lurking ahead for Dallas-Fort Worth day care providers?

This story, that localized the impact of the end of federal aid to child care providers, made the Sunday front page. I reported it during a two-week stint on the business desk when I was spending a gap year from college interning with the opinion section of The Dallas Morning News. I told the story of the expiring COVID-era aid for child care from the lens of small business owners. I reported extensively to convince owners to speak publicly about their financial issues and weaved in statistics to show the impact on Texas’ economy.

Mass. EMS bills a ﬁrst step to speed up ambulances and save lives

I pitched this story explaining proposed legislation to improve EMS service in Massachusetts after a two-year-old died because of a delayed ambulance. I heard about the story from a legislator I had connected with while covering a previous story on Beacon Hill. I included perspectives from EMTs, the victim’s mother, legislators and an expert on national EMS issues who contextualized how effective the bills would be and compared them to other states' laws.