Katy June-Friesen

Katy is a writer, editor, and media producer with a background in communications and journalism. She has worked for nonprofits, higher ed institutions, and news outlets producing stories, editing publications, managing research projects, and writing for documentary and public history projects. Her journalism has appeared in national magazines and newspapers. She is a Ph.D. candidate in journalism/media studies at University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where her research focuses on news coverage and public discourse surrounding gentrification.