BIO

The way I see it, at the core of journalism is always the community—journalists write about communities for the community, and without journalism, the democratic process that brings communities together wouldn’t be possible.

 

Community----and community engagement reporting----is what makes me passionate about journalism. It pulls you out of the confines of the preconceived notions you have about the world around you and introduces you to purposeful work that is greater than yourself or any other individual. With this in mind, I hope to become a reporter/editor in print/digital journalism with the goal of diversifying coverage, representing underrepresented communities and focusing on social justice.

 

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Savannah Rose Dagupion is a Journalism and Mass Communication major at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is a student in Barrett, the Honors College, and she is pursuing a minor in English. She is a managing editor for State Press Magazine and a freelance reporter for Lonely Planet. She was also on the 2022 editorial board for Write On, Downtown: A Journal of Phoenix creativity. In 2021, Savannah was recognized as Hawaiʻi’s Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Educators Association. 

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When she is not hanging out with her cat Chester, Savannah likes to play the guitar and ukulele, sing, and learn new things.