Journalism
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Journalism ·
At age 11, Wijeratne joined the editorial board of her middle school newspaper. By 14, her team at The Trace won the 2019 Global Youth & News Media Award for the Since Parkland project. Here are the highlights of her longtime love for journalism.
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"What it Means to be a Woman"
UCSB HUMANITIES & FINE ARTS
“A Box of One’s Own: Women Beyond Borders” exhibit on display since January – a collaborative archive allowing women across the globe to transform small wooden boxes into expressions of cultural womanhood.
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"Transferring from a College Mindset"
TIDELINE NEWS
How feasible is transferring into a four-year college? The proximity and affordability of two years of community college often allows students to support their families and ease spending.
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"Since Parkland: 1200 Dead and 1200 Stories"
THE TRACE, MIAMI HERALD, & MCCLATCHY
Working with The Trace, Miami Herald, and McClatchy, student reporters set out to measure the void left in homes and classrooms that have lost young people to perpetual gun violence.
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"Don't Move On from #MeToo"
TIDELINE NEWS
By continuing to write about the issue of sexual assault, we refuse to let it fade from relevancy. It is the job of those of us who want change to keep demanding it, to call out those who stand idly by.
