Makea Luzader

About

I'm currently a digital producer at DC News Now, and I was part of the pilot team to establish the station. I'm passionate about digital journalism and combining different types of media to aid in storytelling.I graduated in 2020 from the University of Maryland, where I received a double degree in Broadcast Journalism and Government and Politics as well as a minor in Chinese. I have a Chinese-American background and grew up in Western Maryland. I also lived in Beijing, China for a year before attending college.I have experience in copy editing, updating websites and widgets, and newsgathering - as well as interviewing, getting video, and editing video.I am very passionate about multimedia storytelling and combining emotion from video and photos with the power of the written word. I recently became interested in web design as well. I love covering social issues and telling minorities' stories as well as using social media to reach more and more people.Outside of work, I'm enthusiastic about human rights, wildlife conservation, video games, East Asian pop culture and associated issues, and dancing. Please reach out to me if you have any questions - or if you want to talk about anything in general!