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    Robin Epley

    journalist * editor * producer * advocate

  • JOURNALIST SEEKS WORK

    Hi! I'm Robin!

    As a working journalist for nearly a decade, my byline has appeared in numerous national and local outlets, including the Sacramento Bee, the Chico Enterprise-Record, Sacramento Magazine, Capitol Weekly, the Chico and Sacramento news & reviews, SacTown magazine, Comstock's magazine, YourTango, Bustle, HelloGiggles, Courthouse News Service, TechWire

    and much more!

    Editor

    I have extensive editing experience in newspaper, magazine, opinion and feature journalism, as well as in audio. Being a good editor requires finely-honed writing skills, even more so than as a writer, because editing is about making someone else's words sing.

    Producer

    Even though I was born with a severe speech impediment, I worked hard to overcome it, and I now produce several podcasts and audio-based projects. I've also worked as a reporter and anchor for news radio stations in multiple states.

    Advocate

    Good journalism thrives in a community that supports its own. That's why I've previously served on the board of directors for the Sacramento Press Club and the Sacramento Online News Association. I'm also the founder of Millennials in Media, a mentorship program for young journalists, and the founder of the Future of Journalism podcast, which shines a light on the unique issues journalists face in the first 10 years of their career.

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    Staff of the Chico Enterprise-Record

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    inhaled

    "Inhaled" is a five-part feature series with a companion podcast created for the Chico Enterprise-Record, and published in June and July 2019.

     

    In five unique stories and episodes, this series investigates the physical effects of wildfire smoke on Northern California following the devastating Camp Fire on Nov. 8, 2018.

     

    "Inhaled" presents a deeply-researched look at what was in the air that November day and who was affected.

     

    In this series, I asked readers to consider what comes next in our changing climate where wildfires are not just a probability in the future of California, but an inevitability.

    Find the series of articles at www.chicoer.com/inhaled, and the podcast on whatever listening platform you choose,

    including iTunes and Spotify.

  • clips

    recent examples of work

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    March 2021

    Local group attempts to turn state-run Jackson Forest into a redwood preserve

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    October 2020

    They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but maybe you can make an old dog park look new again?

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    May 2019

    Organizers say the council's failure to support AB 430 is a factor

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    February 2019

    Finding the last victims’ names, housing with FEMA, starting a town over and more

  • TV & Radio

    some of my appearances on other outlets

    KTVU Fox 2 News - San Francisco

    Nov. 29, 2018

    Live interview with KTVU evening anchors Julie Haener and Frank Somerville

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    KQED California Report - San Francisco

    July 3, 2019

    "Examining the Dangers of Wildfire Smoke" Interview by Lily Jamali

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    KCRW Press Play - San Francisco

    June 19, 2020

    "Named for Confederate general, California’s Fort Bragg considers a change" Interview by Madeleine Brand

  • longform

    a few of my favorite features

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    February 2019

    The recordings include two hours worth of calls, with more than 1,300 still to come.

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    July 2017

    In June 2009, Raymond “Chuckie” Hitchcock got to do something he’d been waiting for his entire life: He finally got to tick the box labeled “Native American” next to his name on a government form.

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    February 2017

    California construction companies fought nine years ago to bring common-sense exemptions to OSHA's dust regulations — now, federal updates are complicating compliance.

  • The Future of Journalism

    a (forthcoming) podcast about young journalists & the hazy future we've inherited

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    Coming Soon

    to all fine podcast purveyors

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