Alice Yin
journalism portfolio
About
Alice Yin
Welcome! My name is Alice and I am a journalist at the Chicago Tribune, where I report on Cook County politics and the upcoming Obama Presidential Center. I came there after stints at the Chicago Sun-Times, The Associated Press, The New York Times Magazine and other outlets. A Bay Area native, I graduated in 2017 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with degrees in journalism and economics.
Resume
Journalism Experience
Chicago Tribune Politics Reporter
Chicago, Illinois — March 2019 - present
- Chases breaking news and enterprise stories surrounding Cook County government, the Obama Presidential Center, Chicago City Hall and other political topics
- Documents the coronavirus pandemic’s enduring impact on Chicago
- Reports on social justice movements, from on-the-scene dispatches at protests to long-form stories about anti-police brutality activism
- Worked for a year on overnights, meeting victims at crime scenes and writing narrative-focused stories on the impact of gun violence
Chicago Sun-Times Reporter
Chicago, Illinois — Aug. 2018 – March 2019
- Reported on all overnight crime and breaking news in the Chicago area for readers and wire service subscribers
- Reported on newsworthy lawsuits filed in Cook County Circuit Court
- Pushed out email and app breaking news alerts and wrote Twitter copy
Associated Press Legislative Reporter
Lansing, Michigan — March 2018 – July 2018
- Covered legislation including budgets, gun control and K-12 education under Michigan’s statehouse and Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration
- Reported on the 2018 midterm elections and chased news on topics from the Flint water crisis to Michigan State University’s sexual abuse scandal surrounding Larry Nassar
- Wrote three to five breaking news and/or enterprise stories per week
The New York Times James Reston Reporting Fellow — Magazine
New York, New York — June 2017 - Feb. 2018
- Wrote, pitched and researched for the Sunday Magazine
- Led audience engagement projects, working one-on-one with readers to edit responses
- Crafted all tweets, produced web stories and assisted editors with news administration
Chicago Magazine Research Assistant
Chicago, Illinois — March 2017 - June 2017
- Wrote and pitched stories about Chicago culture and politics
- Fact-checked and researched print and online stories, usually under same-day deadlines
NBC Dateline Editorial Intern
Los Angeles, California — June 2016 – Aug. 2016
- Served as assistant producer of the JonBenet Ramsey special, facilitating multiple footage shootings
- Reported on court hearings and sentencings for homicide cases
- Researched and fact-checked crime stories using LexisNexis, PACER, official medical records, police reports and deposition tapes
Boston Globe Editorial Intern
Washington, D.C. — March 2016 - June 2016
- Pitched and reported stories on the 2016 presidential election and Massachusetts politics in enterprise reporting, daily news stories and statistical analysis
- Cultivated source contacts throughout coverage of presidential candidates and Congress
- Wrote 17 stories for online and/or print publication, including a front-page feature
Education
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Evanston, Illinois — Class of 2017
Bachelor of Science in Journalism/Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Awards
National Headliner Awards
2021
- First Place in Best Political Coverage
Peter Lisagor Awards
2020
- Finalist in Best Political and Government Reporting
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award
April 2016
- National finalist/Region 5 winner for breaking news
Illinois College Press Association
- Feb. 2016 — Third place for feature story
- Feb. 2015 — Honorable mention for feature story
Dean’s List
Fall 2014
Skills
Mandarin Chinese
- Advanced proficiency in speaking
- Basic proficiency in reading/writing
Avid Interplay Assist and iNEWS
LexisNexis and PACER
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign and Illustrator
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat
WordPress, Google Analytics, Sprout and Chartbeat
Basic HTML/CSS, JavaScript and STATA
Clips
Chicago Tribune
POLITICS
- Chicago’s postmaster should resign after months of mail delays, South Side politicians say
- ‘My body, my choice’: Why some vaccine mandate objectors in police and fire ranks are willing to lose jobs rather than get the shot
- For a second time, Cook County commissioners consider a resolution targeting policing, jail funding: ‘We have to say out loud that Black lives matter’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot chooses only reporters of color for interviews ahead of 2-year-anniversary, sparking debate over media diversity and access
- Barack and Michelle Obama will attend presidential center groundbreaking in Chicago’s Jackson Park Tuesday: ‘This is not your grandparents’ presidential library’
- Cook County commissioner fired employee after she complained of sexual harassment, EEOC complaint says
- Under Cook County budget proposal, sheriff’s office faces 4% budget cut. Activists who support less funding for law enforcement say that’s ‘not enough’
- Cook County Board of Ethics members ousted by Toni Preckwinkle are frustrated with shakeups, pace of proposed reforms
- In front of backdrop of a dozen gray tents, activists warn Lightfoot of displacement around proposed Obama center without a community benefits agreement in place
- Struggling kids, fed-up parents: Chicago families who want CPS schools open say they’re being drowned out by ongoing teachers union pushback
- Obama Presidential Center groundbreaking could happen in August, after 4 years of delays
- Cook County public health co-lead Dr. Rachel Rubin loses both her parents to COVID-19 in ‘surreal’ two-week span
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged $10 million to businesses damaged by looting. The city paid out far less, records show.
- Autographs and no apologies as Rod Blagojevich returns home: 'I didn’t do the things they said I did. They lied on me.’
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/BREAKING NEWS
- ‘I see them coming around’: After 7-year-old Natalia Wallace’s fatal shooting on another 4th of July, her siblings and family still navigate grief
- A slain teen’s family held a march in his honor. Then they spotted the person they suspected of killing him, who grinned and flashed a pistol.
- ‘Summer ’89’: The portrait of Jordan Cooper — a Chicago story of a brightly colored life and an early death
- His brother stumbled back into Richard’s Bar after being stabbed. He had to decide: ‘Do I hold my brother for his last dying breaths … or go find the guy who did this?’
- After 60-year-old Vietnamese American man is attacked from behind in Chicago’s Uptown, daughter says: ‘I don’t think that we should keep silent’
- Family of Anthony Alvarez marches through Portage Park to demand charges in fatal Chicago police shooting: ‘He didn’t deserve to get killed this way’
- Her son was waiting to get into the police academy when he was shot in the head at a block party, but mom holds out hope for him and the city: ‘Chicago can get better’
- 2 boys, 1 man stabbed outside Navy Pier after Fourth of July fireworks; 17 others injured in ‘stampede’ following false reports of gunfire
HUMAN INTEREST- ‘What if the next victim is me?’: For Asian American women, Atlanta massacre resurfaces painful memories of racism and misogyny.
- ‘Unprecedented’ number of people turning to GoFundMe as a last resort during pandemic. ‘It’s like you’re putting your heart out there’
- Man apologizes for throwing Chicago house party caught on viral video, says he was honoring 2 slain friends, didn’t realize health risks of packed crowd
- During pandemic, swanky Gold Coast hotel has become a haven for people living on the street and others at risk. ‘Housing is health care.’
All stories by me here.
The Associated Press
POLITICS/HIGHER EDUCATION
- Red flag laws may prevent more suicides than mass shootings
- Nassar victim: Michigan State leader offered secret payoff
- Michigan to close Flint’s free bottled water sites
- Michigan State keeps president, to issue $500 million bond
- Michigan Senate: Medicaid recipients must find work
- Michigan candidate criticized over anti-Muslim remarks
- Should Michigan sex ed require ‘yes means yes’ curriculum?
- Can Snyder’s ‘Marshall Plan’ fill the Michigan talent gap?
© 2016