Natalia Young

Journalism '25 | Cal Poly SLO

Multimedia journalist | Photographer

Copyeditor | Poet

Welcome to my portfolio.

Here you'll find examples of my TV news packages, radio news wraps, web stories, and creative work. At the bottom of this page you'll see my weekly R.E.P.O.R.T., updated every Monday.

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KSBY News •

Multiple Santa Maria high schools celebrate graduations

On a day filled with jubilant cheers and palpable excitement, three local high schools marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter.Righetti High School, Pioneer Valley High School, and Santa Maria High School all held their graduation ceremonies on Thursday. Pioneer Valley High School had the largest graduating class with over 700 tasseled caps, while Santa Maria High School had roughly 700 graduates, and Righetti had nearly 600 graduates. Santa Maria Joint Union High School Dist...
KSBY News •

SLO Food Bank organizing Hunger Awareness Day events throughout the county

The SLO Food Bank, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization, is inviting community members to participate in its Hunger Awareness Day initiative on Friday, June 7.According to the organization's spokesperson, the program is aimed at raising awareness about food insecurity and alleviating hunger across San Luis Obispo County.SLO Food Bank CEO Molly Kern spoke with KSBY about the event. "So every year, on the first Friday in June, the SLO Food Bank celebrates Hunger Awareness Day, and it's this...

Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T.

Reading:

☕︎The Economist

☀The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

⏾ A Year in Provence          by Peter Mayle

Eating:

|Beef bourguignon| |Creamy mashed potatoes| |Roasted Brussels sprouts with pecans|

Playing:

♖ Okami on Nintendo Wii

♪ A Winter Postcard            by Frederic Chopin

⿴ Howl's Moving Castle by Studio Ghibli

Observing:

A new gait analysis system uses motion data and machine learning to assess personality traits, achieving 89.66% for the agreeableness trait.

Recording:

I'm filming a memoir with my older relatives, capturing their stories as they recount our family history, share personal experiences, and pass down lessons they've learned.

Trying:

I'm mastering rack focusing on an ENG camera and learning how to play "Creep" by Radiohead on my ukulele.