“Julia is a journalist with incredible breadth and versatility. Whether she's creating interactive graphics online, producing radio stories or crafting social media strategies, she approaches her work thoughtfully, with user experience and engagement as her highest priority. For Julia, no concept is too big and no comma too small. She is a rare combination of a big ideas thinker and a detailed editor.”
Julia B. Chan
San Francisco, California, United States
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Julia is an award-winning multiplatform journalist, project manager and digital…
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Last week, I had a surreal moment on my way to work. After finishing the NYT Audio app early in the morning, I was listening to our stories on the…
Last week, I had a surreal moment on my way to work. After finishing the NYT Audio app early in the morning, I was listening to our stories on the…
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We just won our very first national Murrow award!! Cue tears and confetti🎉 If you're familiar with the series that won, you understand just how…
We just won our very first national Murrow award!! Cue tears and confetti🎉 If you're familiar with the series that won, you understand just how…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
Courses
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2017 ONA Women’s Leadership Accelerator
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2019 AAJA Executive Leadership Program
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Projects
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The I Files, YouTube's first investigative news channel
Produced by The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), The I Files selects and showcases the best investigative videos from around the world. Major contributors include The New York Times, ABC, BBC, Al-Jazeera and the Investigative News Network.
Other creatorsSee project
Honors & Awards
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2021 Regional Emmy Award
San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Public Affairs Program winner for "Out on the Inside: Transgender Women Share Stories From a California Prison"
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2020 Regional Murrow Award
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
Excellence in Social Media winner for "When the Lights Go Out: Preparing the Bay Area for Power Shutoffs," a project that provided crucial reporting on the PG&E shutoffs and offered audiences a space to engage with KQED’s reporters.
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2019 ONA Community Award
Online News Association
The Online News Association honored and recognized the dedication and industry impact of the Journalists of Color Slack administrators Lo Bénichou, Julia B. Chan, Tauhid Chappell, Erik Reyna, Lam Thuy Vo, Sisi Wei and Aaron Williams, with the ONA Community Award.
From ONA: "As volunteers, this group has helped to create a community that puts journalists of color in the same 'room,' forming a support network that travels with them throughout their careers. JOC Slack allows journalists of…The Online News Association honored and recognized the dedication and industry impact of the Journalists of Color Slack administrators Lo Bénichou, Julia B. Chan, Tauhid Chappell, Erik Reyna, Lam Thuy Vo, Sisi Wei and Aaron Williams, with the ONA Community Award.
From ONA: "As volunteers, this group has helped to create a community that puts journalists of color in the same 'room,' forming a support network that travels with them throughout their careers. JOC Slack allows journalists of color to engage in meaningful conversations on a variety of topics and projects, and the community is expanding beyond its online space to in-person meet-ups and connections." -
2019 AAJA Executive Leadership Program
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2018 Regional Murrow Award
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
"America's Digital Dumping Ground" wins Best News Documentary in the Small Digital News Organization category for Region 14.
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2017 Online Journalism Award, Audio Digital Storytelling
Online News Association
"The Wall" multimedia package wins for Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling in the Large Newsroom category.
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2017 Online Journalism Award, Topical Reporting
Online News Association
Reveal episode "Standing Rock and beyond" wins in the Medium Newsroom category for Topical Reporting.
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2017 Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism
Asian American Journalists Association
Julia B. Chan and Scott Pham won for their Reveal piece, “Portraits of A Trump Supporter.” Producing a multimedia project that would publish 10 months before the 2016 presidential election, judges said that the pair “nailed the big story that the rest of America would be talking about.”
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2017 News & Documentary Emmy nomination
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
“My four months as a private prison guard,” a multi-platform investigation based on Shane Bauer’s reporting, was nominated for a national Emmy Award in the “Outstanding New Approaches: Current News” category.
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2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator fellowship
Online News Association
Julia was one of 25 women leaders selected from a pool of nearly 350 applicants to attend ONA's 2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator.
Each participant presented a unique problem in their careers which they will focus on throughout the course of the Accelerator, to be held Feb. 5-10, 2017 at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles.
Each class member has demonstrated an aptitude for leadership through their past…Julia was one of 25 women leaders selected from a pool of nearly 350 applicants to attend ONA's 2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator.
Each participant presented a unique problem in their careers which they will focus on throughout the course of the Accelerator, to be held Feb. 5-10, 2017 at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles.
Each class member has demonstrated an aptitude for leadership through their past projects, resumes and references. The outstanding journalists that were selected for the 2017 group have a range of skill sets and areas of expertise, and represent diversity across race, geography, technology platforms and organization size. -
2016 News & Documentary Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Reveal won in the "New Approaches: Current News Coverage" category for multimedia project and investigation, "The Dead Unknown."
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2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence
Radio Television Digital News Association
Reveal won in the Small Online News Organization category.
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2016 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Website
Radio Television Digital News Association
Reveal won in the Small Online News Organization category.
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2015 EPPY Award
Editor & Publisher
In collaboration with The Center for Public Integrity, the multimedia project "Criminalizing Kids" wins for Best Community Service on a Media-Affiliated Website.
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2015 Finalist for Online Journalism Award – General Excellence
Online News Association
Honored in the Medium category.
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2015 Finalist for Online Journalism Award – Pro-am Student Projects
Online News Association
"Assault on Justice" – a project by Reveal, WAMU88.5 News and the Investigative Reporting Workshop was honored as a 2015 finalist.
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2015 Finalist for National Awards for Education Reporting
Education Writers Association
Project "Criminalizing Kids" was a finalist in the Investigative Reporting category for General News Outlet with Medium Staff.
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2014 Finalist for IRE Award – Multiplatform
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
"Subsidized Squalor" was a collaborative project by The Center for Investigative Reporting, San Francisco Chronicle, KQED News, RAW Talent and The Off/Page Project. It was named as a finalist in the "Multiplatform – Large" category.
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2013 Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards
Featured in Reveal's pilot episode, our shocking report about overdose deaths at Veterans Administration hospitals: "The VA’s Opiate Overload," was honored with a Peabody Award.
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News & Information Webby Honoree
The Webby Awards
For the second year in a row, The I Files was selected as an Official Honoree in the News & Information category for The Webby Awards.
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News & Information Webby Honoree
The Webby Awards
The I Files was selected as an Official Honoree in The 17th Annual Webby Awards in the News & Information category.
Languages
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English
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Chinese
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Organizations
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Asian American Journalists Association
Vice President of Civic Engagement
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The Coral Project
Project Advisor
-The Coral Project is an open source project to help publishers of all sizes build better communities around their journalism. Its board of advisors meets regularly with the project lead—the board gives feedback, advice, and recommendations about all aspects of The Coral Project’s work, from strategy to product decisions.
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Asian American Journalists Association
National Advisory Board Member
-AAJA is led by its national Board of Directors with the counsel of its Advisory Board. The board ensures AAJA is fulfilling its mission, meeting the needs of its members and operating legally, effectively and efficiently.
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Asian American Journalists Association - SF Bay Area Chapter
President
-AAJA-SF is dedicated to building a diverse community of journalists, media professionals and students in the San Francisco Bay Area. The chapter support journalists throughout their careers with scholarships, professional development, community-building and mentorship.
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Investigative Reporters and Editors
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Online News Association
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