Erin Petenko
Data Reporter
New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErin Petenko is a data reporter with a decade of experience turning public records and messy datasets into clear, interactive journalism at VTDigger. With a dual background in journalism and public health from Rutgers, she blends rigorous data analysis, custom coding, and visual storytelling to illuminate policy and community issues. Previously she covered New Jersey audiences for NJ Advance Media, honing beat reporting and data skills for The Star-Ledger and NJ.com. Erin’s work emphasizes accessible interactives and graphics that help readers explore complex stories themselves, and her portfolio demonstrates a knack for practical, audience-centered tools. Based in New Jersey, she brings newsroom discipline and technical curiosity to every project, often finding the human story hidden inside the spreadsheets.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Journalism and Public Health, Bachelor's degree, Journalism and Public Health at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Spanish
Github Skills (13)
data-journalism9
census8
journalism5
demographics4
spatial-data4
gis3
capacity3
location3
react2
shapefile2
elections2
python1
responsive1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
epetenko/datawrapper-tutorial
Feb 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:44 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
epetenko/congress-tracker
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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