Jaeah Lee
Contributing Writer at The New York Times
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Top SchoolJaeah Lee is an award-winning independent journalist and contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine with 13 years of experience reporting on criminal justice, race, labor, and environmental issues. Her longform narrative work—recognized by the American Mosaic Journalism Prize and the PEN America Los Angeles Literary Award—combines investigative rigor with data-driven storytelling developed during a multi-year tenure at Mother Jones. A former Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow and recipient of multiple investigative fellowships, she has produced multimedia features from the field, including a China-focused environmental investigation that grew into a video series. Beyond traditional reporting she has designed newsroom tools, trained journalists in data practices, and helped build community platforms for AAPI storytellers, reflecting a blend of editorial craft, technical fluency, and civic engagement.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Journalism, East Asian Studies, B.A., Journalism, East Asian Studies at New York University
Github Skills (8)
legend8
tabletop8
jquery6
inline6
javascript5
spreadsheet5
svg4
excel2
Github contributions (5)
motherjones/us-color-coded-map
Dec 2012 - Nov 2014
Contributions:18 commits in 1 year 11 months
headlinesvgsvg-mapjavascriptgoogle-spreadsheet
motherjones/simple-slider
Dec 2012 - Nov 2014
Contributions:30 commits in 1 year 11 months
inlinesliderspreadsheetgoogle-spreadsheet
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