This week, we’d like you to meet our news intern Ella Heydenfeldt! She’s been with us since April and has covered everything from business and education to politics and the community.
- What got you started in journalism? Is the Indy your first step into reporting or have you done it before?
I’ve always been an obsessive reader — usually fiction books — and writing naturally followed. I first started publishing short articles about my life and travels on a personal website I made, and later dabbled in reporting with Santa Barbara Life & Style. But the Indy has been my first real experience inside a true newsroom, and I’ve loved every minute. - Are you currently in school? Do you work anywhere else besides interning here?
I’m in my final quarter at UC Santa Barbara, majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Professional Writing. I’m soaking up every last sunset and deadline before graduation.