Hey there, I’m Kayli.
Putting the multi in multimedia has always been my favorite part of journalism. I started as a print reporter, with my first byline in the local paper before I even had a driver’s license. In college I managed to save the student newspaper from closure, and that same year fell in love with visual story-telling and decided to pursue a masters degree in multimedia production.
I have held almost every position possible in a newsroom: reporter, photographer, videographer, copyeditor, social media manager, digital producer and editor. In 2017 I landed my childhood dream job at the Chicago Tribune where I worked as a digital and visual content editor, and later headed west to work as a digital strategist at the Denver Post.
I recently completed my Ph.D. at the University of Colorado Boulder and am currently an Assistant Professor of multimedia journalism at the University of Tennessee at Martin. My research focuses on media sociology, primarily organizational culture in newsrooms as it relates to journalists’ mental health and remote work. I also study the intersections of visual journalism and social media.