WRITING
* My writing portfolio can also be found on Muckrack: https://muckrack.com/stella-lorence-1/portfolio *
San José Spotlight is the city’s first nonprofit news organization dedicated to independent political and business reporting. Our mission is to change the face of local journalism by building a community-supported newsroom that ignites civic engagement, educates citizens and strengthens our democracy.
Boston University New Service is an online multimedia publication that promotes student-driven journalism. Their mission is to publish stories through a Boston lens with a commitment to excellence and a dedication to the trust of our readers and community. I am a court reporter averaging two stories per week from any of several different courthouses in the Boston area.
The Buzz is BU's student-run lifestyle magazine. In addition to weekly online content, The Buzz publishes a biannual print edition. I am a writer for the campus section, and have had two articles in print editions.
"Represent" - published in print Spring 2019
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"Alpha Dogs" - published online 12/10/18
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"From Visas to Jetlag" - published in print Fall 2018
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Teen Ink is "a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos, and forums," according to their website. They publish content online in addition to monthly print issues. I have had an article, a short story, and a photograph published online, and I achieved bronze contributor status. In addition, my first piece published to their website received the Editors' Choice award and was featured on the homepage.
"One for the History Books" - published online 8/8/16; receiver of Editors' Choice award
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"Miracle of the Flowers" - published 9/2/17
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The Burlingame B is Burlingame High School's student-run newspaper. I wrote for The B for three years, working from Staff Reporter to Senior Reporter, and finally to Design Editor. In addition to writing articles, I designed print layouts, including double-truck spreads and front pages.
"Burlingame March for Our Lives draws crowd of 400" - published online 3/26/18
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"Peace march in Burlingame draws crowd of 300" - published online 8/29/17
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"Senior Brandon Beswick is writing a book, Reincarnation" - published online 4/14/17
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