I am the night public-safety reporter at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. I cover breaking news and work on long-term projects as I get time. I'm one of the paper's "mojos," or mobile journalists, so I take along a video camera and other equipment when I go to breaking news events.

Back in college, at Washington State University, I worked at The Daily Evergreen, a 12,000-circulation student newspaper that not only covers campus news, it's the community's largest media outlet. During my last semester at WSU, I was editor-in-chief. I also worked aa reporter, photographer, videographer and copy chief at the Evergreen. I graduated in May 2007 with a bachelor's degree in communication with an emphasis in print journalism.