Margolin Masterclass featuring journalist and alumna Sara Castellanos
October 17
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Sturm Hall, Room 248, Sam & Freda Davis Auditorium
Audience: Alumni, Current Student, Faculty, Neighbor or Friend, Staff
"What is journalism, and why does it matter?"
Sara Castellanos (’09) is News Editor on The Wall Street Journal’s Live Journalism team in New York City, where she plans topics of conversation for news interviews at marquee WSJ events. She was previously a reporter for WSJ, covering emerging technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence. She began her journalism career as a news and features reporter with the Aurora Sentinel and Aurora Magazine, focusing on city council and state politics.
She won awards for her coverage of topics including the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Sara was also a reporter and editor at the Boston Business Journal, where she covered startups and venture capital. At the University of Denver, she served as managing editor of The Clarion, DU’s student newspaper, and earned her degrees in journalism studies, business, and international studies. She is originally from Colorado and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
About the Morton L. Margolin Distinguished Lecture
This annual series is provided in honor of renowned Colorado business journalist Morton Margolin. During his distinguished 35-year career with the Rocky Mountain News and the Colorado Business Magazine, Margolin received many awards, including a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.