Hi, my name is Ruairí (pronounced ruhr-ree) Alfredo Arrieta-Kenna.
I’m a journalist at Politico Magazine, where I used to be an intern. I now mostly work behind-the-scenes, helping to produce the publication’s bi-monthly print magazine, but I also occasionally write stuff, like this.
I recently graduated from Stanford University, where I studied political science and comparative studies in race and ethnicity. I also spent a brief time studying sociology and public policy at Oxford University.
Prior to graduating and returning to Politico, I was a summer intern at Vox, during which I mainly did reporting on energy and the environment.
At Stanford, student journalism was my main thing. My sophomore year, I wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Stanford Daily; I created and co-hosted a podcast for the campus political magazine, Stanford Politics; and I was selected by a committee of John S. Knight Journalism Fellows to receive a scholarship award for “outstanding student journalism.” In the following years, I left the student newspaper to become a senior editor and eventually editor-in-chief of Stanford Politics. With Stanford Politics, I re-launched the print magazine with a new graphic design and photography team, invested in greater reporting, and created and wrote an email newsletter that grew to over 10,000 subscribers. (The magazine’s first cover story under my editorial leadership would go on to be named by Longreads as one of the best pieces of local reporting of 2017.)
I’m originally from Los Angeles but currently based in Washington, D.C. You can (and should!) follow me on Twitter @ruairiak. If you’re interested in getting in touch, please email me at ruairiak@protonmail.com or contact me on Signal at 626-354-7184.
I recently graduated from Stanford University, where I studied political science and comparative studies in race and ethnicity. I also spent a brief time studying sociology and public policy at Oxford University.
Prior to graduating and returning to Politico, I was a summer intern at Vox, during which I mainly did reporting on energy and the environment.
At Stanford, student journalism was my main thing. My sophomore year, I wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Stanford Daily; I created and co-hosted a podcast for the campus political magazine, Stanford Politics; and I was selected by a committee of John S. Knight Journalism Fellows to receive a scholarship award for “outstanding student journalism.” In the following years, I left the student newspaper to become a senior editor and eventually editor-in-chief of Stanford Politics. With Stanford Politics, I re-launched the print magazine with a new graphic design and photography team, invested in greater reporting, and created and wrote an email newsletter that grew to over 10,000 subscribers. (The magazine’s first cover story under my editorial leadership would go on to be named by Longreads as one of the best pieces of local reporting of 2017.)
I’m originally from Los Angeles but currently based in Washington, D.C. You can (and should!) follow me on Twitter @ruairiak. If you’re interested in getting in touch, please email me at ruairiak@protonmail.com or contact me on Signal at 626-354-7184.
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And here are some bylines from my internships and college publications:
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