Solutions-minded multimedia journalist
I use AI and technology as research tools to improve data analysis and visualizations in investigations.
To me, solutions reporting means creating relationships with sources that last, using my community as my knowledge base, and translating that world for my readers. When I enter a community -- whether it is with researchers, experts, non-profits, community organizers, city councils, or school boards, the unhoused or domestic violence advocates and survivors, academics or neighbors - I observe, meet them where they are at, examine the problem thoroughly and then ask what resources they need and what they are using to solve the problem.
About Me
Eliza Partika is a multimedia journalist covering the intersection of health equity and justice. Following her graduation from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2022, she was a writer for Medscape Medical News and WebMD covering primary care, reproductive health and pediatrics. Today, Eliza is a freelancer for AfroLA, a nonprofit newsroom that reports on L.A. through the lens of Black Angelenos’ experiences, and the Crescenta Valley Weekly, a community newspaper.
Her print, digital, audio, photojournalism and video work has published with UC Irvine, UCLA Health and UC Berkeley Public Health communications, WebMD, The Glendale News Press, The San Marino Tribune, The Benicia Herald, City News Service, KQED, Reveal News, KALW, Cal Matters, Bay Area News Group, and other reputable news sources. Most recently, Eliza partnered with USC Center for Health Journalism on an investigation into delays in ambulance wait times in Los Angeles, and an exploration of permanent housing options for domestic violence survivors.