About

My name is Estelle Jar­rett and I’m a 2024 grad­u­ate with a degree in Jour­nal­ism and minor in Fine Arts from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Con­necti­cut. Orig­i­nal­ly from Cal­i­for­nia, I’ve had the priv­i­lege of liv­ing in five states, includ­ing the love­ly Con­sti­tu­tion State.

I work at UCon­n’s stu­dent news­pa­per, The Dai­ly Cam­pus, as a copy­ed­i­tor and intern at the New York based non­prof­it, Wit­ness to Mass Incar­cer­a­tion, where I’ve writ­ten over a dozen sto­ries. Through these expe­ri­ences I’ve gained essen­tial skills required of a jour­nal­ist in today’s dig­i­tal land­scape. Most impor­tant­ly, I’ve learned how to wield my pas­sion for storytelling.

When I’m not study­ing, I’m play­ing soc­cer com­pet­i­tive­ly and indulging in artis­tic hob­bies includ­ing paint­ing, pot­tery, and poet­ry. Addi­tion­al­ly, I’ve spent the past two sum­mers as a camp coun­selor at a sleep­away camp in upstate New York, where I’ve learned the impor­tance of effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tion and leadership.

My jour­ney into jour­nal­ism began as a quest for bal­ance to com­ple­ment my stud­ies in Fine Arts. What cap­ti­vates me about jour­nal­ism is its rich his­tor­i­cal con­text and its abil­i­ty to shape and reflect the world around us. I believe jour­nal­ism plays a cru­cial role in mak­ing sense of com­plex issues. 

In today’s dig­i­tal age, I rely heav­i­ly on online plat­forms like Twit­ter for break­ing news updates, but I also val­ue in-depth report­ing from estab­lished news out­lets. One of my favorite sources of news is NPR, and I’m par­tic­u­lar­ly fond of NYT’s The Dai­ly pod­cast for its com­pelling sto­ry­telling and inves­tiga­tive journalism.

Thank you for tak­ing the time to learn a bit about me. I’m pas­sion­ate about using sto­ry­telling as a tool for under­stand­ing and change, and I invite you to explore my port­fo­lio to see exam­ples of my work and expe­ri­ences in both Fine Arts and Journalism.

 

Con­tact me at jarrettestelle@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.