Kelsey Callahan

Multimedia Journalist & Photographer

United States of America

I am graduating in May 2015 from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's degree in mass communications, with a concentration in print and online journalism.

I hope to continue my career and education in journalism and eventually take my work to an international level.

Here are a few of my most recently published works, written throughout my college career.

[email protected] | (703) 895-1648

Portfolio
The Daily Progress
01/14/2015
Bill Seeks Reporting of Campus Sex Assault

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, urged support for her proposal addressing the reporting of sexual assaults. (Photo by Kelsey Callahan)

The Southwest Times
01/20/2015
Advocates Seek Help for Low-Income Workers

RICHMOND – Democratic legislators, union officials and advocates for low-income Virginians urged the General Assembly on Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage and approve other economic measures to benefit working families.

Loudon Times
01/29/2015
Lawmakers Tout Bills to Curb Domestic Violence

Two Northern Virginia legislators, joined by women who offered emotional testimony on their experiences with gun violence, asked their colleagues Thursday to pass laws making it harder for criminals to obtain firearms.

Ashburn Rising
02/27/2015
Virginia Designates Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day

The General Assembly has passed a resolution to designate every Jan. 30 as “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution,” in honor of the Asian American civil rights leader who challenged injustice during World War II.

RVA Magazine
02/18/2015
Virginia Bans Powdered Alcohol

Cocaine isn’t the only white powder on drug authorities’ radar these days. They’re also targeting Palcohol – powdered alcohol that can turn a glass of water into a mojito. The General Assembly this week gave final approval to legislation that would outlaw the possession, sale, purchase or use of powdered or crystalline alcohol in Virginia.

Kelsey Callahan
04/18/2015
Resume

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