Rachel Sun

Eastern WA has a huge Spanish-speaking population, and coverage for that community would not be possible without bilingual multimedia journalist Johanna Bejarano! She translates, co-hosts weekly News Now videos and reports throughout the region - basically doing three jobs!

Get to know us! Courtney Flatt is our senior environmental correspondent in Tri-Cities, covering stories from salmon to wind power. She’s so granola cool that she’s building a zero-scaped yard with native plants, yo! Welcome to the team!

Are you a renter in Whitman County? I'd like to interview you for a story. DM me or send me an email at rachel.sun@wsu.edu.

Another platform! Yay! Follow me, if you feel like it.

Hey all! I have a request: I'm working on a story about rural behavioral health care access. Interested in interviewing folks about their experience seeking mental health care in rural WA, ID and OR. If this applies to you, I'd love to talk! DM or email rachel.sun@wsu.edu.

me when i lock in to solve connections

Idk man, I've been reading "Rest is Resistance" by Tricia Hersey and feeling fired up. I think everyone should read it, but especially journalists and JOC. We're more than our work, even though our work is important. Moreover, our best work can't come from a place of burnout.

Understand I mean this mainly as a critique of the industry as a whole and not the individuals who feel pressured to do it, but the fact that so many journalists are constantly joking about "lol worked through lunch! My meal was a slim jim and energy drink!" is deeply sad.

sorry I can't hang out - I have to keep refreshing twitter so I don't miss any good jokes

Pullman's City Council seats a WSU Graduate student named Carla de Lira. She advocates for students and full-time residents simultaneously, read more about the student trying to make a difference in the community: dailyevergreen.com/177209/news/me…

Just looked up the analytics for my stories and some of the top stories aren’t the ones in English but in SPANISH. Kind reminder of how important Latinos in news is. #morelatinosinnews

1. The New York Times has published a 4,500 word opinion piece by Pamela Paul targeting transgender care. It is filled with inaccuracies, faulty citations, and factually incorrect claims. Lets dive in. Subscribe to support my work.

For every one story I put out it really kills me the five worthwhile ones I can’t get to 😭 Support local journalism y’all. We need more reporters out here.

Great work by @Rachel_M_Sun and @AFrankphoto on this story.

I was recently talking to a University of Washington alum who chuckled at my mention of food insecurity among UW students. “I don’t think any UW kids are starving,” they said. Reminder that food insecurity is common on college campuses, even at “fancy schools.” UW in 2019:

Hey all! I'm interested in potentially doing a story about the rise of off-label prescriptions for Ozempic and similar drugs. I'm hoping to interview both patients who are prescribed the manage diabetes, and those who've turned to it weight loss. If that applies to you, DM me!

Breaking: Saint Alphonsus' big Boise hospital is no longer certified as a trauma center by its national accrediting organization. For two days, the health system would not answer our questions about whether they had lost certification. Details here: idahostatesman.com/living/health-…

Need a break from election coverage? Carla Peperzak celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday at the middle school that bears her name. She was treated like a celebrity by dozens of tweens who asked her to sign everything from lunchboxes to crocs. More: spokesman.com/stories/2023/n…

@dugganreports Journalists: Why do I feel bad? Also journalists: (This is also me. I hope you get to eat food and rest soon.)