Evangeline Barrosse (Eva B. Ross) is a writer, producer and performer of stories and songs. She is dedicated to making work that makes people feel one or all of the following ways, in the following order of importance — less alone, impassioned, and inspired. Her work has been featured in publications like the LA Times, Wonderland Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, and Paste Magazine among others.
Ryan Coleman is from the San Gabriel Valley, where he writes about film, books, and culture. His work can be found on Rue Morgue, the LA Review of Books, MovieMaker Magazine, Little White Lies, Jumpcut, and more.
Jessica Doherty is a writer, editor, and theatre artist from New York City. She graduated from USC in 2020 with degrees in journalism and theatre and is now pursuing an M.A. in Specialized Journalism in Arts, Culture & Entertainment. She is one of the two executive editors of USC Annenberg Media as well as a contributor to The Eastsider LA and a fact-checker for Hearst's Alta Journal. During her time as an undergraduate at USC, she was a managing editor and arts, culture & entertainment editor for Annenberg Media, a reporter for the Daily Trojan and worked as a director, producer, stage manager, dramaturg and actor for over 10 independent student productions and USC Visions and Voices events. She is interested in writing about the arts, internet culture, music, entertainment and climate change.
Jeremy is a journalist and photographer living in the LA area. He is currently attending graduate school at USC. Having been raised in Miami, Florida to Latino parents, he speaks both English and Spanish. Jeremy is interested in covering politics, foreign affairs, human rights, the climate crisis, and the illicit drug scene.
Originally from North Carolina, Perry has lived up and down the east coast. He is particularly interested in how art weaves connections within communities and creates distinctions between different regions and cultures.
Wesley Stenzel is a film critic with a passion for the big movies that connect us. He studied political science at Westmont College before realizing that all he wants to do is write about movies.
Yusra Farzan is a long-form, multimedia journalist who reports at the intersection of race and culture. Her work has appeared in PBS SoCal KCET in the United States, Gulf News in Dubai, UAE and LankaWoman magazine in Sri Lanka. She has also provided cultural insights to inform marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 brands such as Mattel. She is a graduate student in the Specialized Journalism program, a managing editor at Annenberg Media and culture editor at Ampersand LA.
Polina Cherezova is a Russian American audio producer, writer, and pianist based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared on KPCC, KQED, KCRW, LA Phil's Watch & Listen, as well as other digital and print publications. Polina's interests lie in long form audio documentaries, character-driven stories, and redefining traditional standards of arts and humanity.
Haley Griffin is a recent graduate from Berklee College of Music where she specialized in songwriting and English. During her studies, she was Berklee’s sole representative in an intercollegiate poetry festival. Upon graduation, she was hired at international booking agency, MN2S, where she had completed an internship; there, she published over 400 biographies as well as a handful of feature pieces. Now, she’s completing her master’s at USC, studying Specialized Journalism (The Arts).
