Ella Kamm

I’m a writer and reporter whose interests lie at the intersection of politics and pop culture. As a freelance digital content writer, I specialize in making political topics that can feel distant, complicated or technical more accessible, showing how they connect to our everyday lives.

 

I’ve spent much of my career in student newsrooms, spaces I believe are essential to our local press infrastructure and our democracy. From Ripples, the high school newspaper in my hometown of Shorewood, WI, to The Tufts Daily, I have almost eight years of experience covering school districts, city councils and local communities.

 

After I received my B.A. in political science from Tufts University, I took a detour from writing and reporting to help fight a rapidly growing threat to our democracy: disinformation. With the Voter Protection Corps, I managed our AI and Disinformation Toolkit, an educational campaign that taught voter protection experts strategies to identify and respond to false information surrounding the 2024 election. 

 

While I’m passionate about media literacy, reporting has always been my first love. That’s why I’ve returned to journalism by pursuing a post-baccalaureate certificate in Journalism and Multimedia Storytelling from UCLA Extension, and continuing to seek opportunities to grow as a reporter and storyteller.

 

If I’m not writing, you can usually find me stitching something, immersing myself in the Bravo-verse, spending time with friends and family, or exploring L.A.’s never-ending food scene.