Gisselle Medina covers religion, culture and community development in the Central Valley for Fresnoland.
Prior to joining Fresnoland, Medina built an education beat from scratch at The Frisc, a small newsroom in San Francisco. Their work has been published in the L.A. Times, The Oaklandside, The Daily Californian, Greater Good Science Center, and much more. Medina was a 2023 White House Correspondents’ Association scholarship recipient and was part of the 2023 NAHJ and NLGJA student projects. Medina received a master’s degree in journalism, with concentrations in investigative reporting and multimedia, from UC Berkeley, where they also studied English as an undergraduate.
Originally from Los Angeles, Medina lived in Fresno for 10 years, where they cultivated a passion for helping people while residing in a room and board facility and uncovering the disparities faced by the residents. Outside of work, Medina loves to spend time with loved ones, playing board games, dancing to music, traveling to new places, and reading poetry.
Email: gisselle@fresnoland.org
Cell: (559)-203-1005
Reporting Fellow, Greater Good Science Center, Jan 2023 - May 2024
Inaugural Education Reporter, The Frisc, Feb 2023 - Feb 2024
Utility Desk Intern, Los Angeles Times, May 2023 - August 2023
Beat Reporter, Oakland North, August 2022 - December 2022
Photographer + Reporter, The Daily Californian, Oct 2019 - May 2022
Staff Writer + Editor, College Magazine, Sept 2020 - June 2021
Gisselle’s full resume: here