Education reporter at the Ventura County Star
los angeles, california, united states
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Claim your profileIsaiah Murtaugh is a reporter, writer and audio producer covering the education beat for the Ventura County Star. He also writes on religion, agriculture, politics, breaking news and the county fair. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, Religion News Service and Los Angeles Times. His obituary for Gaspar Gomez, at the time the first known day laborer to die of COVID-19, featured in the Los Angeles Times showcase Column One. His audio credits include podcast episodes of American Innovations, from Wondery, and Webby-nominated documentary series The Whistleblower, from the GroundTruth Project and GBH. He helped develop, report and produce the Reckon Radio documentary series Panther: Blueprint for Black Power.






Master Of Arts, Journalism at University Of Southern CaliforniaGraduated: 2020
Bachelor Of Arts, International Development at UclaGraduated: 2016