Meet the 2025 summer interns

Los Angeles Times

07-07-2025

Every year, L.A. Times High School Insider welcomes a group of young journalists to spend six weeks learning the ins and outs of professional journalism as paid summer interns. This year, eight interns from across Southern California make up the ninth annual cohort and will embark on a summer of intensive training, professional mentorship, and multimedia creation.
In partnership with the Tony Ross Internship Fund and the Jack and Denny Smith Memorial Fund for Literacy, interns will write stories and produce videos, all published on latimes.com/hsinsider .
Photo courtesy of Bella Kim
Bella Kim is a recent graduate of Los Alamitos High School and an incoming freshman at Stanford University. At Stanford, she will study journalism and creative writing. Kim has five years of journalism experience, including serving as editor-in-chief of the LAHS Griffin Gazette for two years. Last summer, she received a scholarship to represent California at the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C. Kim also placed second in the 2025 California Journalist of the Year competition. She enjoys writing news and feature stories about education and public policy. She also likes poetry, dancing ballet, and reading historical fiction and mystery novels.
Photo courtesy of Claudia Turner
Claudia Turner is a rising senior at Redondo Union High School and is editor-in-chief of its award-winning newspaper, High Tide. She first discovered her passion for journalism in sixth grade, when she wrote an article covering her middle school's ant infestation. Turner has worked as both an opinion and entertainment editor, but has written for just about every section of the paper. Outside of journalism, she enjoys spending time with her three cats, listening to podcasts, and drinking tea. One day, she hopes to pursue a career in political journalism and raise awareness about topics that are often overlooked.
Photo courtesy of Emily Estrada
Emily Estrada is a rising senior at MaCES High School and the incoming editor-in-chief of the Best of SNO-winning Wolfpack Times. She has previously served as photography editor, girls sports editor, boys sports editor, and currently serves as managing editor and news editor. She enjoys diving into issues that affectthe Latino communities of Los Angeles, particularly in culture and equity. Apart from serving on her paper staff, she serves as president of her school's Quill & Scroll Journalism Honor Society. In her free time, you can find Estrada cozied up in bed, sipping matcha, and watching her favorite show, Gilmore Girls.
Photo courtesy of Ryan Kim
Ryan Kim is a recent graduate of Santa Monica High School, where he served as the student life editor and previous news editor for their school newspaper, The Samohi. In addition, he spent most of his time in high school volunteering at Teen Line, a teen-to-teen hotline, publishing articles for HSI including opinion and news articles exploring community representation and cultural trends, and participating in community-focused initiatives. This fall, he will attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison, majoring in journalism with a potential minor in either political science or international relations. Kim enjoys photography and reading memoirs and fantasy novels.
Photo courtesy of Landen Braunstein
Landen Braunstein is an incoming junior at Mira Costa High School and the rising executive news editor of her school's newspaper, La Vista. She has served as both the news editor of the paper as well as the secretary and publicist of the Quill and Scroll Journalism Honors Society. She has written several articles for HSI, was invited to attend the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Spring Convention, and founded a charity to support 1736, a local women's and children's shelter. Braunstein loves writing news stories about local politics in addition to arts and sports opinion pieces. In her free time, you can catch her performing in musical theater and enjoying Dodgers games.
Photo courtesy of Annie Jiang
Annie Jiang is a recent graduate of Arcadia High School. She has served as editor-in-chief, news editor, and staff writer of her school newspaper, The Arcadia Quill. She has been involved with HSI for three years and is currently serving on the Student Advisory Board. Her journalism work, spanning from coverage of education to immigration, has won recognition on regional and national levels. This fall, Jiang will attend Northwestern University, majoring in journalism with a potential double major in data science or environmental science.
Photo courtesy of Hayle Perez
Hayle Perez is a rising senior at Alliance Collins Family College Ready High School. She is the president and founder of the journalism club, which oversees her school's newspaper. Perez loves writing and photography; photography, she believes, captures the true essence of a moment. Apart from journalism, she comes from a family of five with a Guatemalan and Salvadoran background. She loves reading and visiting different bookstores, along with collecting trinkets and Legos
Photo courtesy of Evan Razmjoo
Evan Razmjoo is a rising senior at Corona del Mar High School, where he holds numerous leadership positions, including editor-in-chief of The Trident, president of Youth Prose Scholars, and a member of the HSI Student Advisory Board. He also represents his school on the Newport Beach Mayor's Youth Council and is active in the speech and debate program and class council. Razmjoo is also a published researcher and a passionate creative writer. He is a winner of the National High School Poetry Competition and a recipient of the Scholastic Gold Key. In his free time, Razmjoo enjoys playing basketball, reading, and spending time with his friends and family. Related