Newton, born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, graduated from San Francisco State University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in Cinema, an emphasis in documentary film. After graduation, Katy spent five years working in San Francisco’s documentary film and commercial industry. In 2005, Katy began reporting and producing interactive stories for the Oakland Tribune Newspaper and then the Los Angeles Times. Her work has been the recipient of several awards, including a 2010 Emmy nomination, two consecutive Webby Awards, Overseas Press Club Award, Scripps Howard National Journalism Award, Sigma Delta Chi Award, ONA Knight Foundation Award for Public Service.

Katy is currently located in San Francisco, CA. September 2011, she begins the prestigious John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University.

Contact: katy(at)forty-ninth.com