The Connecticut Mirror has welcomed four interns and fellows to its newsroom for the summer of 2026. Reporting Intern Tran Chau and Data Reporting Intern Calista Oetama are contributing to CT Mirror’s state politics and public policy coverage. Audience Engagement Intern Kat Ramkumar is working on social media and newsletters, and Visuals Fellow Julia Levine is contributing photojournalism.

Meet the Interns

Calista is a data reporting intern at CT Mirror. She is a rising senior at Yale University majoring in History and English. Last year, Calista reported for the Sacramento Bee’s metro desk, covering topics such as protests, environmental regulations and water politics. Julia is a visuals fellow with CT Mirror. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in linguistics and international studies and graduated with a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Kat Ramkumar is an audience engagement intern with CT Mirror. She graduated from the University of Missouri in May with a degree in journalism. Tran is a reporting intern at CT Mirror. She lives in New York City and is a rising senior at Wesleyan University, majoring in East Asian Studies.

Original reporting: The Connecticut Mirror — read the source article.