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Jill CastellanoInvestigative Data CoordinatorInvestigative Data Coordinator

Jill Castellano is a former investigative data coordinator for inewsource. When she's not deep in a spreadsheet or holed up reporting and writing her next story, she's probably hiking, running or rock climbing. She also loves playing board games and discussing the latest chapters with her book club.... More by Jill Castellano

Join doctors and me to discuss Montgomery-Gibbs lead pollution

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport is the nation’s top lead polluting general aviation airport — as we reported in “Heavy Turbulence,” a new investigation published on Sunday. Lead is known to cause permanent damage to the brain and central nervous system and is especially dangerous to children. No amount is safe. To learn more about our... Read more

Balboa Park invites community members to help shape its future

You may remember our work on Balboa Park from a couple of months ago. The San Diego Documenters worked on a story on the state of Balboa Park, gathering data from observations, interviews and photos collected by 12 Documenters over a week of covering the park in late August. It added to Greg Moran’s reporting on the park’s billion-dollar... Read more

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Jill Castellano

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Jill Castellano is a former investigative data coordinator for <i>inewsource</i>. When she's not deep in a spreadsheet or holed up reporting and writing her next story, she's probably hiking, running or rock climbing. She also loves playing board games and discussing the latest chapters with her book club. Jill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in psychology and criminology, although she likes to say she majored in the school newspaper, since she was editor-in-chief of the Daily Pennsylvanian. She has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune, The Desert Sun and USA TODAY, earning a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2018 for her work on the deaths of undocumented border crossers. Her passion is shedding light on injustices and holding the powerful accountable.

Get in touch with me ✉️ via email jillcastellano@inewsource.org

Jill CastellanoInvestigative Data CoordinatorInvestigative Data Coordinator

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