Our Team

DIRECTOR

Haley Cohen Gilliland, Davenport ’11 

Haley has served as the director of the Yale Journalism Initiative since Fall 2022. Before returning to Yale, where she was a History Major and YJI Scholar, she spent seven years at The Economist–reporting from Argentina, Uruguay, London, and Los Angeles–and three years as an independent journalist focused on feature writing. She is currently working on her first book, a narrative nonfiction history of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo. You can learn more about her work here and email her at haley.cohengilliland@yale.edu

STUDENT FELLOWS

Josie Reich, Davenport ’26 

 

Josie Reich is a junior from Washington, DC. She worked on research and data at POLITICO two summers ago as a Professional Subscriptions intern, and wrote about life in DC for the magazine Washingtonian this past summer. On campus, she covers admissions, financial aid and alumni for the Yale Daily News and is an associate editor of The New Journal. She is an American Studies major and enjoys singing, running, and fashion in her free time. Drop a line at josie.reich@yale.edu.

Collyn Robinson, Silliman ’25 

Collyn Robinson is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in Film and Media Studies. He previously served as the Multimedia Managing Editor at the Yale Daily News. He has also written for DOWN Magazine and The Yale Herald. Contact him at collyn.robinson@yale.edu

 

Nathaniel Rosenberg, Morse ’25 

Nathaniel Rosenberg (Morse ‘25) is senior from Silver Spring, Maryland majoring in History. In addition to being city editor for the Yale Daily News, he is active in Students Unite Now and is a FOOT leader. In his free time he likes to bike, eat Indian food, and collect vinyls. Contact him at nathaniel.rosenberg@yale.edu