Hi, I'm Kristen Shen 😊


📊 Currently: M.S. Data Journalism student @ Columbia University School of Journalism

🎉 Recent graduate of Colby College: double major in English Literature and STS (Science and Technology Studies) with a minor in Cinema Studies


📝 Associate editor @ Colby Echo


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Recent Work

The "Perfect" Foundation: Makeup Foundations and Social Definition of Beauty

A scorllytelling, interactive story with data and text analysis examining the social construction of perfection in beauty industry.
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Fruity E-cigarette Remains Trendy For Teenagers, In One Chart

Data visualization of teenagers' preference of flavored e-cigarettes using CDC dataset.
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Berberine Draws WeightWatchers Seeking Natural Weight Loss, But Results Don’t Always Match

A market trend audio story investigates berberine, a “natural” weight loss supplement, and its hype on social media.

Lively scenes with a wide range of sources — users with mixed experiences, medical experts, and supplement store managers.

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Behind the Votes: How Entertainment Companies Influence Idol Survival Shows?

Data-driven story analyzing how agency companies could manipulate voting results in trending idol survival shows.
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The Increased Love of Matcha in New York City

Audio reporting focusing on the market trend of matcha and its oversee importing.
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Which county did Trump regain the votes?

Exploratory data analysis and visualization with election data.
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Who works more? Female VS Male Work Hours in New York

Multiple data visualization charts with cencus data, compared male versus female work hours in New York.
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Emoji Search App

An interactive website application allowing users to search for emojis by keywords and categories.
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