alina kim
I'm a DC-based journalist who researches American politics, reproductive justice, video games, legal updates (Trump), and disinformation.
I currently serve as the anchor producer and digital producer for MSNBC's The Saturday/Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.
My bylines include Polygon, ABC News, Xtra Magazine, and more.
The handle @exucariba is probably mine.
Bylines
Most recent musings!
Full Portfolio
2024
2023
Into the Spine (2023): "Suika"MSNBC (2023): "Officer Harry Dunn reflects on Jan. 6 insurrection in new book"Xtra* (2023): "Activists are teaming up to spotlight trans issues ahead of U.S. election"Polygon (2023): "Choose your fighter: wardrobe essentials for your gamer personality"Xtra* (2023): "Meet the queer youth organizers taking on the U.S. Supreme Court"DC Report (2023): "LGBTQ Healthcare Providers Who Are Trans Navigate GOP Antagonism"Polygon (2023): "Cursed Miis Became Our Utopia"Videodame (2023): "The Post-Roe Re-Examination of P.T.’s Lisa"The Objective (2023): "The troubling framework of the “Neo-Nazi’s girlfriend”"Xtra* (2023): "Trans protesters in Washington, D.C. on why they marched for Trans Day of Visibility"Videodame (2023): "Puking Up Rainbows in the Ashes of Capitalism"Into the Spine (2023): "Disembowelment"Xtra* (2023): "Several states are raising their minimum wage—queer tipped workers are still fighting distinct disadvantages"
2022
The Drift (Issue 9, 2022): "Jeon Jungkook, Princess of Wales"ABC News (2022): "12 Democrats vie for New York's 10th, with progressives pit against anti-Trump prosecutor"ABC News (2022): "Latest primaries force Democrats into painful matchups -- and decide DeSantis' opponent"ABC News (2022): "In Alaska and Wyoming primaries, 2 Trump critics could meet different fates as Palin eyes a comeback"ABC News (2022): "Tuesday's primaries could set up history in Vermont, Wisconsin and more Trump-Pence fallout"ABC News (2022): "After Roe, some questions and concern over future abortion access in D.C."ABC News (2022): "Showdown primaries for Trump-backed candidates in Arizona, Missouri"ABC News (2022): "Maryland’s gubernatorial primary highlights Trump and Hogan’s proxy battle"ABC News (2022): "In a post-Roe world, Democrats want to protect digital health data from abortion punishments"ABC News (2022): "Maryland is latest test of Dem efforts to sway GOP primaries and focus on conservative picks"ABC News (2022): "Why Democrats spent millions in some GOP primaries -- betting they can sway the base"
If you edit for ZORA, Blood Knife, In These Times, The Verge, Unwinnable, or The New Republic, it's my dream to write for you!
In exchange, I will give you a big, sloppy forehead kiss.
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I graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago with degrees in political science (w/ honors) and history. I obtained a minor in Media Arts and Design, specializing in video game theory.Critical Distance gave me a shoutout, which is neat.I'm probably watching something at the AFI, speedrunning Resident Evil 4, or writing one-liners for The Sonic Transducers, DC's Rocky Horror Picture Show shadow cast.
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