Esther Sun is a journalist based in New York City. This fall, she is working as an editorial intern on the Council of Foreign Relations’ digital team.
Esther has previously covered local news at the Sacramento Bee, national news and entertainment at NBC’s TODAY and global press freedom at Voice of America. As city news editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator, she managed metro reporting on West Harlem and Morningside Heights and broke stories on Columbia’s eviction of a historic preschool that made national headlines.
Outside of journalism, Esther has received Columbia’s Academy of American Poets prize, its George Edward Woodberry prize, and the Oxbelly fellowship for her poetry.
A Bay Area native, Esther attends Columbia University as a John Jay Scholar. She spent a semester studying and working in Amman, Jordan.
The Nation, "Students at Universities Across Jordan Are Protesting for Gaza"
Columbia Daily Spectator, "‘In Crisis’: The costs of the Red Balloon eviction for young parents at Columbia"
Voice of America, "Heavy-Handed Police Response to Media in LA Comes After New Law"
Columbia Daily Spectator, "With Claremont Hall construction nearing completion, the MHCC rezoning proposal hopes to prevent similar real estate developments in the future"
Voice of America, "News Outlet in Malta Battles 40 Appeals Over Records Request Ruling"
Columbia Daily Spectator, "Columbia to evict long-standing Red Balloon preschool in West Harlem"