A regional Emmy award and Pulitzer Prize winning video journalist.
Based in the Midwest, telling stories from here for the world.
Growing up in Minneapolis, Amanda lugged around her dad’s giant, shoulder-mounted camcorder to capture the stories of teenagers growing up in Minneapolis. Those tapes have since been lost to time, but Amanda's passion for character-driven, visual storytelling hasn't.
Amanda is a video journalist at the Minnesota Star Tribune.
She is FAA drone certified.
Notable projects
The Annunciation Diaries published in August of 2026. A brand new way of storytelling for the Star Tribune, this project highlights the lives after the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
Her project looking at the impact of layoffs in Minnesota’s Iron Range has been nominated for two 2026 Upper Midwest Emmy awards.
In 2025, she received an Upper Midwest Emmy for a video project on charter schools in Minnesota..
Prior to working for the Star Tribune, Amanda worked for Pioneer PBS, where she was the producer, videographer and editor for its public affairs program.
In 2023, Amanda received her first Upper Midwest Emmy for a video series examining the rise of plant-based proteins and how "fake meat" is impacting Minnesota's agricultural practices and dietary trends.
She is a Loyola University Chicago graduate and completed a fellowship with the Solutions Journalism Network, focusing on telling solutions-based video stories about aging well in rural Minnesota.
Amanda lives in Minneapolis with her partner, Eric, and dogs, Ernie and Wally. In her free time, she has been renovating a house in Montevideo, Minnesota with her mom.
