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Parisa Burton

Parisa Burton is The Jersey Bee’s Civic Reporting Intern for summer 2025. She is a West Orange resident and graduated from The College of New Jersey, where she studied marketing and journalism.

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A woman sits smiling behind a booth for The Jersey Bee at an outdoor community event. The table is covered with promotional materials, and a banner on the front displays the logo—a stylized bee—and website. A nearby chalkboard sign reads “Local News That Doesn’t Suck.” Tents, food trucks, and people are visible in the background.
From the intern’s desk: Lessons on rebuilding trust in media from my Civic Reporting Internship at The Jersey Bee

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