Published Work
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Featured in the Oregonian/OregonLive.com
This Oregon lawmaker fled Vietnam with just one suitcase at age 9. Now she’s telling her story on stage
Megan interviews Oregon House District 45 Representative Thuy Tran on her play “Belonging: A Memoir,” which details her journey from Vietnam to Portland, Ore.
Published 07/28/2025
Featured in 48Hills
UC Berkeley sophomore creates national organization on intimate partner violence
Megan interviews Florence Zhu, college sophomore and founder of Secure Steps, a nonprofit which bring resources to young survivors on college campuses.
Published 01/23/2025
Street Sheet turns 35
Megan reports on 35 years of the Street Sheet, one of the nation’s premiere newspapers for unhoused individuals.
Published 12/13/2024
Supes approve TAY housing—but Dorsey makes it easier to evict the vulnerable residents
Megan reports on the SF Board of Supervisors’s approval of a housing unit for youth leaving homelessness, made more inefficient with efforts from Supervisor Dorsey.
Published 12/08/2024
Voters at Madrone bar debate party were (mostly) excited about Harris
Megan reports from Madrone Art Bar’s Presidential Debate party — speaking to voters on their thoughts about Harris’ performance.
Published 09/11/2024
Subway workers rally, demand fair treatment
Megan reports on the CA Labor Commissioner investigating allegations of minimum wage, overtime violations at local sandwich shops, and the rally of Subway restaurants workers in response.
Published 07/11/2024
SF not ready for major neighborhood flooding that’s starting to happen
Megan investigates an SF Civil Grand Jury report finding Breed’s administration not dealing with the reality of rising sea levels.
Published 06/13/2024
Featured in the Richmond Review & Sunset Beacon Newspapers
Andrew Hoyem, Richmond Poet and Printer, Releases New Book
Megan interviews Beat poet and Arion Press founder, Andrew Hoyem, about the release of his new collection of poetry titled “Resurgence.”
Published 07/01/2025
Political Activists Create Human Banner at Ocean Beach
Megan reports on the latest in Bay Area activist, Brad Newsham’s human banner protests on “No King’s Day” in the western neighborhoods.
Published 07/01/2025
Officer-Involved Shooting in Outer Sunset Wounds Suspect
Megan reports on a shooting in the Outer Sunset, involving police drones.
Published 04/01/2025
Theater With Roots in the Richmond a Unique Sound Space Experience
Megan visits Audium, an experimental theater of sound with roots in the 1960s San Francisco Richmond District.
Published 03/01/2025
Budget Shortfall May Require Cuts to Muni Service
Megan reports on imminent Muni route cuts.
Published 03/01/2025
Rampant Brings Natural Wine, Boutique Coffee and Events to Balboa
Megan speaks with owners of Rampant Bottle & Bar about what they bring to the Richmond with their first few months on Balboa Street.
Published 02/01/2025
Sunset Supe May Face Recall Over Great Highway Closure
Megan reports on a recall effort against San Francisco District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio.
Published 01/01/2025
Garden for the Environment Cultivating Community in the Sunset
Megan writes a feature on Garden for the Environment, a community garden in San Francisco’s Sunset District
Published 12/01/2024
After Prop. K, What Is Next for the Upper Great Highway?
Megan reports on the passing of Proposition K, a ballot measure set to close the Great Highway to vehicle traffic in San Francisco.
Published 12/01/2024
Special Program at the Legion of Honor Presents Latine Composers
Megan covers Legion of Honor’s “Celebration of Bay Area Latine Composers.”
Published 10/01/2024
Outside Lands Generates Mixed Impact on Local Businesses
Megan speaks with Richmond-district businesses and learns of musical festival Outside Lands’ mixed impact on sales.
Published 09/01/2024
Special Screening Honors Actress Shelley Duvall at 4 Star Theater
Megan discovers community reverence for actress Shelley Duvall through the 4 Star Theater’s Screening of her films after her passing.
Published 08/01/2024
Featured in Gazetteer SF
We asked SF unhoused people about Supreme Court ruling that legalizes sweeps without offering shelter
‘It's displacement. It's harassment. It's degrading. It's dehumanizing.’
Published 07/12/2024
Featured in the Noe Valley Voice
Parks Alliance Shutdown Stuns Local Groups
Megan reports on how the shutdown of the San Francisco Parks Alliance impacts local Noe Valley neighborhood parks and recreation projects.
Published 07/01/2025
Muni Riders Face Summer Fare Hikes
Megan reports on San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority (Muni) public transportation fare increases, route changes and advocacy against cutting transit.
Published 06/01/2025
Actors Reflect on Sondheim’s “Most Controversial Play”
Megan speaks with actors and creatives at Ruth Asawa School for the Arts in San Francisco about their experience developing Sondheim’s “Assassins,” which will be presented at the end of the month.
Published 05/01/2025
Featured in Grain of Salt Magazine
Welcoming “The Year of FOXCULT”: Seattle’s All-Trans Rock Band Redefines Post-Hardcore
Megan speaks with Ashley Carrera and Audrey Lane from FOXCULT about the band and their queering of the post-hardcore genre.
Published 01/16/2024
Pop Music To Embrace Your Higher Self: A Conversation With Zoe on Venus
Megan speaks with New Jersey based musician Zoe on Venus about her artistry, queerness and the power of pop music.
Published 07/31/2023
Nicole Daddona Ushers in the Fun With FRIDAY
Megan speaks with New York Based creative Nicole Daddona about her multi-modal artistry and emerging music career as the artist FRIDAY.
Published 06/14/2023
Theater as Anthropology: A Conversation with Playwright Ada A. on ‘The Reverend Dr. Paul(i) Murray’
Megan speaks with the emergent playwright on her theatre as anthropology and her one-act “The Reverend Dr. Paul(i) Murray,” which was produced this year by Abingdon Theatre Company.
Published 04/05/2023
Lucy Dacus’ “Home Video” Brings Catharsis to Oakland
Megan covers the Oakland, Calif. stop on Lucy Dacus’ Fall 2022 “Home Video” Tour.
Published 01/09/2023
Madison Cunningham Redefines What Music-Making Means
Megan covers Grammy-award winning Madison Cunningham’s fall 2022 press conference and new album “Revealer.”
Published 11/15/2022
Magical Summer Moments: Actress Emily Mest on “Killian and the Comeback Kids,” “Ratched” & “American Horror Story”
Megan speaks with actress, singer, songwriter Emily Mest on her roles in Netflix’s “Ratched,” “American Horror Story” and a new musical film: “Killian and the Comeback Kids.”
Published 10/10/2022
Grace Aki on the Power of Storytelling
Megan speaks with actor, playwright, comedian, visual artist and podcast host, Grace Aki about her art, the power of storytelling, their shared roots in Georgia and Aki’s solo play “To Free A Mockingbird.”
Published 07/18/2022
How Pop-Rock Musician Laraw Turns Heartbreak into Healing
Megan speaks with Montreál-based musician Laraw about her latest release, “Scissors.”
Published 06/27/2022
In a Sentimental Mood, Mothé Creates Music You Want to Dance to
Megan speaks with musician Mothé about COVID-19’s impact on the music industry, being a producer and their debut album, “I Don’t Want You to Worry Anymore.”
Published 04/04/2022
Oh Snap, You Can Do That: Linqua Franqa Reclaims Hip Hop as an Act of Cultural Organizing
Megan speaks with musician and activist Linqua Franqa on on the power of hip-hop, finding hope in advocacy and their shared home state of Georgia for Grain of Salt Magazine.
Published 03/15/2022
Featured in The San Francisco Foghorn
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Online Exclusive: Conversation with Indonesian Indie-Rock Band, Reality Club
USF Student Activists Establish a “People’s University”
Update on Lawsuit Against Women’s Basketball Coach
APEC Comes to San Francisco: USF Community Engages with SF’s Historic Summit
“Women’s Work is Never Done” Explores Activism Through Art
“Love all Around” at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
The Fight For Iranian Justice
Patti Smith’s Punk-Spirituality at Stern Grove Festival
‘In the Midst of Legends:’ A Celebration of Clarence B. Jones
Stacey Abrams’ Democratic Playbook
The Foghorn’s Election Guide
Catching up with Campaigner Jocelyn Luciani
The Show Must Go On
USF Announces New Data Ethics Fellowship
Get to Know Provost Oparah
Noise Pop: Parties, Punk, and Paintings
Largely Latine and Black Coalition of Unhoused People Sue San Francisco
Nine New Plaintiffs Join Lawsuit Against Former Baseball Coaches
Creating ‘Civically Engaged Human Beings’
USF Grapples with Post-Roe v. Wade Reality
What’s Happening on the Hilltop?
Workers United: ‘Historical and Unprecedented’ Campus Union Coalition
Class of 2026 Excites and Unites
Why Student Employees Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
President Fitzgerald Announces Updates to Athletics Department in Response to Allegations
Robert Moses, Acclaimed Bay Area Performance Artist, to Guest Teach at USF
Former USF Women’s Basketball Players Sue Head Coach and School
Incoming Students Get a Preview of Their Next Destination
Kasamahan’s Abel: May You Dream of Dancing With Us In Your Sleep
PTFA carries negotiating table up the Hilltop
Real or replica, students share concern over firearm safety on campus
PASJ Senior Projects Return Live to the Hilltop
From blue and red to green and gold: USF plans to buy property currently housing Blood Centers of the Pacific
Freestyle and Free Performances: Dons partner with American Conservatory Theater
ASUSF Senate faces staffing shortages in spring semester
Students wrestle with “safety, hopes, and fears” of spring return
Featured in Queen City Writers
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Manifestation on TikTok: How Gen Z is Cultivating a Utopian Future Under the Guise of Frivolity
**photo courtesy of Microsoft
Featured in the University of San Francisco’s Media Studies Magazine
Goodwin Award Recipient Megan Robertson Performs a Marxist Political Economic Analysis of TikTok
Winning her the Goodwin Award for Media and Popular Culture, in this essay, Megan employs Marxist theory to dissect how consumers are manipulated via TikTok.
Published 4/18/2023
A Poet’s Odyssey: Bridgette Yang on the Bay Area, Spoken Word, Film, & Being Named Valedictorian
“there is a girl in a mouth of a cave. awakes to the sound of something calling her name.”
Megan speaks with Bridgette Yang, a poet and filmmaker who ends her time at USF being named valedictorian.
Published 5/11/2022
‘Love Is Not A Dream’: How a Class Project Became an Internationally Renowned Film
How a momentary flash of inspiration became a film on the international festival circuit.
Published 4/18/2022
Featured in the University of San Francisco’s Leo McCarthy Center Blog
Empowerment and Community through Jazz
In this week’s blog, USF Journalism major, Megan Robertson, highlights our community partner, the Fillmore Jazz Ambassadors (FJA). Read her deep dive into FJA’s work keeping the rich history of the Fillmore Jazz scene alive.
Published 1/13/2022
Featured in Edify Consulting PD
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The Power of a Great Teacher… Thanking the Educators That Made Me
Schools Resort to Pass/Fail Grades – Is this the Best Option for Students?
How Covid-19 is Making High School Seniors Better People – How Their Teachers Should Respond