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Kara Ortiga is a PhD candidate at Macquarie University, focusing on how internet users engage with hyper-partisan content on YouTube. She completed a Master of Research at Macquarie University with a thesis titled '#DefendPressFreedom: Journalists’ Use of Instagram for News Reporting during Duterte’s Populist Administration in the Philippines' in 2022. Additionally, Kara holds a Master of Digital Communication and Culture from the University of Sydney, graduating with High Distinction in 2020. She has lectured on gender media and audiovisual production at Ateneo De Manila University and has tutored news media classes at Macquarie University. Her experience includes writing for prominent outlets such as the Philippine Star, Esquire Philippines, VICE, and CNN Philippines, specializing in long-form feature writing, interviews, and profiles. Kara has also shared her expertise in non-fiction writing through guest talks at various universities, including Ateneo De Manila University in 2020, De La Salle University in 2017, and the University of Asia and the Pacific from 2013 to 2015.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Engaged in research focusing on internet users' engagement with hyper-partisan content.
Ateneo De Manila University • Philippines
Lectured on gender media and audiovisual production.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Tutored courses related to news media.
Philippine Star • Philippines
Wrote feature articles and conducted interviews.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).