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Sara Martin
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Journalist. Denverite it CA 🏔️. Currently reporting from Berkeley Journalism, writing about politics, education, women and culture. As seen in: Chalkbeat Colorado, Colorado Community Media, The Metropolitan and Oakland North.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons is speaking tonight at the Berkeley City Club about meeting the moment we’re in: the Trump Administration’s attack on higher education. #Berkeley #Cal #UCBerkeley
July 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The ‘No Kings’ protest culminated in Berkeley, CA today, home of the Free Speech Movement. #Berkeley #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Hi all — I'm happy to share that for the next eight weeks I’ll be joining @berkeleyside.org as a reporting and photo intern covering the goings-on in the city of Berkeley! I’ll be reporting on the issues that matter most to Berkeleyans. Have tips or questions? Reach me at sara@berkeleyside.org!
June 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today marks the one year anniversary of students & professors from @msudenver.bsky.social who were dragged off of the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus by police for protesting the war in Gaza. These protesters were subsequently arrested due to violating the camping ban policy. #copolitics
April 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie appeared in Japantown this afternoon for the Cherry Blossom Festival’s parade finale, marking the close of the annual two-week celebration.
April 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Additionally, @isabelguzman.bsky.social and I placed as a finalist in the Investigative Reporting category for our coverage of an elected member of MSU Denver’s student government who was accused of sexually harassing women and various other inappropriate behaviors.
April 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our team won first place in Society of Professional Journalists Region 9 awards for our coverage of the pro-Palestine protest that lead to the arrests of 40 people at @msudenver.bsky.social.
April 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Platforms have changed so much this last year, but if you originally found me due to my reporting on the pro-Palestine protest on the Auraria Campus in Denver last spring, I have some news to share:

Our reporting team at @themetonline.bsky.social has won an award for our coverage last April!
April 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I think I’ve found my favorite piece of journalism art - simply beautiful. Here’s a link to it, and support goes toward The Big Bend Sentinel in Marta, TX 🏜️🌵💛

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April 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today’s Hands Off protest in Berkeley, CA. #CApolitics #berkeley #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm here at the North Berkeley BART station covering the "Hands Off" protest that is spanning cities across America today in response to the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE cuts through federal agencies. #capolitics
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It’s now poppy season here in California 🧡
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“First Lady Michelle Obama” by Amy Sherald, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - January 20, 2025. Photo by Sara Martin.
January 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
4/ The newly refocused and renamed march aimed to narrow in on protesting against policies and promises made by president- elect Donald Trump and his administration.
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
3/ A recently formed anti-trans organization named Women Are Real also gathered at Dolores Park yesterday to protest the protestors, along with a few Trump supporters.
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
2/ Aztec dance group Mixcoatl Anahuac lead over 1000 protesters through the mission while preforming with dance and music from 24th Street and Bryant Street to Mission Dolores Park.
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
1/ The People’s March flooded the streets of the Mission District in San Francisco Saturday in support of many different causes, including women and immigrants rights, climate action and free speech.
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A trip to the Muir Woods and redwoods was something I needed this week after being homesick for Colorado — it was also a great reminder why I love this area of northern California so much. 💚🌲
December 16, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Hi Bluesky, I figured it was time to introduce myself after hiding on here for the past few weeks 👀. My name is Sara and I'm a journalist from Denver, Colorado 🏔️ — I moved to the Bay Area this summer and I’m a first-year grad school student at @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social.
December 6, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Former editors of The New York Times and Washington Post, Dean Baquet and Marty Baron — spoke at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism last night about an evaluation of how the press covered the 2024 election and perspectives on how journalists should effectively cover the next president.
November 15, 2024 at 1:22 AM