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Natalia Quintana-Feliciano is a Washington D.C. based journalist, creative writer, and digital storyteller. In 2025, Natalia received her M.A. in Journalism & Digital Storytelling from American University, where she reported for The Wash and received the 2024 Gridiron Club & Foundation Journalism Award for her piece centered around hyperlocal journalism.
Natalia aims to create content that redefines the limits of digital media and ignites wonder, curiosity, and empathy. She currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her fiancé, a bookshelf full of folktales and legends, and an oddly musical cat.
https://www.storiesbynatalia.com/
Articles
With 2 million package theft incidents last year and financial losses totaling $231 million in D.C. alone, Washingtonians grapple with ways to deter porch pirates.
D.C.'s historic preservation initiatives preserve the city's architectural legacy and protect cultural landmarks. But what happens when the resulting rise in housing costs threatens to displace long-time residents of historic neighborhoods?
Across the country, school officials grapple with what the educational landscape may look like during a second Trump presidency.
There is so much power in children seeing themselves on-screen. Here's how one writer felt when seeing herself and her family represented in "Alma's Way."
"My first reaction is... oh, gosh, what's gonna happen? It's basically like a month of paid vacation time, right? Or is this gonna be an 'Oh crap? I'm gonna lose my job eventually' situation?"
Few might guess that Ras D’s skills as a children’s performer are informed by his experience as a corrections officer, but he insists that the overlap between his previous and current roles is rooted in trust.
Before he had even attended his sendoff party after being laid-off from his reporting job in 2017, Michigan-native Peter Schmidt walked into the Bier Baron Tavern with the seed of an idea: what if he combined the benefits of an accessible education with the fun of a night out at the bar with friends?
Multimedia
Using Canva and Adobe Premiere Pro, I created this short to accompany an article I wrote for The Wash and promote it on social media channels.
Amid unprecedented threats to their communities, Latino immigration reporters stand in the eye of the storm both professionally and personally.