Rafaela Jinich is a bilingual reporter majoring in Journalism and in Political Science with a certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She is currently a reporter on the city desk at the Chicago Sun-Times, where she covers breaking news across the Chicago area.
 
Rafaela is passionate about covering topics such as business, the economy, foreign policy, international relations, politics, law and crime, but enjoys exploring other areas of coverage as well. 

This past summer, Rafaela worked at Bloomberg News in New York City as a reporter on the Energy and Commodities team, where she covered a range of topics including renewable energy, clean tech, power, climate politics, natural disasters and weather. She wrote and published over 15 articles for online publication, including investigations, explainers and breaking news. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she worked at NBC News as a news production intern. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Rafaela also worked at El Espectador, one of Colombia's largest national newspapers, covering politics during the 2022 presidential transition. ​

During her junior year, Rafaela spent a quarter reporting in Washington, D.C., with Capitol Hill press credentials for the Medill News Service, covering news within the sphere of national security, foreign affairs and criminal justice. One of the investigations she covered while in D.C. was featured on the front page of The Detroit News. Rafaela is the lead writer and editor for Northwestern's Medill Magazine​, the online alumni magazine of the Medill School of Journalism. She also contributes to North By Northwestern, a student-run online magazine, where she has worked as editor for the Politics section and as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion editor. 

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