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Sayaka Matsuoka

Managing Editor (she/her)

Sayaka Matsuoka has been working as a journalist since she first interned at Triad City Beat in 2014. Since then, her byline has appeared in publications such as Indy Week, Durham Magazine, Rewire, Bitch, the Bitter Southerner, and Nerdist.

Sayaka currently works as the managing editor for Triad City Beat where she covers culture, news and writes a weekly opinion column.

She believes that journalism is one of the great democratizing powers in our society and that impactful storytelling has the ability to evoke empathy, build bridges and create justice-oriented change.

In addition to working for TCB, she sits on the board of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, a national organization, as the diversity chair.

Contact her or send tips to [email protected]

Culture

Same location, different name: Chandler’s opens in old Green Bean spot in downtown Greensboro

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 24th, 2024

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: We need to thank Black women

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 23rd, 2024

News

Here are the candidates vying for Rep. Ashton Clemmons’s House District 57 seat in Guilford County

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 23rd, 2024

Opinion

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: I love NY

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 18th, 2024

News

Triad City Beat wins two NC Press Association Awards, is up for two national awards

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 11th, 2024

Culture

'Come by and visit': The Triad’s smallest galleries let people bring and take art for free

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 11th, 2024

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: To protect democracy, we need to back Biden

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 9th, 2024

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The myth of the deserving

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 2nd, 2024

Culture

‘People need to talk about it’: Free writing workshops in GSO will focus on Black maternal health stories

by Sayaka Matsuoka

July 1st, 2024

Culture

Japanese WWII flags found by the GSO History Museum tell the story of loss, family trauma and reconciliation

by Sayaka Matsuoka

June 27th, 2024

Culture

‘You have to know the history’: Burlesk Con of the Carolinas aims to educate, celebrate the art of burlesque

by Sayaka Matsuoka

June 27th, 2024

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Two years post-Roe, abortions are needed more than ever

by Sayaka Matsuoka

June 25th, 2024

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