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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

Acme Comics celebrates new downtown storefront opening

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 30th, 2023

Culture

A growing legacy: NC A&T graduate Kayla Alston is part of a multigenerational agricultural family

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 23rd, 2023

Culture

Spooky, scary skeletons: The story behind some of the Triad’s most elaborate Halloween houses

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 19th, 2023

Culture

'A childhood dream come true': GSO artist Dan Dos Santos painted all 137 pieces for the 2022 Marvel Masterpieces trading card set

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 19th, 2023

Opinion

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: My horror-loving origin story

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 18th, 2023

Opinion

EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK: Okaeri, 12 years later

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 11th, 2023

News

A tale of two outlooks: UNCG staff, faculty push back against administration’s budget narratives

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 10th, 2023

Culture

Transforming tastebuds: Eigen Chocolate brings hand-crafted chocolate to the Triad

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 9th, 2023

Culture

The Southern Wok’s Chinese dumplings inspired by Southern flavors are a ‘labor of love’

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 5th, 2023

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: On receiving and giving gratitude

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 5th, 2023

News

The murders of Eugene Hairston and Marcus Deon Smith tell part of Greensboro’s history of reckoning with racial terror

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 3rd, 2023

News

Greensboro has a co-response policing model in place. The police chief wants a non-police team, too. The hold up? Funding and staffing.

by Sayaka Matsuoka

October 2nd, 2023

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