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Jessie Schiewe

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Los Angeles
As seen in: Los Angeles Times, MSN, The New York Times, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Yahoo News New Zealand, Aol, SFGate, VICE, Flipboard, PS and
Covers:  Features and local news, primarily.
Doesn't Cover: SPORTS.
Award-winning, LA-based journalist covering people & places that make the city tick. Founder: @readokwhatever Winner: @thewebbyawards Alum: @ucbsoj /@wesleyan_u

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Jessie Schiewe’s Biography

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Jessie Schiewe (pronounced “Shee-wee”) has spent the bulk of her career working as a print journalist and editor for newspapers and alternative-weeklies.

She has a Masters in Journalism from UC Berkeley, and in April 2021, an online news publication she founded called OK Whatever (www.okwhatever.org) won the Webby Award for Best Culture Website on the Internet.

Prior to starting her own publication, she served as an editor for SF Weekly, covering the Music section and running the publication’s …

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A Tranquil Hotel at the Edge of Joshua Tree National Park

A Tranquil Hotel at the Edge of Joshua Tree National Park

The rooms at Hotel Wren, in Twentynine Palms, Calif., feature custom millwork and vintage décor that make eac…

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A non-hiker's guide to Death Valley - what to do, see and eat in the charming towns nearby

A non-hiker's guide to Death Valley - what to do, see and eat in the charming towns nearby

Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa hav…

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Effect of call-based counseling ringing true

Effect of call-based counseling ringing true

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Salt room therapy on shifty ground

Salt room therapy on shifty ground

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Hey, driver! Put down the cellphone -- for your relationship's sake

Hey, driver! Put down the cellphone -- for your relationship's sake

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Just because you're young doesn't mean you shouldn't get a cholesterol screening

Just because you're young doesn't mean you shouldn't get a cholesterol screening

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'It's still a great year for wildflowers': Where to catch colorful blooms around SoCal

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Lorena Garcia, left, and Sal Garnica of Riverside visit the California poppy bloom near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve in Lancaster. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring's arrival in Los Angeles well ahead of its official start on Friday.
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'It's still a great year for wildflowers': Where to catch colorful blooms around SoCal

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By Jessie Schiewe Verified
| Yahoo Lifestyle Australia Verified
Lorena Garcia, left, and Sal Garnica of Riverside visit the California poppy bloom near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve in Lancaster. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring's arrival in Los Angeles well ahead of its official start on Friday.
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'It's still a great year for wildflowers': Where to catch colorful blooms around SoCal

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By Jessie Schiewe Verified
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Lorena Garcia, left, and Sal Garnica of Riverside visit the California poppy bloom near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State Natural Reserve in Lancaster. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring's arrival in Los Angeles well ahead of its official start on Friday.
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Awards

Webby Award

2021 - Best Culture Website

OK Whatever, the alternative news site founded by Jessie Schiewe in 2018, took home the Webby Award for Best Culture Website in 2021.

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