Meet the Fellows: Dom DiFurio

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Dom DiFurio photo — Dom DiFurio captures footage of wildlife while reporting in Colorado with a team of three other News21 fellows in June. Photo by Jessie Wardarski/News21

Posted: June 18, 2015

NAME: Dom DiFurio, Reynolds Fellow

SCHOOL: Arizona State University, 2015 graduate

BEFORE NEWS21: I have worked with ASU’s State Press developing multimedia content as the publication moved away from print and toward online-only publishing. I’ve done investigative video work across Arizona, including a project on the state’s water usage, which was a Hearst finalist. I have also developed an interest in news engagement while helping to launch the Walter Cronkite School’s Public Insight Network Bureau, a student-run service that provides community engagement to newsrooms around the country.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? In general, my focus is on marijuana agriculture and the actual cultivation of the crop across the United States.

FUN FACT: This is the hardest thing I’ve had to write since entering this fellowship. I grew up in rural areas of Maryland and Texas, so despite recently living in cities, my heart is in gardening, ATV’s, camping, fried food and other backwoods activities.

CONNECT WITH ME: @domdifurio on Twitter and Instagram. You can see more of my work on my blog at DomDiFurio.com.