Nuran Alteir developed a passion for telling stories at an early age. That passion, coupled with a desire to do good, has led her to work as a multimedia journalist for numerous publications including KPCC: Southern California Public Radio, the Orange County Register, New York Times and, most recently, the Oregonian. Her experience in domestic newsrooms has been supplemented by time abroad as a reporter in Cambodia, Italy and the Turkish/Syrian border. Nuran graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in Spanish. She is now pursuing a higher degree in the sciences.

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