The International Business Times has hired Carla Astudillo as a data journalist.
Astudillo had been working for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger in Newark.
International Business Times editor Peter Goodman said, “We are delighted to add Carla’s formidable skills to our newsroom as we continue to explore new ways to tell our stories for our growing audience. Engaging visual exploration of data is a central part of our mission.”
Astudillo is a graduate of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Florida. She has worked at NJ.com since November 2013. Before that, she created interactive graphics for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
She also worked as a data investigative intern for USA Today.
