Audrey Valbuena

Brooklyn, NY

News and UX designer

Education: Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, B.S. in Journalism

Audrey Valbuena is a news and UX designer at The Washington Post who focuses on digital storytelling across platforms. Originally from Southern California, she studied journalism and product design at Northwestern University. She lives and works from Brooklyn, NY.
Latest from Audrey Valbuena

See how a lab-grown diamond is made

Lab-grown diamonds have increased in popularity in the past several years. See how these gems are created.

November 27, 2024

    How women feel about another Trump term: Despair, anger, relief, elation

    We asked women to tell us how they felt about the election results. More than 5,600 readers responded.

    November 10, 2024

    A means of escape

    Shaw Skate Park in Northwest Washington is a “sanctuary” for the community and a welcoming “third place.”

    October 31, 2024
    Experienced skaters flow through trick after trick, masking the demanding nature of the sport.

    Try This

    “Try This” audio courses podcast with practical approaches to life’s everyday challenges.

    October 17, 2024

    The hidden life of seeds

    There is a secret landscape beneath every field of wildflowers. A place inhabited by beings just as varied and beautiful as the blossoms above. This is the world of seeds.

    August 27, 2024

      Paghahanap kay Maura

      Nagtungo si Maura mula Pilipinas sa 1904 World’s Fair para maitampok. Iilan lamang ang makakaalam kung anong nangyari sa kanila hanggang makalipas ang 100 taon.

      August 16, 2023

        Searching for Maura

        Maura came to St. Louis from the Philippines to be put on display at the 1904 World’s Fair. Few people would know what happened to her for more than a century.

        August 16, 2023

        The Queer Quarantine

        Eleven photographers and one writer on how the pandemic altered lives in the LGBTQ+ community.

        June 21, 2021

          El código: Cómo la genética reveló un brote secreto de coronavirus

          Nadie explicó a los trabajadores de una planta en Iowa que el coronavirus se estaba propagando entre ellos. Ahora, datos genéticos ofrecen respuestas.

          September 24, 2020

            The code: How genetic science helped expose a secret coronavirus outbreak

            Workers at an Agri Star meatpacking plant in Iowa were left clueless as the coronavirus spread in their ranks. Genetic data held the answers.

            September 24, 2020