PORTLAND, Ore. — Alex Jensen is a digital producer who covers daily news, breaking news and business developments and the housing crisis. She joined the KGW team in December 2023.
She previously worked as a multimedia reporter for newspapers before transitioning to digital production at KGW, including covering construction, architecture and development at the Daily Journal of Commerce in Portland. While there, she reported on the development impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the housing shortage and gender and racial discrimination.
Alex grew up in Seattle, before attending Linfield University, formally Linfield College, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies. Her interest in journalism started during her freshman year of college when she joined the student-run newspaper The Linfield Review. In her senior year while editor-in-chief, the newspaper was the recipient of Student Press Law Center 2020 Reveille Seven College Press Freedom Award, for its coverage of sexual assault and harassment cases mishandled on campus.
Outside of the newsroom, Alex enjoys going on outdoor adventures, trying new restaurants and watching sports. Go Thorns!