Kaiden Chandler is a product fellow at The Texas Tribune. A strong believer in the importance of local news, he works at the intersection of design, technology and journalism to connect audiences with the information they need. Before joining the Tribune, he worked in design and product roles at the Ithaca Times, an alt-weekly in upstate New York, and the Connecticut Examiner, a digital news organization covering local news across Connecticut. Kaiden is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communication strategy and design at Ithaca College, where he was design editor of The Ithacan, the campus’ student-run newspaper. During the summer, he will be based in his hometown of Mystic, Connecticut. Outside of work, he enjoys distance running and diving into a good book.