Whitney Ashton is currently pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. In May 2015, she graduated from Pepperdine University with a bachelor’s degree in print, online and broadcast journalism. Whitney has completed two internships with NBC4 Southern California’s digital news team. She has also previously served as president, online managing editor, assistant news editor and news assistant for Pepperdine’s award-winning weekly student newspaper. Whitney is a Southern California native.