Sofia Jayne is a Melbourne-based journalist who has worked at Schwartz Media for the past two and a half years as an editorial and administrative assistant. She writes Post, a daily newsletter that simplifies the news for an Australian audience. She has also written for The Saturday Paper, including a feature on semi-nomadic herder communities in Mongolia, accompanied by her photography. She has covered as photos editor at The Saturday Paper, selecting and editing photography, and creates social media content for The Saturday Paper and The Monthly.

Sofia is a volunteer subeditor at Inside Indonesia, an online magazine covering Indonesian society and politics, and has also worked as a reporter for Indonesian TV news program SEA Today. She has interned at The Canberra Times and SBS Audio, where she produced a feature on a domestic violence centre supporting refugee women in Victoria. The piece was translated into Dari and Italian.

In 2024, Sofia graduated with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) from RMIT University. She led The Swanston Gazette, RMIT’s independent student publication, where she managed a team of contributors, oversaw website operations and produced two print editions. Sofia also took part in the ACICIS Journalism Professional Practicum in Jakarta, where she interned with Amnesty International Indonesia and gained deeper insight into international human rights issues.

Sofia is passionate about telling underreported stories, particularly those affecting women and marginalised communities. She brings a narrative voice and a human-centred approach to complex political and social issues, with aspirations to pursue a career in international reporting and foreign correspondence.