Caroline Smith

Caroline Smith

Producer, Forum

Caroline Smith is a producer for Forum, producing more than 500 segments since joining the team in 2019 as an intern. From the Bay Area, Smith graduated with a B.A. in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley and is an alumnus of The Daily Californian. They have received multiple San Francisco Press Club awards, a Fulbright scholarship and the ICFJ's Arthur F. Burns Fellowship, through which they reported from Berlin for one of Germany's largest national newspapers.

By Caroline Smith

Behind Commercial Surrogacy and Its Regulations in California

What to Know about California’s Law Expanding IVF Access in 2026

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Joan Baez, and Many Friends, Show Her Enduring Resonance at Tribute Concert

Tips for Recovering from Wildfires: Lessons from Survivors

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Your Favorite Local Band Member Is Serving You Pizza in the Outer Richmond

An Asian American disabled woman sits in a wheelchair with a tracheostomy with a tube attached to her ventilator. She is wearing a bold red lip color and a black and beige shirt with a pattern of poppies.

Alice Wong’s 'Disability Intimacy' Is a Deep Dive into Relationships and Community

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San Mateo County Leaders Take Stand Against AT&T's Bid to Scrap Landline Service

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Protesters Briefly Block Highway 101 in SF, Call for End to War in Gaza

How teens are experiencing their version of the ‘Great Resignation’

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