Daysi Calavia-Robertson is an award-winning columnist at NJ Advance Media’s The Star-Ledger and NJ.com. There, her focus is on delving into the issues which impact some of the state’s most vulnerable residents, those living in diverse communities. Before joining NJ Advance Media, she covered affordability and cost-of-living issues, the business of marijuana and CBD, travel and tourism, and special interest topics for Long Island’s Newsday. She’s also covered entertainment news on-camera in English and in Spanish in her hometown of Miami, Florida. She’s the proud daughter of Latino immigrants and is passionate about multi-platform storytelling.

Calavia-Robertson briefed National Press Foundation fellows in September 2024: Daysi Calavia-Robertson: The Columnist Claims Her Voice. She also briefed fellows in September 2025: Community-Building Lessons for Journalists from My Group Chat, LAist.