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Resumé

Can be downloaded upon request

September 2022 - December 2022

Editorial Intern -

St. Louis Magazine

  • Fact-check

  • Pitch stories

  • Report and write online stories

  • Contribute to print stories

May 2022 - August 2022

Pulliam Intern - The Journal Gazette

  • Write 4-5 stories a week

  • Work on a deadline

  • Work alongside reporters and editors

  • Conduct professional interviews with sources

December 2021 - May 2022

Lifestyles Editor - The Ball State Daily News

  • Work with a section each week to prepare content for the print and online versions of the paper

  • Provide kind and constructive feedback on stories

  • Write stories to be published in print and online

  • Participate in various print night activities, including copy editing

May 2021 - December 2021

Copy Director - The Ball State Daily News

  • Read and edit each print story before it is published to make sure everything is in the correct style

  • Participate in various print night activities

May 2021 - August 2021

Summer Managing Editor - The Ball state Daily News

  • Read and edit each story to be published online, while also providing kind and constructive feedback

  • Copy edit pages of Cardinal Field Guide and The Daily News roll call paper

  • Help manage The Daily News Facebook and Twitter accounts

November 2020 - December 2021

Associate News Editor - The Ball State Daily News

  • Edit and provide kind and constructive feedback on various stories for print and digital publication

  • Assist in running section

  • Participate in various print night activities, such as copy editing

September 2020 - Present

Reporter - 
The Ball State Daily News

  • Write professional stories in AP style

  • Research different topics, people and stories

  • Conduct professional interviews with multiple sources

  • Work with designers and editors to get each story ready for print and digital publication

January 2020 - May 2020

Intern - the Fort Wayne News Sentinel

  • Write professional stories in AP style

  • Research different topics, people and stories

  • Conduct professional interviews with multiple sources

  • Attend local events

  • Publish stories online

August 2019 - December 2019

Editorial Assistant - Fort Wayne Magazine

  • Write professional stories

  • Research different topics, people and stories

  • Conduct professional interviews with multiple sources

  • Edit stories for print and digital publication

Resume: CV

References

  • Christine Jackson

    • Managing Editor​

    • St. Louis Magazine

  • Lisa Green

    • Managing Editor​

    • The Journal Gazette

  • Brooke Kemp

    • ​Assistant Lecturer of Journalism​

    • Ball State University

  • Taylor Smith

    • 2021-22 Editor-in-Chief​

    • The Ball State Daily News

  • Zach Piatt

    • 2020-21 Editor-in-Chief​

    • The Ball State Daily News

Contact information can be provided upon request

Skills

  • Writing

  • Copy editing

  • Fact checking

  • Content editing

  • Leadership

  • AP Style

  • Interviewing

  • Photography

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Canva

  • Data Visualization

  • Social Media

Education

  • Ball State University Bachelor of Arts

    • August 2020 - May 2023, Muncie, Ind.​

    • Major: Journalism and Telecommunications

      • Concentration: News​

    • Minors: History and Political Science

    • GPA: 3.373

Awards

  • Second in the Thomas R. Keating Writing Competition - November 2022

  • Fourth in News Multimedia Story at the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Awards - 2022

  • Sam Smith Scholarship Winner - 2022

  • Second in News Feature Writing for Digital Publications at CSPA Gold Circle Awards - 2022

  • The Daily News Editor of the Year, Most Outstanding Staff Member Finalist - 2022

  • The Daily News Writer of the Year - 2022

  • Best of Indiana Journalism -- Student Breaking News - 2022

    • Written in collaboration with Grace McCormick​

  • 2020-21 National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award Winner - 2021

  • The Daily News Newcomer of the Year Winner - 2021

  • The Daily News Most Outstanding Staff Member Finalist - 2021

  • Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Foundation Scholarship Winner - 2021

  • Ball State Scholars Award Winner - 2020

Resume: CV

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