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EXPERIENCE:
/WFIU Public Radio and Inner States Podcast/
Producer (May 2023 to April 2024)
Reporting audio stories
Interviewing sources
Writing scripts
Scheduling interviews
Editing audio stories
/WFIU Public Radio/
Intern (Jan 2023 to May 2023)
Reporting arts audio stories
Interviewing sources
Writing scripts
Scheduling interviews
Researching arts topics
Editing audio stories
/Im No Expert: An Indiana University Media School Podcast/
Host (Jan 2023 to Feb 2024)
Interviewing guests about recent media projects and research
Researching guests before interviews
Editing audio stories
Pitching creative approaches for new episodes
Scheduling interviews
/Certell Inc./
Intern (May 2022 to Nov 2022)
Researching various historical topics
Presenting historical information in an engaging and entertaining way
Proofreading and editing
Designing fictional newspaper with digital software
/South Florida Gay News/
Summer Intern (May 2021 to Aug 2021)
Writing, reporting, researching stories
Performing webmaster duties such as publishing new stories online in the correct size, style and format
Editing
Copy editing
Proofing
Designing newsletter layouts
Planning content
Running a weekly online newsletter which published three issues a week
Operating in the Sendinblue platform
Managing Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts
/SFGN Freelance Reporter/
(Nov 2020 to May 2021)
Writing weekly section on international LGBT news
Pitching and writing standard news stories
Editing stories
Assisting with final edits before printing
/Indiana Daily Student/
Reporter, Diversity (News Desk) (Jan 2021 to May 2021)
Writing news stories on campus diversity including (but not limited to): Communities of color, LGBTQI+ communities, minority groups
Maintaining relationships with sources and organizations
Communicating with editors about deadlines and story edits
Developing story ideas
/IDS Reporter: Breaking News (News Desk)/
(Aug 2020 to Dec 2020)
Writing breaking news stories on a tight, same-day deadline
Writing standard news stories over the course of a week
Live tweeting at events for the Indiana Daily Student
Writing briefs within two hours after breaking news events
Developing story ideas
EDUCATION:
/Indiana University Bloomington (Aug 2020 to May 2024)/
Journalism BAJ
Journalism BA: News Reporting / Editing Concentration
/School of the New York Times Summer Academy Intro to Investigative Journalism/
(June 8 2020 to June 19 2020)
Learning how to write and report investigative stories
Learning how to best use online sources to find court documents, audio recordings and other pieces of evidence
Writing a larger investigative story pitch
Collaborating with other students
Learning how to report sustainably and how to preserve mental health
Listening to advice from prominent reporters, writers and editors
SKILLS:
Microsoft Office
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Audition
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Reaper
Spanish (Year III)
X (Formerly Twitter)
TikTok