University Management
Resume:
Kathy Kiely
Washington, DC 20036
*****.*****@*****.***
www.kathykiely.info
And gladly wolde (s)he lerne, and gladly teche.
-Apologies to Geoffrey Chaucer
Professional profile:
A journalist with decades of experience at the national level;
A teacher who aspires to make the classroom an incubator for new ideas and initiatives that
will preserve journalism;
A life-long learner who daily works to master the new technology that is revolutionizing her
field;
A seasoned traveler able to adapt quickly to unfamiliar environments;
A team player committed to helping colleagues and aspiring journalists make the connections
to advance projects and careers.
Newsroom experience:
2010-present: Managing Editor/Politics, National Journal: Managing political coverage
across three platforms -- National Journal s daily website; a five-day a week print
publication and National Journal magazine -- as well as social media. Coordinating coverage
with semi-autonomous partners, Hotline and the Cook Political Report.
1998-2010: Washington correspondent, USA TODAY: Coverage of Congress and national
politics and other major stories, including the historic election of President Barack Obama;
the 2000 presidential recount; Supreme Court confirmations and unrest in the Middle East.
Spearheaded creation of multimedia newsroom at 2000 conventions.
1997-98: White House correspondent, New York Daily News: Covered White House for one
of the most competitive news markets in the world during the height of the Monica Lewinsky
scandal; traveled to Latin America and China with the president.
1995-97: Washington bureau chief, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Ran a three-person bureau
that competed with much larger organizations in covering the Clinton administration;
managed coverage of a political convention and presidential inaugural; trained younger
reporters to cover these events and to assume control of the bureau.
1991-95: Washington bureau chief, the Houston Post: Regular duties included management
of five-person bureau, budget preparation and equipment maintenance as well as daily news
coverage. Unexpected duties: Crisis-managing a bureau through the shutdown of the
newspaper, and helping to place all of my colleagues in new jobs within five months.
1984-91: Washington correspondent, the Houston Post: Provided aggressive coverage of a
high-profile congressional delegation; wrote the first major piece on Rep. Charlie Wilson s
activities in Afghanistan later the subject of a major motion picture covered the fall of the
Berlin Wall.
1981-84: Washington correspondent, the Pittsburgh Press: Covered regional news from the
White House, Congress and Supreme Court; developed a sub-beat on global trade policy in
covering the struggles of the local steel industry with overseas competitors.
1977-81: general assignment reporter, the Pittsburgh Press: Covered stories ranging from the
Great Tomato Festival to the near-meltdown at Three Mile Island; shared a string for Time
Magazine. Mastered new technology for filing stories, which resulted in an assignment to
help the politics reporter cover the 1980 conventions.
Classroom experience:
Fall semester, 2010: Adjunct professor of journalism, American University: Introduction to
Mass Communications writing/reporting. Adapting a writing and information-gathering class
to prepare (and maintain the interest of) students aspiring to careers in both journalism and
public affairs.
Spring semester, 2009: Ferris professor of journalism, Princeton University: Developed class
on multimedia journalism that encouraged students to think creatively about the pressures the
marketplace is putting on the craft and how they might use technology to guarantee it a
future. The course featured a wide range of speakers, including newspaper editors, successful
bloggers, video journalists and an expert on copyright and Creative Commons.
Fall semester, 2009: Adjunct professor of journalism, American University. Intro
writing/reporting class for Mass Communications
Education:
1977: Princeton University, B.A. cum laude in English literature
2008: American University, School of Communications, M.A. in
Interactive Journalism
Tool kit:
Technology: Familiarity with FTP, HTML, Dreamweaver, Audacity, Sound Slides, Final Cut
Pro, Flash, and Blackboard.
Languages: Proficiency in French; familiarity in Spanish, German, Italian.
Other professional activities:
Member, the Gridiron Club
Trustee, The Daily Princetonian
Chair, National Press Club Scholarship Committee, 1996-2006
Member, Congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents
Fellow, John S. Knight Fellowship for Professional Journalists, Stanford University,
1990-91
References upon request
successful
bloggers, video journalists and an expert on copyright and Creative Commons.
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