High School Education

Maura Walz 804-***-**** *********@*****.*** www.maurawalz.com

JOURNALISM AND PUBLISHING

Georgia Public Broadcasting Southern Education Desk Reporter 2011-present

Report and produce feature stories and breaking news spots on Georgia schools. Stories include: in-depth reporting on

Georgia college - and career-readiness plans; alternative teacher preparation programs; statewide impact of Atlanta

cheating scandal; introduction of new standards to classrooms; and lack of rigor on state tests. Built and now maintain

the Southern Education Desk website. Produce interactive graphics, multimedia features and photography.

GothamSchools Reporter/Blogger 2009-2011

Reported and wrote daily stories and blog posts on New York City schools for online education news outlet. Broke

stories including: illegal political organizing by city parent liaisons; city plans to dismantle schools for incarcerated and

recently released students; legislative deals surrounding charter schools; and grade tampering at a Bronx high school.

Responsibilities also included editing stories and producing original multimedia and photography.

Freelance reporting, writing and photography Ongoing

Feature story, photography and multimedia filed for NBC News Education Nation; news spots filed for WNYC New

York Public Radio; interviews filed for FastCompany magazine.

News21 - Carnegie-Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education Fellow 2009

Reported and produced print features, audio slideshows, interactive maps and infographics on spread of charter

schools around the United States. Reporting focused on charter schools designed for ethnic minorities.

duPont-Columbia Awards Research Fellow 2008-2009

Provided research and administrative assistance in the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards selection and ceremony.

Alexander Street Press Editor 2006-2008

Managed editorial development of online research databases in the humanities and social sciences. Created

bibliographies and negotiated licenses for primary source historical material in text, audio, photos and video.

WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio, Odyssey Intern 2003-2004

Researched and pitched show topics, identified potential guests and prepared background materials for producers and

host. Assisted in studio during live broadcasts. Daily talk show covered politics, history, science and the arts.

AWARDS AND HONORS

National Awards for Education Reporting, for journalism blogging: first place, 2009 and 2010, and second place,

2011; and for broadcast beat reporting: second place, 2011

Knight-Batten Awards, Notable Entry 2010, for News21 s The Charter Explosion interactive map

Richard J. Blood Award for Excellence in Reporting, 2009, for Deadly Decision: Greenpoint residents risk personal

health to save home values.

Phi Beta Kappa, 2004 University of Chicago Howell Murray Alumni Association Award, for student leadership, 2004

Student Marshal, summa cum laude equivalent, 2003 Maroon Key Society Award, for student leadership, 2003

EDUCATION

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism M.S. in Journalism with honors, 2009

The University of Chicago A.B. in Political Science with honors, 2004

SKILLS

Digital video and audio shooting, recording and editing. AVID; Final Cut Pro; Pro Tools; Adobe Audition; Soundslides;

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash); Wordpress and Drupal blogging software and content management

systems; HTML and CSS coding. Extensive experience with research databases and catalogues.

Languages: advanced spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

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