C Executive
Resume:
NICOLE DURAN
Annapolis, MD 21401
******.******@*****.***
linkedin.com/in/nicole-duran-56441aa
EXPERIENCE:
KIPLINGER WASHINGTON EDITORS, Washington, D.C.
Senior Editor, Government and Politics, May 2017-October 2019
Make final calls about all forecasts relating to government and politics for 100-year-old weekly newsletter that invented political and business forecasting.
Edit daily and weekly copy from team members with experience ranging from novice to 40 years in the industry.
Maintain deep stable of sources gained from 19 years in Washington and continue personal presence on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER, Washington, D.C.
White House Correspondent, May 2015-May 2017
FOREIGN POLICY, Washington, D.C.
Deputy Managing Editor for News, June 2014-January 2015
Guided eight-person team of reporters writing for Foreign Policy’s website and bimonthly magazine.
Instituted procedures and protocols as part of standing up a daily newsroom for everything from coverage to copy flow to vacation requests.
Worked with other team leaders to ensure comprehensive coverage and avoid duplication while maintaining FP’s editorial standards.
Mentored young staffers, teaching them everything from reporting and editing to newsgathering to sourcing to ethics.
NATIONAL JOURNAL, Washington, D.C.
Executive Editor, National Journal Daily; and Managing Editor for Congress, National Journal, September 2011-December 2012
Ran an eight-person team of reporters writing for National Journal’s website, daily newspaper and weekly magazine.
Oversaw Capitol Hill bureau for all of National Journal, assigning and guiding up to 15 reporters a day.
THE DEAL, Washington, D.C.
Senior Reporter, February 2011-September 2011
Covered financial services legislation, lobbying and regulation for weekly magazine, daily newspaper and website.
Followed implementation, and efforts to undo, the landmark Dodd-Frank financial regulatory reform law.
Reported on major mergers, such as AT&T’s effort to acquire T-Mobile, and antitrust issues.
Increased The Deal’s Washington presence by writing stories that were picked up by major, general news outlets.
INDEPENDENT, Washington, D.C.
Reporter/Editor, Full- and part-time September 2007-Present
VENG GROUP
Wrote and edited everything from op-eds to academic reports for firm’s nonprofit clients.
SIGTARP
Turned around complicated, jargon-laden chapters of quarterly reports to Congress in hours and proofed annotated, chart-filled pages in minutes as a subcontractor on Deloitte & Touche’s SIGTARP (Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program) contract.
Attended meetings and advised team, including the SIGTARP, about best practices for the report.
VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS, Reporter
Write Washington-based and policy-oriented articles, posts and tweets for national and regional papers, websites and magazines
ROLL CALL, Washington, D.C.
Reporter, January 2003-August 2007
Covered House and Senate campaigns in 18 states for Capitol Hill newspaper.
Contributed to lobbying coverage, special sections and election previews.
Routinely broke stories that were highlighted by services such as The Hotline and ABC’s The Note and followed up by The Washington Post, The New York Times or The Associated Press.
Appeared on TV and radio, including Fox News, C-Span and NPR affiliates, as a political/Capitol Hill expert.
AMERICAN BANKER, Washington, D.C.
Reporter, February 2001-December 2002
Reported on financial services legislation for national daily newspaper.
Covered federal regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC.
Followed score of bills from committee to the floor to the president's desk, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
CQ DAILY MONITOR, Washington, D.C.
Reporter, March 2000-February 2001
Reported on House floor action for daily newspaper.
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, South Bend, Ind.
Reporter, January 1999-March 2000
Proposed and co-wrote award-winning investigative series.
THE NEWS -DISPATCH, Michigan City, Ind.
Reporter, December 1996-December 1998
Developed numerous award-winning stories.
THE MUSKEGON CHRONICLE, Muskegon, Mich.
Freelancer, August 1995-May 1996
THE MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, Milwaukee, Wis.
Intern, September 1994-May 1995
EDUCATION:
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, Milwaukee, Wis. Bachelor’s degree, journalism 1995;
Minor, history
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