EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY Class of 2020

Double major in Journalism and Africana Studies (GPA: 3.5)

Related Courses: Reporting: Buenos Aires, Journalistic Inquiry, Multimedia, Data Journalism

Published work: Feature on the impact that photo ID laws have on transgender voters in Kansas and Missouri, feature on how the spread of COVID-19 has highlighted housing insecurity in Kansas City, capstone on how the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting black populations in New York, feature on the prominence of dreadlocks in Argentina, various features and opinion articles for Washington Square News, profile of Brooke Henderson, a Dow Jones News Fund reporting intern

JOURNALISM + WRITING

The Dow Jones News Fund May 2020 -August 2020

Business Reporting Intern

Completed weeklong virtual business reporting residency.

Attended panels, took notes, and engaged with speakers.

Wrote a profile on a fellow intern.

Took daily news check and business reporting quizzes.

Wrote practice business reporting stories.

The Beacon, Kansas City, Missouri June 2020- August 2020

Reporting Intern

Researched and pitched ideas about local and solutions-oriented stories impacting Kansas City.

Interviewed sources and transcribed interviews.

Wrote, fact checked, and edited stories.

Contributed entries to The Beacon’s style guide.

Devised social media and content strategies based on reader profiles.

Created questions for audience engagement surveys.

Compiled lists of useful readings and resources to accompany stories.

Assisted in editing The Beacon’ mission statement.

South Carolina Public Radio, Columbia, South Carolina August 2019

Mentee

·Created an audio story from an interview with Cecil J. Williams, a civil rights photographer and the founder of a civil rights museum in Orangeburg, S.C. that was broadcast on WFMV 105.1 FM.

South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, S.C. June 2019- July 2019

Media Relations and Community Outreach Intern

·Assisted in the development of the communication plan for the Don’t Waste Food SC initiative.

·Wrote articles for the SCDHEC blog.

·Developed social media strategies to obtain participant feedback on the Don’t Waste Food SC campaign.

·Wrote scripts for informational videos about the Don’t Waste Food SC campaign.

·Recorded videos for the Don’t Waste Food SC campaign.

·Devised a tagline for the Don’t Waste Food SC campaign.

Washington Square News (NYU student paper), New York, NY February 2017- May 2020

Contributing Writer

·Wrote various feature articles for the publication.

·Pitched story ideas.

·Interviews sources and transcribed interviews.

The Urban Scene with Don Frierson (WGCV 105.1), Columbia, SC June 2017- Aug. 2019

Intern

·Conducted on-air interview with Kimberly Richardson, the founder of Widows of Opportunity, and Faida Mfomboutmoun, the owner of Maman Afrique Boutique and advocate of The Feingold Diet.

·Operated sound system, which included monitoring volume control on microphones, taking call-ins, and running commercials.

El AfroArgentino Newspaper, Buenos Aires, Argentina Feb. 2018- May 2018

Intern

·Translated Afro-Argentine advocacy organization’s original newspaper, Diafar, from Spanish to English.

SKILLS + AFFILIATIONS

Certifications: The Dow Jones News Fund Business Reporting Residency

Languages: Conversational Spanish Writing: AP style and MLA style

Computer applications and software: Microsoft Excel, Google Drive, Google Apps, HTML, Square Space, WordPress, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Timeline JS, Tableau Public

Social Media: Creating Facebook polls, examining Instagram analytics, devising Twitter responses

Multimedia: DSLR cameras, XA11 camera, Zoom H5 handy recorder

Affiliations: Coalition of Minority Journalists at New York University, National Association of Black Journalists, T. Howard Foundation, Emma Bowen Foundation, Dow Jones News Fund

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