Sara Badilini

*** * *****, *** ****, *****, NY

adm703@r.postjobfree.com 646-***-****

LinkedIn: Sara Badilini Twitter @sbadilini

Portfolio: sarabadilini.contently.com

E D U C A T I O N

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York; Aug. 2021 Master’s degree in Journalism. Focus on housing and environmental issues. Honors in Reporting. Training in audio production, photojournalism, and investigative techniques. Covered housing rights during the pandemic, currently working on greenhouse gas emissions of residential buildings and a master’s project on Catholic nuns supporting immigrant communities in New York.

University of Trento, Italy; Sept. 2014 – Oct. 2019 Master’s degree in Comparative, European and Transnational Law. Coterminal 5-year program, European equivalent of law school. Focus on human rights and international organizations through a comparative approach, including Common Law, U.S. Tort Law and Intellectual Property. Final dissertation covering the freedom of press in Turkey. University of Montpellier, France; Aug. 2018 – Dec. 2018 Erasmus+ semester. Focus on constitutional comparative law, tax and common law justice system. University of Passau, Germany; Sept. 2016 – Feb. 2017 Erasmus+ semester and CECIL minor certificate. Focus on comparative European law and academic legal writing skills, as part of the Certificate of Studies in European, Comparative and International Law.

E X P E R I E N C E S

Communications Intern, People Know How; Edinburgh, Scotland; Mar. 2020 – Dec. 2020 In charge of writing news articles on the website, covering several social innovation issues. Assisted with social media content creation and developed research briefing close to the mission of the charity. Supported the staff delivering their services online because of Covid-19. Audio producer, BeeYourHero; Feb. 2020 – Dec. 2020 Podcast covering environmental issues. Episodes released twice a month. Involved in writing scripts, recording and researching. During the pandemic, the podcast adapted and covered the environmental consequences of lockdowns and other measures. It reached an average of 400 listeners per week.

Journalist, Eco della Bassa Bresciana; Brescia, Italy; Sept. 2016 – Feb. 2020 Reporter for a local newspaper. Covered youth, gender issues, environmental changes. In charge of the cultural section of the newspaper, including local events reviews and interviews with local institutions. In February 2020, officially registered to the Italian Roll of Publicists and Journalists for work at the paper.

English Teacher, Vertical Ascent; Kathmandu, Nepal; Oct. 2019 – Dec. 2019 English teacher in a school for women who missed out on education. Assisted the school with administrative tasks and documents translation.

Founder and editor, LOM; March 2019 – Oct. 2019

Weekly blog covering European Union economics and political affairs and their consequences on local communities.

Journalist, L ’Universitario; University of Trento, Italy; Sept. 2015 - June 2016 Reporter for student ran news organization. Covered cultural events, demonstrations and university-related news.

SKILLS

Languages: Italian, English, French,

German (beginner), Spanish

(conversational).

Investigative and Data: Legal

expertise, international law, 990,

Excel, FOIA, Acris, PACER,

mapping with QGIS.

Multimedia: Adobe Audition,

Lightroom, Photoshop; Wordpress,

Canva, Final Cut Pro, social media.

Volunteer work: Ali Aperte (legal

counseling for refugees and asylum

seekers), International Journalism

Festival (Perugia, Italy), Insieme In

Rete (digital rights).

Passions: addicted to listening to

historical podcasts while solving

jigsaw puzzles.

R E F E R E N C E S

Alyson R. Martin, Reporting

Professor at Columbia Journalism

School, 347-***-****,

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Ari Goldman, Master’s Advisor at

Columbia Journalism School,

646-***-****,

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Topher Sanders, Investigative

Techniques Professor at Columbia

Journalism School, 904-***-****,

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