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M O N I C A M E L L O N

A B O U T M E

I am a Master of Journalism candidate at

Temple University. As part of my education, I

am finding and publishing weekly stories in

and around the greater Philadelphia area. I

am working to focus my beat on mass

incarceration and conditions on the inside.

E D U C A T I O N

2014-2018 • Temple University

BA Strategic Communications

2020 - Present • Temple University

Master of Journalism

Expected Graudation, May 2021

The Borgen Project

Journalism Intern

Currently, I am interning with The Borgen Project, producing weekly stories related to global poverty. I am responsible for finding my own pitches, article topics and interview contacts. The Borgen Project aims to find the good news of poverty, such as medical developments, educational breakthroughs and successes in activism. Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Student Reporter

As part of my graduate reporting coursework, I was required to find weekly stories, conduct at least three interviews, attend press conferences and publish in Wordpress. Many of the news stories I found and reported on were center around prison reporting in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. Pennsylvania Prison Society

Journalism, Communications Intern, Official Volunteer Responsible for responding to letters from incarcerated individuals across the state and providing appropriate resources. I help with editing and drafting for the GraterFriends Magazine. I worked independently to create, format and edit the GraterFriends Literary Edition using InDesign.

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E X P E R I E N C E

2021

2021

2020

S K I L L S

Adobe Suite

Social Media

Microsoft Office

Data Analysis

Wordpress SEO

SPSS

AP Style

Time Management

Organizing

Outgoing

Independent

Dependable

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