Journalism Experience

Intern, The St. Petersburg Times (May 2008-August 2009)
316,000 circulation daily, www.tampabay.com
• Servied on the editorial board as the Robert Pittman Scholar.
• Spent two weeks as a staff writer for the twice-weekly Neighborhood Times.

Intern, The (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun (May 2007-July 2007)
32,000 circulation daily, www.herald-sun.com
• Wrote 85 published stories in a 10-week internship, including about 50 A-1.
• Covered cops, higher education, city government and community events.
• Completed both assigned stories and enterprise projects.

Editor and Reporter, The Daily Tar Heel (June 2006-Present)
20,000 circulation M-F, www.dailytarheel.com
• Features Editor, 2007-2008. Direct 20 writers in producing about seven longer stories per week.
• Carrboro town government beat writer, 2007-2008.
• Assistant University Editor, January-May 2007. Helped direct a desk staff of about 40 writers and organized a beat system covering research, development, and the UNC hospitals.
• Staff writer, June-December 2006. Pitched and completed projects for University Desk, State and National Desk, and Investigative Team.

Correspondent, The Cary (N.C.) News (Aug. 2004-Present)
15,000 circulation weekly, www.carynews.com
• Covered sports at five local high schools
• Wrote about education and other school issues

Skills

• Experience in directing and producing online video, audio and breaking news.
• Able to read, write, and conduct interviews in Spanish.
• Proficient with Adobe Illustrator, SoundSlides, Audacity Audio Editing, Microsoft Excel, Adobe InCopy, Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer.

Education and Honors

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Pursuing a double major in Journalism (News-Editorial) and Spanish.
• On track to graduate in May 2010