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Albany Business Review, Reporter
Albany, NY / November 2014- Present
- Write two to four exclusive news stories a day
- Research and write long-form (+2,000 word) cover stories every four weeks
- Develop sources on residential real estate, banking and money beats
- Interview regional and national business executives
- Work recognized by the Association for Business Journalists and the New York Press Association
- Named 2020 SABEW Goldschmidt Fellow
The Portland Press Herald, News Intern
Portland, Maine / June- September 2014
- Wrote five general assignment, feature and business stories a week
- Covered Pres. G.H.W. Bush’s 90th birthday parachute jump, profiled a woman who was in the French resistance, which ran as an A1 Sunday centerpiece
The Lowell Sun, Statehouse Correspondent
Boston, MA / January- May 2014
- Wrote two to four stories a week on policy, elections and major legislative votes as part of the BU Statehouse Program
90.9 WBUR, Newscast Intern
Boston, MA / September-December 2013
- Researched and wrote breaking news copy using NewsBoss
- Recorded interviews and selected audio cuts
Thomson Reuters, AlertNet Intern
London, UK / February-April 2013
- Wrote stories on the humanitarian impacts of climate change
- Attended conferences and spoke with climate change experts
- Stories syndicated in the Guardian, Business Daily Africa, etc.
The Daily Free Press, Editor-in-Chief
Boston, MA / December 2011-April 2012
- Managed a staff of 15 editors, 50+ writers
- Edited about 30 articles per day (news, sports, opinion, features)
- Created and led a workshop for new staff writers
- Made final editorial decisions and laid out paper using InDesign
The Albany Times Union, City Desk Intern
Albany, NY / May- August 2011
- Pitched ideas and published about five stories per week
- Developed interview and spot news reporting skills