WORK EXPERIENCE
The Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH (since July 2019), General assignment reporter
- Write multiple stories daily for a converged newsroom, until the newspaper became a separate entity in Mar. 2020
- Covered Dayton in one of the biggest news years in the city's history; producing content and photos in the aftermath of the Oregon District mass shooting and the Memorial Day tornadoes
- Create short packages for WHIO radio and TV, report live on Facebook for the newspaper
- Take photos and videos for the website and print
The Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, ND (Sept. 2018 - June 2019), Business reporter
- Produce content daily for one of North Dakota’s biggest newspapers, ranging from breaking news to business trend stories
- Independently manage the weekly business section for the newspaper
- Changed the format of the business section five months into the job, gearing content more toward our audience
- Used tools like Chartbeat to monitor online progress and learn what works and what doesn’t for digital
- Captured photos and videos for the web
The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH (Jun. – Aug 2018), Intern
- Produce daily content for Ohio’s largest newspaper, including breaking news bursts and longer, more narrative stories
- Research, use public records, police body camera footage, data tables, etc. to create innovative content
- Use multimedia skills to produce photo and video content for the website
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH (Dec. 2017-Jan. 2018), Intern
- Created daily content for Cox Media Group print and digital, including narrative and breaking news stories on everything from the weather to a Warren County church fire
- Took photographs for various assignments, created video content for the website
- Wrote several A1 stories within first week working at DDN, increased web page traffic with digital stories
CNN Newsource, Washington D.C. (Jun.-Aug. 2017), Intern
- Researched, covered daily news in Washington D.C from the Congressional shooting in Alexandria to the Supreme Court
- Conducted live and taped interviews with lawmakers, lobbyists and other governmental workers
- Wrote for the website, digital pieces and on-air packages (radio and broadcast) that were distributed to affiliated across the country
- Edited scripts and video for broadcast
Laslo Congressional Bureau, Washington D.C. (May-Jul. 2016), Intern
- Assisted freelance congressional journalist, Matt Laslo, by attending press conferences and other congressional events on Capitol Hill
- Transcribed interviews, hearings and happenings at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions remotely
- Researched and interviewed members of Congress about gun control, the presidential election and races
in their own districts
WLWT Channel 5, Cincinnati, OH (May-Aug. 2015), Intern
- Covered breaking news in greater Cincinnati, sought out relevant sources and interviewed them for WLWT reporters
- Edited and proofread news packages, assisted with production of weekend newscast
- Wrote for the website, live-tweeted events and press conferences and filtered comments for website
EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (2018)
• B.A. in Journalism
• B.S. Marketing, Farmer School of Business
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesign, NewsApps, iNEWS, ENPS, MediaSource, NewsEngin, SCC Media Server, photography, Excel, Social Media
• Digital, broadcast, radio and print writing skills