Amisha Kumar Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Work in a team as a part of BU SPARK! Data Visualizations Lab for clients- Use design tools and infrastructure like SQL in BigQuery to analyze large volumes of election data- Use Python and Tableau to create visualizations and build an interactive dashboard- Design and implement data queries and solutions that provide answers to key business questions and.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

- Cover breaking news dailies and stories across beats like covering trials and events on a tight deadline- Produce enterprise stories from start to finish: pitching, reporting, analyzing data, designing graphics and planning how to promote the story on socials- Sourcing on social media and coming up with story ideas from checking Reddit and Pacer and tips.

Remote

Collaborated with others on an investigation on judicial ethics published and aired on ABC and GMA as part of an advanced in-depth reporting class.- In-depth research such as looking into financial disclosures, proxy statements (DEF14A), campaign contributions, and lobbying data, as well as finding and interpreting court cases on Westlaw and Pacer- Social.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Co-host Sylababble, a weekly talk show, and prepare weekly content that’s timely - Supervise technical set-up for live shows- Led fact-checking for news-related episodes

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Kept a pulse on the state government, pitched and wrote stories on pertinent news topics- Covered breaking news, hearings, sessions and events at the statehouse- Forged relationships with state legislators about bills and issues

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Led, coordinated and advised student-driven investigations for the Intercept, the Guardian and the Bay State Banner - Determined the focus and scope of investigative stories- Liaised with editors, managed GitHub repositories and tracked team progress

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Collaborated with editors, other journalism interns and computer science interns on a data-driven investigation for ProPublica and ABCNews

Massachusetts, United States

Pitch, report and write local news storiesCovered the annual town budget meeting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Worked on an investigation as part of a select 15-person application-only class.- Found and interviewed sources like city department leaders, the city’s archaeologist and historical experts- Requested public records from the city - Analyzed budget and expenditure data in Excel - Pitched ideas for story ledes and graphics, and reported findings to editors.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Wrote Arts features- Shoot and edit photo galleries for the website- SEO writing for online content on Charcoal Connect

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Write news stories for the city and campus sections - Conduct interviews for news stories- Request public police records for news stories- Transcribe interviews - Pitch weekly stories- Worked closely with the editor to fact-check and prepare stories for publication

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Photograph city events and campus activities to accompany news stories - Edit photos using Adobe Lightroom- Shot a photo gallery on the Boston Roe V. Wade protests- Write metadata and captions for photographs

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Write breaking news stories - Conduct background research for stories when required- Shot and edited photos on a same-day deadline for the Midterms election in Massachusetts- Shot photo galleries on two protests at Massachusetts State House on a tight deadline- Edited photos using Adobe Lightroom- Wrote captions for the photos- Work closely with the.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Research assistant for Dr. Scott Solberg at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development- Profiled two educators at Sociedad Latina (the research's partner organization)- Planned the layout and help with organization at different production stages of the Center for Career Readiness podcast- Edit episodes of the Center for Career Readiness podcast.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Plan and organize fundraising events and educational events on child and human rights at Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Staff Writer for the Global Politics section

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

-Initiated and organized monthly medical camps for one year for underprivileged kids and caste minorities in Maharastra, India.-Collaborated with different NGOs around Maharashtra to hold dental and eye checkups in slum areas.-Provided free surgeries to children and free dental kits to 800+ people.-Received the Star Volunteer award by the INGO Vibha.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Instagram X YLAC Counter Speech Fellowship-Conducted field research on the impact of social media on mental health amongst teenagers.-Produced graphics, videos, and written pieces for social advocacy campaigns on select Instagram accounts for contemporary social issues like mental health, body positivity, and gender inequality.-Drafted letters to local.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists, The Daily Free Press, Boston News Service, BU Unicef, Charcoal Magazine, BU.

Minor, International Relations And Affairs

Minor, Data Science

Ib Diploma

Activities and Societies: Beat Plastic Initiative, Round Square, MUN, Debate, Connexion NewsletterMiddle and Highschool education.