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New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Bylines in New York Magazine/Curbed, the Guardian, Slate, Christian Science Monitor, Documented. Reporting in English and Spanish on politics, the environment and foreign affairs. Filed from New York, Buenos Aires, Texas and Seattle. Investigative researcher for journalists from the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg and New York University. Instructor for the School of the New York Times’ class Writing Big Tech and the National Arts Journalism Institute early career journalism program. Experience filing FOIA requests, content verification, social media sourcing, looking through tax records and government contracts. Knowledge of databases including: PACER, LexisNexis, WestLaw, Guidestar, USA Spending.

New York, New York

Produced and edited sections of the broadcast including headlines, packages, the second and third blocks and teases. Conducted editorial research, newsgathering and fact-checking. Booked and conducted interviews. Discovered, sourced and cleared third-party material for ABC platforms. Gathered photo, video, audio and archival elements for broadcast. Produced liveshots from the field. Coordinated with correspondents, crew and in-house producers. Assisted and coordinated newsgathering during breaking news situations. Coordinated technical aspects of the broadcast including logging tape; editing, importing and gathering video; coordinating media between ABC bureaus and affiliates; selecting wire service footage for the broadcast; taking in live tags and communicating with field producers. Provided editorial, administrative and technical support to executives, producers, field producers and correspondents.Pitched stories to World News Tonight and ABC digital. Filed news stories. Screened pitches.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Worked on the international news desk, writing, reporting and newsgathering. Took postgraduate classes in journalism at the Universidad de San Andres.

Laredo, Texas Area

Wrote 40 stories, including a 1,000-word piece chronicling the journey of two undocumented immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexico border across perilous points of entry. Wrote features on non-profit organizations covering underserved populations in Laredo. Participated in press briefings for breaking news, wrote an article about a bus crash receiving national attention that was in the San Antonio Express News. Traveled to San Antonio to cover a court case about a plastic bag ban and linked the local opposition to the ban to a pair of siblings who are prominent conservative businessmen in Laredo. Built a strong network of key sources along the border.

Master Of Science - Ms, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Master of Science with a focus on international journalism.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Latin American And Border Studies

Activities and Societies: The Southwestern MegaphoneBachelor of Arts in Latin American and Border Studies, magna cum laude, with courses.