* Managed coverage of critical political stories impacting the city, state and country, serving as a player-coach with a four-person team of reporters to craft daily, enterprise and major investigative stories, choosing the best format to tell that story. * Responded efficiently and creatively to breaking news, writing short stories upon first pass. * Developed plans around key story threads to ensure speedy delivery of content on the website. Key storylines included the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, the release of the New York City and New York State budgets, and key political speeches. * Wrote weekly “Inside Politics” newsletter, centering the subject around a key article written by a member of the Daily News politics team and selecting critical stories to further amplify. * Collaborated across beats.* Monitored and assessed strength of news articles through various SEO tools to deliver best content possible.

- Oversaw political coverage on Gothamist and WNYC platforms, focusing on stories where city/state policy and politics impact New Yorkers. Manage and coach incredible team of talented reporters in the halls of power on the city and state level.- Managed primary and election night coverage, dispatching teams of reporters across New York City to collect interviews with voters and experts. - Edited daily or enterprise articles and radio scripts (e.g. wraps, features, cut copies) on city and state politics.- Responded to breaking news, writing quick-turn stories followed by analysis pieces that dig deeper. - Appeared on various WNYC programs (e.g. "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered," "The Brian Lehrer Show," "The Takeaway," "Consider This") to provide analysis on key political stories.

- Wrote, shaped and edited multi-platform political stories that have a direct impact on New Yorkers.- Collaborated with other newsroom desks on various editorial projects, providing in-depth analysis on policy issues, trends and more. - Brainstormed and developed enterprise story ideas that held significant importance to New Yorkers' understanding of the city and state.- Periodically appeared on various programs on WNYC -- including "The Brian Lehrer Show," "The Takeaway," and "All Things Considered" -- to provide analysis on key political stories.

- Wrote stories for the general assignment desk, ranging from breaking news to enterprise/investigative stories. - Managed the Saturday editorial desk, developing and assigning stories to reporters, responding to breaking news, and managing social media channels.- Served on the elections/politics news desk.

Chosen to national fellowship entitled "Holding Washington Accountable From Afar" organized through the National Press Foundation. During the eight-week course I sharpened my understanding of the U.S. tax structure, research/investigative tips, and the most best way to file for documents through the Freedom of Information Act from some of the country's best journalists.

- Wrote feature-length freelance articles focused on policy, profiles and politics in the Bronx. - Contributed to "Latino Power 100" list for August 2020 edition. - Some pieces included the slow rollout of Metro-North expansion in the Bronx, the Bronx Democratic Party vs. the progressive wave and a profile on the Bronx Borough President.

• Oversaw and managed entire newspaper, from editorial coverage (i.e. day-to-day stories, breaking news, developing enterprise stories, managing website) to administrative (i.e. distribution, recruitment, advertising sales, career development). • Gave final editorial approval to stories, which involved reworking copy, proofreading, fact-checking, and centralizing story angle. • Led newspaper to first-ever New York Press Club award for Community Coverage, three consecutive Ippies Awards for Best Small Circulation Publication, two Ippies Awards for Investigative/In-Depth Story, and six New York Press Association distinctions. • Produced variety of video news packages on select projects, posting to website. • Introduced a mobile platform to the Norwood News website to the on-the-go crowd, and increasing our social media presence, utilizing tools such as Facebook and Twitter. • Increased Norwood News' web presence through effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. • Rolled out new mobile platform to the Norwood News website to the on-the-go crowd, and increasing our social media presence, utilizing tools such as Facebook and Twitter. • Collaborated with local media outlets (e.g. WFUV, CUNY School of Journalism) to produce quality journalism content. • Recruited freelance reporters or intern reporters by attending internship fairs or local colleges.

Selected to be a fellow for the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's Health Reporting Fellowship, learning how to cover the health beat through lectures/workshops provided by the fellowship. Wrote enterprise piece on the impact mental health has on tenants living in public housing.

Chosen from pool of 71 applicants across the country to write three-part series on housing and structural segregation. In this round, Marguerite Casey Foundation received 71 complete Journalism Fellowship applications.

• Operated a grant-funded after school program teaching basic journalism skills to Bronx high school students to help develop their civic engagement skills. • Collaborated with lead instructor in devising syllabus geared and digestible to basic journalism students. • Provided two-hour lesson to students, exploring various journalism-related topics ranging from developing leads to understanding news values. • Promoted Bronx Youth Heard by distributing materials electronically to local high schools and appearing on television programs.• Edited student news stories, reviewing syntax and logic, before publishing in Norwood News. • Organized field trips to local news outlets across New York City.

• Selected by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to sharpen my business reporting skills. Several classes included an overview of New York City's economy, business-related research tips, identifying business scams, and personal finance. • Fellowship culminated with the publishing of three business-related news stories in Voices of New York and the Norwood News.

• Investigated and wrote news stories pertaining to issues, events, and profiles about the Bronx. • Wrote roughly eight stories a week, ranging in subjects such as politics, crime, development projects, arts, and education. Some of my proud stories include coverage of Hurricane Sandy in the Bronx, arrests of crooked politicians, and chronicling the closure of a neighborhood school. • Grew network of sources in the fields of politics, law enforcement, education, health, arts, business, along with city and state government agencies. • Wrote news stories that appeared in the Sunday section of the New York Post, formerly the sister newspaper of the Bronx Times Reporter. • Managed pool of freelance photographers, assigning them photo events that included City Council press conferences to neighborhood festivals. • Selected photos following the event, choosing them for editorial content and relevance. Would later write one-sentence captions to contextualize each image. • Uploaded news stories to the Bronx Times Reporter website each week to ensure fresh news stories were well publicized.

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• Served as fill-in producer for midday, PM Drive or the evening, maintaining editorial control over news content. • Managed teams of reporters, desk assistants, writers and tape operators, assigning stories or off-air interviews for newscasts. • Served as lead desk assistant for Managing Editor/Midday Producer setting up their rundowns with relevant news. • Wrote full-hour newscasts made up of readers, readers with sound clips and reporter wraps whenever I was assigned to the writing post. • Produced and conducted off-air interviews with politicians, celebrities, and other persons of interest. Interviews were delineated for sound bites. • Verified breaking news information with various agencies. • Coordinated on-air live hits with reporters and special guests.

• Developed and researched local news stories that mattered to people living in the Bronx. • Verified news tips to determine news value. • Maintained constant communication with reporters to ensure they received up-to-date information during breaking news.• Researched stories ranging from people profiles to city policies.

• Assisted consumer news reporter and segment producer in developing daily stories.• Logged viewer voice-mail for potential story ideas.• Booked on-camera interviews and assisted in editing consumer news packages.• Researched story ideas to make a stronger story, attended interview shoots for academic and observation purposes, and transcribed interview tapes in a timely fashion.