Diana Leane Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Execute strategic communications and craft messaging for my team, ensuring cohesive and impactful outreach.
• Create content and promotional materials across platforms for key initiatives.
• Execute the strategic communications plan for the Carbon Action Alliance's annual CO2NNECT Conference series.
• Manage media relations, including guiding media outreach strategy and drafting press releases for new reports, and representing the program at environmental journalism conferences.
• Produce video content, blogs, and social media posts to engage stakeholders and the public with Carbon Management team content.
• Write and distribute a monthly newsletter sent to our network of stakeholders that promotes the team’s work.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

・Published work in Energy News Network, the Chicago Tribune, Great Lakes Now, and Journal & Topics on climate, health care and local news

Chicago, Illinois, United States

・Submitted FOIA requests to police departments across Illinois to analyze data and records received・Produced enterprise reporting on police department complaints and law enforcement accountability across Illinois

Greater Boston

・Attended and recorded weekly meetings of The Daily Free Press's Board of Directors on the newspaper's operations・Consulted with editor-in-chief and managing editor about the legalities and ethics of articles・Schedule and oversee interviews of applicants for Editorial Board positions

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

・Co-founded student-led interdisciplinary media platform sponsored by the College of Communication・Facilitate communication between reporters, editors, fellow directors and faculty advisors・Troubleshoot, supervise and make final editorial decisions for six projects, including podcasts, articles, blogs and visuals ・Manage team of seven reporters, copyedit.

London, England, United Kingdom

・Researched trends across 20 industries and analyzed data on market growth rates and consumer forecasts・Contributed to decks by compiling images and data on product design and innovation

Greater Boston Area

・Served as a member of The Daily Free Press's Board of Directors and attended weekly Board meetings on the newspaper's operations・Managed The Daily Free Press’s alumni network, produced monthly newsletter on Mailchimp

・Supervised 120 writers and editors, enforced deadlines, edited and fact-checked 15-20 articles daily・Coordinated editorial meetings, oversaw newspaper’s online and print content, including metro and campus news, features, sports, opinion, podcasts, photo/video, social media, blog and layout

Greater Boston Area

・Managed and trained editors and 50 writers of section, enforced deadlines and ran budget meetings・Edited, fact-checked and posted 14 stories or more weekly to the site, oversaw print layout for section

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Arlington Heights, IL

・Pitched, reported and wrote lifestyle and entertainment and news stories for the Northwest Chicago suburbs on deadline

Des Plaines, IL

・Wrote 2-3 news stories daily about Northwest Chicago suburbs and photographed events

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Daily Free Press, COMLabGraduate of the College of Communication with minors in Spanish and international.

Master Of Science In Journalism, Focus In Investigative Journalism