Kelyn Soong Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

• Write news and feature articles for Smithsonian Magazine, highlighting the museum complex’s latest exhibits and vast collection of historical and culturally significant items• Pitch and write exercise and fitness articles for The Wall Street Journal• Contribute running and training advice articles for the Pacers Running website

• Covered fitness and exercise advice, trends and culture for the Well+Being section dedicated to providing actionable and habit-forming service journalism • Wrote breaking news articles on trending health and wellness stories; wrote fitness stories tied to sporting events like the U.S. Open tennis tournament, New York City Marathon and Women’s World Cup; wrote enterprise articles on important health topics• Collaborated with the video and social media teams to create dynamic visual stories• Received the 2022 Excellence in Running Journalism award from the Road Runners Club of America, a non-profit organization that aims to grow the sport of running

• Covered the 2022 Preakness Stakes for USA Today; article appeared on the print cover of the Louisville Courier Journal's sports section• Wrote an article for the Washington Post's wellness section on why some elite runners, including women's marathon American record holder Keira D'Amato, believe having a full-time job helps their performance• Wrote a profile on junior tennis star Robin Montgomery for the official program of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis championships• Wrote a first-person piece for RunWashington on how coaching high school cross country and track and field has made me a better runner

District Of Columbia, United States

• Launched the paper’s new sports section in June 2018; covered the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, 2019 WNBA Finals, and 2019 World Series • Wrote feature and cover stories about D.C. sports, focusing on underreported subjects; cover stories include the rise of basketball phenom Azzi Fudd, an in depth look at how professional runners make a living, and how the pandemic impacted the sports world• Recruited, managed, and edited a regular rotation of freelance writers for the section• Collaborated with other sections in the newsroom for cover packages

District Of Columbia, United States

• Covered running, professional tennis and high school sports in the D.C. area for the sports section, including writing on-deadline game stories and enterprise articles • Wrote breaking news and feature stories for the sports blogs, The Early Lead and D.C. Sports Bog; contributed to coverage of the Olympics and World Cup• Contributed to Metro and Style sections, including writing articles for Book World, Arts and Entertainment, Local Living, Education and the Inspired Life and Retropolis blogs• Produced photo galleries, videos and weekly live chats, which included the popular Ask Boswell chat with sports columnist Thomas Boswell• Curated a daily sports newsletter that reaches over 42,000 subscribers• Shot videos for story packages and assisted with the sports department’s social media accounts

College Park, Md.

• Wrote sports trends, features and breaking news articles for the University of Maryland wire service that serves 50 clients like the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun• Was the lead reporter for the award-winning multimedia project, “The Other Redskins," which explored how dozens of U.S. high schools had the controversial "Redskins" mascot • Produced multimedia packages with text, photos, videos and interactive graphics

College Park, Md.

• Shot videos for TerpsTV, the athletic department’s television production team• Assisted with the team’s social media, including Twitter and Facebook• Took stats using the Data Volley software

Mclean, Va.

• Wrote articles for the sports section, including several feature stories on tennis• Made photo slideshows for stories that appeared on the sports homepage• Produced and edited online content from staff and wire stories

Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

• Assisted the professional tennis associations’ media relations staff and responded to journalists’ inquiries at the U.S. Open media center

Washington, D.C.

• Wrote national and sports news articles for the international broadcasting service with an estimated worldwide audience of 125 million people• Voiced, edited and produced reports for web and radio broadcasts

Master'S Degree, Multi-Platform Journalism

Activities and Societies: Eleanor Merrill Fellow, Varsity Women’s Volleyball (Manager), Maryland Club Tennis

Bachelor'S Degree, Kinesiological Science

Activities and Societies: Varsity Women’s Volleyball (Manager), Department of Resident Life (Resident Assistant), The Terrapin Yearbook.