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Washington, Dc, Us

Massachusetts Playbook author and reporter for POLITICO's politics and states teams covering the 2024 presidential election and the New Hampshire primary.

Boston

I was the lead reporter covering state and national politics and the 2020 presidential election for the Boston Herald, a daily metro newspaper. I also covered breaking news, education and the coronavirus crisis, and regularly delivered enterprise reporting on local issues. I also produced a weekly politics newsletter, helped run the Herald's website and social media accounts, and provided political analysis on radio and television.

Greater Boston Area

Conducts pre-interviews of show participants for From the Top, a national radio music program for young classical musicians distributed by NPR.

Greater Boston Area

General assignment and breaking news reporter who covered government, education, crime, community life and environmental issues. City hall and education beat reporter who covered the financial crisis gripping Methuen, our second largest readership community, and the 2018 Merrimack Valley natural gas explosions affecting Lawrence, Andover and North Andover. Won awards for education and multimedia reporting.Managed the newspaper's Twitter account with more than 31,000 followers. Also managed the community briefs section while filing multiple stories a day on deadline.Pitched and executed multimedia content, including photos, video, live blogs and podcasts. Lead reporter on award-winning digital coverage of a plane crash into a condominium complex.

Greater Boston Area

General assignment reporter who covered government, education, crime, environmental issues and community happenings in the town of Marshfield, Massachusetts. Produced six to 12 stories a week for daily online and weekly print publication, including for The Patriot Ledger daily newspaper. Managed multiple Facebook and Twitter accounts. Produced online content through content management systems. Contributed to regional special projects across multiple publications. Previously covered Randolph, Stoughton and Canton, Massachusetts.

Greater Boston Area

Editorial intern for Boston magazine and branded publications. Fact checked, researched and transcribed interviews; wrote and assembled sidebars for packages including Boston's 50 most powerful philanthropists and a 15-item accessories sidebar for Boston Weddings. Pitched and wrote stories for the magazine's online blogs, including technology, health and fashion posts.

Greater Boston Area

Boston University student lifestyle magazine. Head copy editor from spring 2010 through graduation in spring 2013. Pitched and assigned stories to editors, and wrote my own columns. Staff writer since fall 2009 for Arts & Entertainment and City Guide sections.

Greater Boston Area

Gatehouse Media newspaper. Wrote about Mass. South Shore including court, police, communities and New England’s first artificial heart recipient for both online and in print, including photography and video interviews. Also did election coverage in both the run-up to the 2012 election and contributed to online reports, photo and video coverage on Election Day.

Worked for the two weekly print newspapers - Hornsey, Wood Green, & Muswell Hill and Tottenham & Wood Green Journals - and wrote daily online content. Archant is the largest regional media company in the U.K. Internship was part of a study abroad program through Boston University.

Binghamton, New York

Gannett Newspaper. I have also done freelance work for this newspaper, with my most recent article appearing in August 2012.

Binghamton, New York

A collection of five weekly newspapers. I wrote, copy edited, and took photographs for the Vestal Town Crier, Country Courier, and Windsor Standard.

Binghamton, New York

Intern in the Office of Alumni Communications, writing for the alumni newsletter, Binghamton University magazine, and researching social media improvements.