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Writing Crooked Media's What a Day newsletter

Anchor of the National Security Daily newsletter since March 2024, co-writer since October 2022

• Assisted with live coverage of a heat wave across New England in May 2022
• Led coverage of major feature piece about Boston’s historic snowstorm inJanuary 2022
• Covered Ukrainian protests in Boston amid Russian invasion of the country
• Contracted to cover breaking news and feature stories, focusing on majorevents and natural disasters that unfold in New England
• Contributed reporting for a national article on sexual assault protests at fraternities across the country
• Coordinated coverage of Hurricane Henri with editors

• Reported on weekends, covering breaking news throughout Massachusetts
• Pitched feature stories about politics across the state, including one that was picked up by other national news outlets the following day
• Filled in for full-time reporters on weekends and weekdays when needed

• Formatted homepage to maximize engagement, pulled relevant wire stories, sent push alerts and emails, crafted posts for Facebook and Twitter
• Organized and scheduled weekly newsletters for the Opinion team using MailChimp
• Optimized engagement through strategic formatting of Globe homepage
• Collaborated with homepage producer and editors to efficiently updatecontent on BostonGlobe.com

Bangor, Maine, United States

• Reported several statewide news stories daily for the state’s paper of record
• Managed production of articles from the writing to publication, includingformatting, organization on the website and aesthetics
• Edited articles from across the newsroom, with a focus on clarity, precision,and adherence to both the newsroom’s style and AP style guidelines

Springfield, Massachusetts

• Wrote in-depth feature articles and 12 front-page stories for MassLive.com
• Covered Springfield City Hall events, local news coverage and breaking news
• Interviewed congressional candidates ahead of contentious election

Northampton, Massachusetts

• Wrote dozens of news articles, including four articles that appeared on A1
• Covered local government, business and events

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

• Oversaw the editing process for more than 100 staff members
• Handled business operations, including marketing and advertising
• Curated coverage for the largest student-run newspaper in New England

• Reported high-traffic news stories, including one that gained more than 300,000 page views in two days
• Assisted in expansive coronavirus coverage for six months as the pandemic unfolded, pitching ideas and curating stories
• Wrote more than 600 breaking news and feature stories for various sections
• Led reporting on COVID in Maine for three months at the beginning of the pandemic

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