Melanie Anzidei Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Covering soccer for The Athletic, beginning with 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

Florham Campus

In this role, I advised a small group of college students who managed The Pillar, the college newspaper at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus.

• I cover an enterprise sports beat that includes finding unique and exclusive stories throughout New Jersey that fall between the intersection of news and sports.• This hybrid role requires that I work between the news and sports departments, often teaming up with reporters and editors from the sports desk to collaborate on complex stories, while reporting to an assignment editor on the newsroom’s Topics team. Reporters on this team are expected to produce in-depth features, dive into… Show more • I cover an enterprise sports beat that includes finding unique and exclusive stories throughout New Jersey that fall between the intersection of news and sports.• This hybrid role requires that I work between the news and sports departments, often teaming up with reporters and editors from the sports desk to collaborate on complex stories, while reporting to an assignment editor on the newsroom’s Topics team. Reporters on this team are expected to produce in-depth features, dive into relevant investigations, and think critically beyond the scope of daily coverage. My stories often land on the front page or in Sunday editions, catering to a broader audience that extends beyond the typical sports section.• My duties extend beyond print. For example, in June 2021, I joined our Varsity Aces high school sports show and was part of broadcast team that covered NJ's first-ever girls flag football championship at MetLife Stadium.• In May 2022, I started writing a weekly "Women & Sport" column that highlights women's sports issues and features athletes from New Jersey. Show less

• In this role, I covered regional retail news and an enterprise sports beat.• This position included being the newsroom expert on retail and business news, and culminated with the coverage of the long-awaited opening of the American Dream mega mall in East Rutherford. Stories ranged from breaking news to exclusive scoops and features. • I was promoted to this role after 4 years in the newsroom, and joined the newsroom's Topics team.• Although my primary responsibility was to cover… Show more • In this role, I covered regional retail news and an enterprise sports beat.• This position included being the newsroom expert on retail and business news, and culminated with the coverage of the long-awaited opening of the American Dream mega mall in East Rutherford. Stories ranged from breaking news to exclusive scoops and features. • I was promoted to this role after 4 years in the newsroom, and joined the newsroom's Topics team.• Although my primary responsibility was to cover retail, towards the end of my time in this role, I also began covering an enterprise sports beat , where news and sports intersect. Show less

Woodland Park, New Jersey

• For more than 3 years, I was on the Local News team. I covered municipal government and issues in nearly a dozen communities, including Paramus and Hackensack in Bergen County. Stories ranged from breaking news to in-depth reports on trending issues or hot topics.• This beat required juggling coverage of multiple towns at once, understanding how local government works, holding local officials accountable, dissecting municipal budgets, and more.• I also had an additional beat covering… Show more • For more than 3 years, I was on the Local News team. I covered municipal government and issues in nearly a dozen communities, including Paramus and Hackensack in Bergen County. Stories ranged from breaking news to in-depth reports on trending issues or hot topics.• This beat required juggling coverage of multiple towns at once, understanding how local government works, holding local officials accountable, dissecting municipal budgets, and more.• I also had an additional beat covering community sports issues for the local team. Show less

Woodland Park, New Jersey

• My first two years at The Record involved working alongside the newsroom’s dedicated business desk, which was staffed with a small team of reporters and editors with decades of experience who helped mold by reporting skills.• My main responsibilities were to write daily business stories, news briefs, breaking news items or features. I wrote hundreds of stories while in this position, with stories appearing on front page, AP news wires and on FiOS1 News. For a short time, I was responsible… Show more • My first two years at The Record involved working alongside the newsroom’s dedicated business desk, which was staffed with a small team of reporters and editors with decades of experience who helped mold by reporting skills.• My main responsibilities were to write daily business stories, news briefs, breaking news items or features. I wrote hundreds of stories while in this position, with stories appearing on front page, AP news wires and on FiOS1 News. For a short time, I was responsible for a weekly Q&A column with local business leaders.• Other tasks included: assist Business editors with daily tasks; assist staff reporters as needed; compile items for Sunday Real Estate section; compile weekly "On The Move" column; post wire stories/photos to web; monitor wires/calls/department email for story ideas.• I was part of the reporting team honored as a 2015 Best in Business finalist by the “Society of American Business Editors and Writers” in breaking news for our coverage of Mercedes-Benz USA leaving its Montvale headquarters.• Developed sources from various industries and municipalities, many of whom I still use today. Show less

New York, New York

Daily tasks included: fact checking articles; researching for articles; transcribing interviews; providing pitches for blog; writing as needed; assisting feature section editors and writers.

Madison, New Jersey

• Oversee work of editorial, advertising and social media staff• Edit final version of stories and newspaper layout• Lead weekly news meetings• Teach section editors how to use QuarkXPress, Photoshop• Submit written, recorded and photo coverage of events• Work closely with Faculty Advisor• Previous positions: Writer (2009-2010), News Editor (2010-2011), Managing Editor (2011-2012)

Master Of Science, Journalism

Activities and Societies: National Association of Hispanic Journalists Completed a 10-month, intensive program at Columbia University's.

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Studies, 3.6

Activities and Societies: The Pillar, Varsity Women's Soccer Majored in Communication Studies with minors in Journalism, Italian.

Italian Studies, 3.8

A 4-week study abroad program in Northern Italy that ran from May to June and consisted of two 3-credit courses that covered Italian.

Education record