Becky Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

I cover Wisconsin's paper industry for The Post-Crescent and USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin's other outlets.

• Selected from 1,000 applicants to be among 100 Report for Americacorps members placed at news outlets across the country.• Developed a new beat for the newspaper and became newsroom’s experton gender wage gap and other issues Utah women face.• Expanded newsroom sources by incorporating 118 new female voices inmy first year of reporting that had never been in The Tribune before.• Created and managed a Facebook group with more than 150 members todiscuss reporting and engage readers.

Crown Point, Indiana

• Cover court hearings across two counties to report daily coverage• Coordinate with 17 police departments to report breaking crime news• Generate enterprise stories covering area issues for Sunday covers• Collaborate with fellow reporters on converging crime-government stories

Chicago, Il

• Update CJA Twitter account daily to showcase Chicago journalists’ work• Plan networking events for student journalists to connect with professional journalists.

Grand Forks, North Dakota

• Monitor court hearings across 13 counties to report at least 4 stories a day• Enterprise trend stories weekly to provide larger context for daily stories• Respond to breaking news, general assignment stories on night shift

St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

• Copy edit articles for all sections to ensure accuracy, correct spellings• Write headlines for print and SEO-based headlines for online

Champaign, Il

• Manage breaking news desk alone two times a week.• Contribute to, advance stories developing in newsroom.• Follow local social media accounts to find breaking stories.

Champaign, Il

• Promoted to paid features reporter.• Write minimum of one article every week about unique campus event.• Collaborate with staff in weekly meetings to determine how to make articles stronger.

Champaign, Illinois

• Write one column weekly addressing campus, local, national, and international issues that are relevant to student body• Collaborate with staff in weekly meetings to determine how to make articles more relevant to campus

• Draft one original book column weekly to promote literature beneficial to college students; published in online version of newsmagazine• Compose one piece of short fiction weekly for special arts section in online version of newsmagazine

Stockholm, Sweden

• Create and develop an Instagram account to help build The Local's photography presence• Compose reaction gallery articles to major news events in Sweden• Research articles for editors and reporters on staff• Manage article analytics for The Local's sites in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany• Copy edit articles for The Local's sites in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany

• Edit six to eight articles weekly for spelling and coherence, as well as fact check material• Enhance articles’ views by developing social media and search engine keywords to attract readers to site

• Informed college freshmen about essential college topics by using key words that reach students in search engines• Contributed to a website that reaches college students across the nation by completing online internship from University of Illinois campus• Self-selected topics for articles, with approval from manager, by observing college environment

Champaign, Illinois

• Edit copy for all sections in The Daily Illini for correct facts, truthful content, and correct spelling of names

Bachelor'S Degree, News-Editorial Journalism

Activities and Societies: James Scholar, Dean's List, College of Media mentor, Mediapalooza planning committee, Roger Ebert's Film.

High School Diploma, Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Superintendent Student Advisory Council, The Times newspaper (Editor-in-Chief, News.