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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

■ Lead a team dedicated to covering the intersection of pop culture and tech■ Assign and edit 3-5 stories daily, ranging from breaking news hits to longer-form features■ Work with reporters on building their beats and strengthening their writing■ Coordinate and brainstorm coverage with editors across time zones during major newsevents■ Identify and elevate stories with viral potential that revolve around culture, user trendsand behaviors■ Collaborate with the SEO team to enhance visibility of coverage■ Oversee NBC News Digital’s live blogs for pop culture events, including the: GoldenGlobes, Emmys, Grammys, Super Bowl, VMAs and Oscars.

Greater Los Angeles Area

■ Teach introduction to newswriting and reporting, helping students build a foundation for their journalism careers. ■ Work in the Annenberg Media Center, where I help student reporters get better at hands-on writing and reporting outside of the classroom.

Los Angeles

■Edited 5-10 national news stories and features for CNN, daily■Worked with writers, producers and correspondents (on both digital and TV side) to build stories including help with: interview ideas, element ideas and angle ideas. Worked through until publication of story, including copy editing.■Helped come up with story ideas for CNN, including fresh angles for the biggest news of the day (particularly coronavirus-related stories as well as West Coast news)■Curated stories, adding elements -- images, video, graphics and links -- to copy to further engage readers■Wrote stories for CNN.com.

Greater Los Angeles Area

■Helped manage the breaking news team, made up of about 15-20 reporters ■Assigned and edited news stories, including coverage of: Kobe Bryant's death, New Zealand mosque shooting, California wildfires, Democratic presidential debates■Wrote posts and contributed to live blog for major news events

Washington D.C.

■Wrote and reported political stories and analysis for CNNPolitics.com ■Assisted with breaking political news in Washington D.C. ■Co-authored “The Point” daily newsletter with Chris Cillizza

Greater Los Angeles Area

■Wrote 2-5 posts (a mix of quick hits, news, smart takes and features) per day ■Covered digital entertainment companies; primarily YouTube, Amazon, Netflix and Hulu■Followed and reported on streaming trends and internet culture ■Moderated panels with stars and executives■Helped with overall entertainment news, including TV show recaps ■Covered awards shows, red carpets and festivals (SXSW, Comic Con)

Greater Los Angeles Area

■Filed daily stories for both print and digital■Wrote a total of 14 A1 stories, 21 Calendar cover stories, 22 Business cover stories and 800+ stories for web■On the Metro Desk: wrote features on the Iranian community, helped with coverage of local breaking news and events■On the National Desk: covered major news events, including shootings, natural disasters and misc. trending stories ■On the Calendar Desk: assisted in coverage of entertainment events and breaking news, including the 2014 Sony hack

Phoenix, Arizona Area

■Reported on consumer news, real estate and local economy in greater Phoenix area■Pitched story ideas and contribute to azcentral.com “money” section■Identified and localize national business trends ■Wrote two-four articles per week■Assisted in the Pulitzer-nominated breaking news coverage of the Yarnell Hill Fire (July 1 – 5)

London, United Kingdom

■Researched and wrote travel features (monthly ‘Top destinations features, top 5 destinations)■Fact-checked and researched for articles■Updated social media sites Facebook and Twitter■Contributed to website redesign■Created graphics and photo illustrations for features

■Led 12-person editorial board■Managed staff of 50+ writers and photographers■Edited all articles – about 30 per day (news, opinion, sports, features)■Finalized layout on inDesign■Created and ran workshop for new staff writers■Held monthly staff meetings■Budgeted and decided content for each issue■Worked 10+ hours daily, Sunday – Wednesday evenings

Bachelor Of Science, Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Founding member of Omega Phi Alpha community service sorority, Member of Society of Professional Journalists.

High School

Activities and Societies: Journalism, Choir (Concert Choir, Valkyries, Chorale and Madrigals), Circle of Friends, Delians Junior Honor.