Alice Yin Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

- Chases breaking news and enterprise stories surrounding Cook County government, the Obama Presidential Center, Chicago City Hall and other political topics- Documents the coronavirus pandemic’s enduring impact on Chicago- Reports on social justice movements, from on-the-scene dispatches at protests to long-form stories about anti-police brutality.

Greater Chicago Area

- Reported on all overnight crime and breaking news in the Chicago area for readers and wire service subscribers- Reported on newsworthy lawsuits filed in Cook County Circuit Court- Pushed out email and app breaking news alerts and wrote Twitter copy

Lansing, Michigan Area

- Covered Michigan’s statehouse and Gov. Rick Snyder’s office during the 2018 legislative session- Reported on the upcoming 2018 midterms and spot news on the crime beat- Wrote three to five breaking news and/or enterprise stories per week in print and broadcast form

Greater New York City Area

- Covered legislation including budgets, gun control and K-12 education under Michigan’s statehouse and Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration- Reported on the 2018 midterm elections and chased news on topics from the Flint water crisis to Michigan State University’s sexual abuse scandal surrounding Larry Nassar- Wrote three to five breaking news and/or.

Greater Chicago Area

- Wrote, pitched and researched for the Sunday Magazine- Led audience engagement projects, working one-on-one with readers to edit responses- Crafted all tweets, produced web stories and assisted editors with news administration

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Served as assistant producer of the JonBenet Ramsey special, facilitating multiple footage shootings
• Reported on court hearings and sentencings for homicide cases
• Researched and fact-checked crime stories using LexisNexis, PACER, official medical records, police reports and deposition tapes

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Pitched and reported stories on the 2016 presidential election and Massachusetts politics in enterprise reporting, daily news stories and statistical analysis
• Cultivated source contacts throughout coverage of presidential candidates and Congress
• Wrote 17 stories for online and/or print publication, including a front-page feature

Evanston, Illinois

• Led the newsroom under the editor-in-chief regarding all web and print content
• Wrote more than 90 news stories, briefs and features, three of which won awards

San Jose, California

• Wrote and photographed for stories as a freelance writer
• Wrote 18 stories and multiple blurbs on politics and arts/culture for both the print and online publication since June 2014
• Previously served as editorial intern from June 2014 to Sept. 2014

Evanston, Illinois

• Assisted the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department with copy-editing research papers in the fields of business and science and writing summaries on research content
• Compiled data on companies’ omni-channel marketing approaches for a PhD research project

San Jose, California

• Reported and wrote on San Jose politics and Bay Area arts & culture
• Pitched ideas for my own feature stories, profile stories, event previews and weekly blurbs
• Published an average of 1-2 stories each week that appeared in the Metro paper, San Jose Inside website, Metroactive website and SanJose.com
• Published short blurbs for upcoming events
• Published Q&A articles on featured San Jose residents
• Updated calendar listings on arts and music events

Evanston, Illinois

Office of Accounting Information and Management

Cupertino, California

Paid intern, administered clerical work in filing and billing.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism, Economics

Activities and Societies: The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition

Education record

Activities and Societies: California Scholarship Federation, Speech and Debate