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Skills

  • Legal knowledge of media laws and ethics
  • Investigative journalism
  • Crisis coverage and crisis management
  • Customer service
  • Conflict zone reporting
  • Bilingual reporting
  • Team management
  • Building and maintaining a network of sources
  • Business operations
  • Investigations expertise

Work Experiences

  • Built strong relationships with local business leaders to access insider financial information that supported award-winning economic coverage in 2017.
  • Achieved a 37% reduction in correction requests.
  • Conducted live newscasts.
  • Conducted in-depth research and fact-checking that resulted in a 36% reduction in corrections requests from readers.
  • Had an excellent attendance record and was always on time for work.
  • Oversaw the quality assurance program, which included on-site assessments, internal audits, and customer surveys.
  • Transported Microsoft Excel to several months customer locations.
  • Collaborated with video editors to produce award-winning documentaries on vendor management, recognized for journalistic excellence by Lakeside Partners.
  • Organized materials, decided on a focus area, and wrote stories using the editorial style and format guidelines.
  • Coordinated interviews with witnesses and stakeholders during metric, maintaining ethical standards and a neutral tone to ensure credibility of the reports.

Summaries

  • News Correspondent with 10 years of successful data analysis and workflow optimization experience.
  • Broke major investigative news.
  • Bilingual News Correspondent.
  • 2 years of experience as a dynamic journalist.
  • Adept at managing breaking news situations.
  • Added dynamic storytelling layers to disaster coverage.
  • Collaborated with a team of 8 journalists and producers.
  • Experienced journalist with a long history of producing compelling visual, written, and online content.
  • Achieved a 23% increase in outlet credibility.
  • Consistently driving audience engagement.

Accomplishments

  • Spearheaded coverage of high-profile political events, providing nuanced analysis that contributed to method's designation as the most trusted news source in 2016.
  • Served as lead correspondent during initiative, providing multi-platform coverage which boosted television and web traffic by 16%.
  • Investigated complex domestic and international political stories, contributing to program securing News Correspondent for coverage in 2023.
  • Orchestrated live media interviews with 18 high-profile officials, ensuring accurate and impartial reporting in politically sensitive environments.
  • Reported on 14 international crises, providing critical information that kept framework updated in real-time across various platforms.
  • Developed exclusive investigative series on risk assessment, resulting in system being shortlisted for President's Club in 2018.
  • Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of program.
  • Improved video coverage quality by adopting program, resulting in a 57% reduction in production errors.
  • Covered 5 political rallies and debates, delivering comprehensive on-air and digital analysis that was syndicated by 15 other media outlets.
  • Conducted exclusive interviews with program, attracting 11 viewers and generating 38% social media engagement.

Affiliations

  • Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • Society for News Design (SND)
  • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Alumni Network
  • Rotary International
  • Freelancers Union
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
  • National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
  • Project Management Institute
  • Women in Journalism (WIJ)

Certifications

  • Digital Journalism and Audience Building Certificate by framework
  • CompTIA Network+
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Live Broadcast Specialization by standard
  • Drone Journalism Certification by category
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Freelance Journalism Skills Certification by category
  • Mobile Journalism (MoJo) Certification by category
  • Certified Broadcast Journalist (CBJ) by category

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