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USA TODAY

Politics & Washington Fellow | Washington, D.C. | June 2021-present

Pitch, report and write breaking political news and fact check articles, quickly and cleanly
Interview experts and parse primary source documents, making dense information accessible
Use social monitoring tools like Google Trends and CrowdTangle to find story ideas and misinformation
Pitch, report and manage enterprise work alongside day-to-day responsibilities
One of three reporters chosen to help launch USA TODAY’s fact-check texting initiative

Fact Check Reporting Intern | Remote | June – Dec. 2020

Reported 1-3 fact checks a day of viral political and Covid-19 misinformation for inaugural team
Assisted with 2020 presidential and vice-presidential debate, election coverage

The DePaulia

Managing Editor | Chicago, IL | June 2020 – June 2021

Managed team of editors and reporters amid Covid-19 pandemic and headed all investigative projects for weekly publication of award-winning paper
Reported a range of breaking and in-depth stories, primarily focused on administrative power dynamics, money, lawsuits, Title IX and broken DEI promises on campus
Produced weekly newsletter highlighting top stories for growing audience of 1600+ subscribers
Line edited all stories before publication and designed pages where needed

Previous positions: News Editor, Arts & Life Editor, Focus Editor and Copy Editor. Joined 2018.

Chicago Sun-Times

Metro Intern | Chicago, IL | Jan. – March 2020

Reported news and feature stories on local businesses, events and first weeks of pandemic
Achieved three front-page bylines

WTTW-TV “Chicago Tonight” and NBC 5 Chicago

Production Assistant | March – Dec. 2020

Worked alongside NBC 5 Political Reporter/Producer duo Carol Marin & Don Moseley through DePaul’s competitive Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence
Assisted with research/questions for 2020 U.S. Senate debate (NBC 5). Reported on Washington, IL’s pandemic response (WTTW).

Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Suburban Life and three other local papers

Freelance Reporter | Chicago area, IL | Aug. 2018 – June 2021

Proven experience meeting daily deadlines, working independently, coming up with enterprise story ideas and working with editors, both on-site and in remote settings

Other related positions:

Editorial Intern, Green Building & Design Magazine/Sixtysix Magazine (Jan. 2019-April 2019)
Social Media Coordinator for Music Together of Oak Brook Elmhurst (Aug. 2018-Aug. 2019)
Columnist at the Daily Iowan, Iowa City, IA (Aug. 2017-May 2018)
Editor-in-Chief of the York-hi, York High School’s student newspaper (Aug. 2016-Aug. 2017)

DePaul University, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Arts, Journalism. Minor, American Politics. Graduated in June 2021, Magna Cum Laude.

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2017-2018. Bachelor of Arts, Journalism & Mass Communications and Violin Performance

York Community High School, Elmhurst, IL — High School Diploma, 2013-2017

1st Place Multimedia Feature Story of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
1st Place Best Profile and 2nd Place Best Investigative Story, Pinnacle Awards (2021)
Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award from DePaul University’s College of Communication for work at The DePaulia (2021)
Multiple awards from the Catholic Media Association, including Best University Newspaper (2021)
Recipient of 2021 IRE Fellowship/Gary Marx Scholarship
Featured by the ICPA as fast-rising talent in the industry; one of seven young reporters named
3rd Place, Best Newspaper Front Page of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
3rd Place, Best Blog of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
4th Place, Best Editorial of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
5th Place, Best Informational Graphic of the Year, Pacemaker Awards (2021)
Honorable mention, Best In-Depth News Story of the Year, Pacemaker Awards
Finalist for Best In-Depth Community Newspaper Reporting, Peter Lisagor Awards (2020)
2nd Place Best Feature Story, Illinois College Press Association (2020)
3rd Place Best In-Depth Story, Illinois College Press Association (2020)
Finalist in Best News Package category of the College Media Association’s Pinnacle awards (2020)
3rd Place News Story, Illinois College Press Association (2019)
2nd and 3rd Place Headline writing, Illinois College Press Association (2019)
DePaul University Dean’s List and University of Iowa Dean’s List
Society of Professional Journalists Member, DePaul Chapter

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