Student and aspiring journalist
Reno, Nevada Area
- Current
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- Multimedia editor at Insight Magazine
- Editorial assistant at Nevada Humanities
- Temp team reporter at Reno Gazette-Journal
- Past
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- Student assistant at Reynolds High School Journalism Institute
- Managing editor at Nevada Sagebrush
- City desk intern at Reno Gazette-Journal
- Intern at Greenspun Media Group
- Education
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- University of Nevada-Reno
- Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts
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Jessica Estepa’s Summary
I'm often asked, "Why do you want to go into journalism?"
The answer used to be simple:
"I want to write."
But recent developments and a paradigm shift have changed my answer:
"I want to be a part of its future."
Newspapers in their current form may be dying, but journalism isn't. There will always be a need for that person to ask questions, to dig deeper, to start the conversation.
I will be that person.
Jessica Estepa’s Specialties:
Writing, reporting, editing (AP style). Edit and collect audio/video. Proficient with: Adobe InDesign, InCopy, Audacity, Amadeus, iMovie, CoverItLive, MS Office, kompoZer, WordPress and other blogging CMS, HTML/CSS
Jessica Estepa’s Experience
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Multimedia editor
Insight Magazine
(Media Production industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Establishing a foundation during the multimedia department's first year in the student magazine.
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Editorial assistant
Nevada Humanities
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Work with managing editor to maintain the Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Writing, blogging, editing, creating multimedia, brainstorming and helping making the encyclopedia into a one-stop source for information on the Silver State.
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Temp team reporter
Reno Gazette-Journal
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Work on a part-time basis for the paper after completing summer internship.
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Student assistant
Reynolds High School Journalism Institute
(Higher Education industry)
May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)
Helped director and assistant director run the annual institute for high school journalism teachers.
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Managing editor
Nevada Sagebrush
(Newspapers industry)
August 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 5 months)
Write and edit stories for newspaper and Web site, including breaking news, profiles and enterprise. Work with other editors to put out weekly print product. Create multimedia for Web site (podcasts and videos).
Other positions held: news editor, assistant news editor, staff writer and paginator -
City desk intern
Reno Gazette-Journal
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
General assignment reporting for the daily newspaper. Cover Reno and Sparks areas for the news and neighborhoods sections. Stories vary from Web updates to spot news to profiles.
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Intern
Greenspun Media Group
(Media Production industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Intern at the News, the community newspapers of southern Nevada that are owned by the Greenspun Media Group. The newspapers are the Henderson Home News, the Green Valley News, the South Valley News, the Silverado News, the Boulder City News, the Summerlin News (Northeast), the Summerlin News (Southwest) and the West Valley News. I write briefs and stories and help out with updating all the little stuff in the paper - calendars, obituaries, birth announcements, police blotter, etc.
Jessica Estepa’s Education
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University of Nevada-Reno
Bachelors , Journalism major with an emphasis in print. Minor in American History , 2006 — 2010 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- The Nevada Sagebrush, New Voters Project 2006, Concert Choir
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Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts
2002 — 2006
Additional Information
Jessica Estepa’s Websites:
Jessica Estepa’s Groups:
Reynolds School of Journalism, Society of Professional Journalists
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ONA '09 Student Newsroom
Jessica Estepa’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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