Reporting Intern at Associated Press
Gainesville, Florida Area
Reporting Intern at Associated Press
Gainesville, Florida Area
I'm a senior at the University of Florida graduating in December '09 and hoping to find a job as a reporter.
I have been a reporting intern at The Associated Press, The Miami Herald and the San Antonio Express-News. I've also worked at The Independent Florida Alligator, which is billed as the largest student-run newspaper in the country, in various capacities since 2007.
Science writing, copy editing, general reporting
(Non-Profit; Writing and Editing industry)
May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)
(Public Company; KRI; Newspapers industry)
January 2009 — April 2009 (4 months)
(Newspapers industry)
August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)
Managing the newsroom of what is billed as the largest student-run newspaper in the country.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
I write stories for the science/medical desk. I'm getting a wide range of experience writing news obituaries, weather stories, features and human-interest pieces, to name a few.
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
I contributed stories to the paper, mostly for the university beat. The majority of my stories were published on the front page. Clips are available on my blog at http://frustrationsofayoungjournalist.wordpress.com/clips/
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)
Working 18 to 27 hours a week, I hired and managed a copy desk of eight copy editors. I edited each day's paper for Associated Press style, grammar and accuracy, and also wrote and edited headlines for print and online.
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
I edited stories for Associated Press style, grammar and accuracy and wrote headlines.
B.S. , Journalism, minor in Environmental Science , 2005 — 2009