Graduate Student in New Media at Northwestern University
Greater Chicago Area
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- Web Intern at Time Magazine
- Past
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- Co-leader at Medill New Media Publishing Project
- Editor-in-Chief at The Windy Citizen
- Fellow at Carnegie Knight News 21 Fellowship
- Intern, Digital Media at National Public Radio
- Intern Reporter at Scripps Howard News Service
- Intern Reporter at The Seattle Times
- Intern Reporter at The Oregonian
- Education
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- Northwestern University
- University of Washington
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Kayla Webley’s Summary
Kayla Webley’s Specialties:
Proficient in Adobe’s Flash, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Dreamweaver. Video and audio editing in Avid and Premiere Elements, Audacity, content management and FTP file transfer systems, and a working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Kayla Webley’s Experience
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Web Intern
Time Magazine
(Public Company; TWX; Publishing industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
Will be working in the Hong Kong office of Time Magazine, working on the Web team to develop, edit and produce stories for Time.com.
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Co-leader
Medill New Media Publishing Project
(Online Media industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Worked with the Cedar Rapids Gazette to build conversations around news. Worked with a team of students to develop software, led work on design, user interface and industry research.
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Editor-in-Chief
The Windy Citizen
(Online Media industry)
January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year)
Responsible for all content for the online news magazine, organize editorial team, recruit and nurture contributors.
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Fellow
Carnegie Knight News 21 Fellowship
(Online Media industry)
June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)
Reported and produced in-depth stories on the environment and the 2008 election. Designed and produced three multimedia projects using Adobe Flash and edited video for the online presentation using Avid.
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Intern, Digital Media
National Public Radio
(Non-Profit; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)
Worked for digital media’s continuous news desk, with a focus on breaking news. Wrote stories for the Web site, NPR.org, edited AP content, assembled news content for the homepage, created timelines and sidebars, edited photos using Adobe Photoshop, edited audio, reported and produced an audio story.
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Intern Reporter
Scripps Howard News Service
(Public Company; SSP; Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)
Covered national political issues, including environment, military, education and health issues. In addition to writing for the national wire, I wrote locally focused stories for the Kitsap Sun in Bremerton, Wash. and the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colo. Also wrote book reviews and short profiles for HGTV Ideas magazine.
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Intern Reporter
The Seattle Times
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)
Worked as a general assignment reporter in the suburban Eastside bureau and on the Metro desk. Covered community news, human-interest features and the police beat.
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Intern Reporter
The Oregonian
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
January 2006 — March 2006 (3 months)
Reported independently from Olympia, Wash., covered the Washington State Legislature for the Northwest team. Wrote in-depth, politically focused stories, often comparing Washington and Oregon laws.
Kayla Webley’s Education
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Northwestern University
MSJ , New Media with an emphasis in interactive storytelling, design and international reporting , 2007 — 2009
Acquired a proficiency in web design and production, photo, audio and video reporting/editing. A documentary produced as part of an advanced audio course was aired on Chicago Public Radio. Created graphics and designed layouts for newspapers, magazine and online formats. Held beats on arts, culture, health, science, business and the environment. Served as the co-leader of the new media publishing project, and completed design, user interface and industry research.
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University of Washington
Bachelors of Arts , Journalism and Political Science with an emphasis in Political Communication , 2002 — 2007
Editor-in-Chief, feature editor, reporter for The Daily of the University of Washington, Sept. 2003 to Sept. 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- The Daily of the University of Washington, Society of Professional Journalists,
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Medill Alumni
Kayla Webley’s Honors:
Recipient of Society of Professional Journalists National Mark of Excellence Award for feature writing in 2006
Kayla Webley’s Contact Settings
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