Maria Polletta

Current

• Copy Editing Intern at The Arizona Republic

Past

• Breaking News Intern at The Arizona Republic
• Co-anchor, Field Reporter at Sun Devil Television, ASU

Education

• Arizona State University

Recommended

1 person has recommended Maria

Connections

49 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Portfolio
• My Blog
• My Twitter

Maria Polletta’s Summary

As a reporter, I believe in telling stories, and telling them accurately and powerfully.

I have worked in television, print, and online reporting, as well as editing. I have experience with blog creation and maintenance, HTML/CSS, and social media.

Maria Polletta’s Specialties:

Writing, communications, reporting, editing, blogs, page layout design.

Maria Polletta’s Experience

• Copy Editing Intern

  The Arizona Republic

  (Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  August 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Edit a wide range of print stories for style, grammar and organization; fact-check; verify accuracy of tables, maps and other graphic presentations; write headlines; edit the AZCentral.com homepage.

• Breaking News Intern

  The Arizona Republic

  (Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  January 2009 — August 2009 (8 months)

  •Report crime and public safety stories for online/print publication on immediate deadline.
  •Conduct phone and in-person interviews with multiple sources (some interviews in Spanish).
  •Review and synthesize information from press releases, official documents, and public records.

• Co-anchor, Field Reporter

  Sun Devil Television, ASU

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)

  Wrote and reported roughly five news briefs as an anchor for a Monday newscast; shot video, conducted interviews, and edited audio/video for weekly 3-4 minute news packages.

Maria Polletta’s Education

• Arizona State University

  B.A. , Journalism, Spanish , 2007 — 2011 (expected)

  4.11 cumulative GPA, Dean's List all semesters.

  Activities and Societies:

  Project LEE bilingual education research study, Society of Professional Journalists, National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Additional Information

Maria Polletta’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• My Blog
• My Twitter

Maria Polletta’s Interests:

Writing, reading, storytelling, new media, traveling

Maria Polletta’s Groups:

Society of Professional Journalists

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Maria Polletta’s Honors:

College-sponsored National Merit Scholarship Corporation scholarship winner (2007), Talecris scholarship winner (2007)

Maria Polletta’s Contact Settings

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