
Copy Editing intern at The Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona Area

Copy Editing intern at The Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona Area
I am a bilingual journalist who is dedicated to producing engaging, accurate and transparent articles that encourage intelligent discussion.
Writing for both the college audience and an older demographic, copy editing, assigning stories, magazine writing, online media, social media, FOIA and public documents requests and research, editorial leadership, newspaper writing.
(Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)
March 2009 — August 2009 (6 months)
Copy editing twice weekly.
Writing headlines, decks, tags and captions for stories appearing on A1, B1 and throughout the paper.
This is my third internship with The Arizona Republic.
(Legal Services industry)
January 2009 — August 2009 (8 months)
(Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)
January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)
As an intern Community Reporter, I:
• Reported community events and happenings in the East Valley.
• Wrote personalty and business/organization profiles.
• Produced stories published about twice weekly in the subsections of The Republic, such as The Chandler Republic.
(Writing and Editing industry)
December 2007 — May 2008 (6 months)
As one of two assistant editors for State Press Magazine, I:
• Edited content for the full-color weekly magazine
• Brainstormed and assigned story ideas
• Helped hire a staff of writers and photographers
• Reported multiple feature stories
• Ran weekly budget meetings with staff and photographers
• Helped oversee the production and final product of the magazine
(Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
As a breaking news intern, I:
• Wrote stories on breaking news in the Valley, frequently communicating with police and public information officers
• Served as the only night cops reporter once a week
• Wrote content for online and print
Journalism and Mass Communication, Spanish 2005 — 2009
I am a current recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and the Sarada Robins and Walter Cronkite School scholarship. I am a past recipient of the International Programs Office study abroad scholarship, to help fund my semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina (fall 2008).
Traveling, writing, reading, cooking.