Reporter at The Miami Herald
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Current
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- Multimedia Reporter at The Miami Herald
- Past
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- Reporter at Newsday
- Reporting Intern at The Chicago Tribune
- student at University of Florida
- Education
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- Florida International University
- University of Florida
- Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Newspapers
- Websites
Oscar Corral’s Summary
I started my career as a print reporter, and have now become accustomed to shooting, editing and producing radio and video content for our website, and our partner radio station, WLRN.
Oscar Corral’s Specialties:
U.S. Cuba policy, higher education, municipal and state government processes, politics, and green building
Oscar Corral’s Experience
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Multimedia Reporter
The Miami Herald
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
September 2001 — Present (6 years 9 months)
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Reporter
Newsday
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
I covered crime for Newsday in New York.
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Reporting Intern
The Chicago Tribune
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; trb; Newspapers industry)
1998 — 1998 (less than a year)
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student
University of Florida
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1996 — December 1996 (5 months)
University of Florida senior
Oscar Corral’s Education
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Florida International University
Masters, International Relations, 1997 — 1999
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University of Florida
Bachelors, journalism, 1992 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Writer at the Independent Florida Alligator, and Orange & Blue Magazine
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Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
High School,
Additional Information
Oscar Corral’s Websites:
Oscar Corral’s Groups:
Board of Advisors, Representative Journalism
National Association of Hispanic Journalists, member
Investigative Reporters and Editors, member
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MiamiLink.org member -
Belen Alumni member
Oscar Corral’s Honors:
2008 Associated Press Sports Editors award, finalist, breaking news
2007 Finalist, Livingston Awards for Young Journalists
2007 Society of Professional Journalists' Sunshine State Awards, coverage of Cuban exile issues
2006 Miami Herald nominee for the Pulitzer Prize in beat reporting category for coverage of Cuban exile issues
2006 Society of Professional Journalists’ Sunshine State Award, best International/National Security reporting for The Posada Story
2004 The Civic Strategies Urban Journalism Awards; named one of the top 20 urban journalists in the United States in 2003 and 2004
2002 The Green Eyeshade Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, first place with a team of other reporters in deadline reporting for “Terrorists Among Us,” which portrayed the lives and movements of the 9/11 terrorists in Florida
1997-1998 William Randolph Hearst Journalism Awards, 1st place winner National Print Championship
Oscar Corral’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
