EXPERIENCE
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WEWS NEWS 5 CLEVELAND — Statehouse reporter
CURRENT
Covering Ohio Statehouse, with a specialty of investigations into corruption and challenges to democracy. She also focuses on "trending legislation." This includes anything that is seen as a hot topic like education, LGBTQ+, abortion, guns and the economy
• Pitches, produces, shoots, writes and edits political news packages and VOSOTs daily for WEWS News 5 Cleveland, WCPO 9 News in Cincinnati and Scripps News. Articles are published in Ohio Capital Journal, as well
• Investigations have led to legislative change (bills killed, moved forward, introduced)
• Stories continue to go international and national (featured on/in ABC News, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Politico, Esquire, Times of Israel, JTA, JPost, Forward, Huffington Post, Them, etc.)
• Stories featured or cited in scientific research articles, library databases, lawsuits
• Active social media presence on all platforms
• Served as chair of WEWS diversity committee from 2022-2024
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WZZM 13 ON YOUR SIDE — Investigative & Fact-Checking Reporter
• Hosted fact-checking segment 'VERIFY' on local, statewide and national claims
• Pitched, produced, shot, wrote and edited news packages daily
• Stories featured on stations across country, including Top 10 markets
• Excelled at political and legal coverage
• Continued strong social media presence, posted numerous times a day
• Asked to teach station about social media, serve on diversity committee
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KREM 2 NEWS — Reporter & Multi-Skilled Journalist
• Reporting led to changes in state law, legal action
• Stories featured on CBS News, Top 10 markets across the country
• Pitched, produced, shot, wrote and edited news packages daily
• Reported on a variety of topics for the 4, 5 and 6PM newscasts, including human rights, hard features, investigations, politics, economy and healthcare
• Managed crucial deadlines and excelled under pressure with breaking news
• Maintained strong social media presence, posted numerous times a day
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CBS NEWS' 60 MINUTES — Intern
• Created research binder by combining own writing with media materials (made 10, average 200 pages)
• Edited reels for executive producers, senior producers and correspondents
• Investigated, organized and summarized confidential documents
• Briefed producers on binders before their interviews
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CBS' TV GUIDE — Producer & editor
• Edited diverse types of videos for all different platforms, with several videos going viral with 5M views each
• Assisted on video shoots with setting up lighting, mics, green screen and engaged with celebrity talent
• Joined social media team to help rebrand TV Guide's online persona, made memes and gave Gen-Z perspective on content
SKILLS
Awards & recognition
'Outstanding Hard News Story' Award
New York State Broadcasters Association 2021
'Television Feature Story' Finalist
Syracuse Press Club 2021
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR & NEWHOUSE SCHOLAR
Highest undergraduate honor given to a student at Syracuse University
Highest undergraduate honor given Newhouse student
'TV News Competition' Finalist
Hearst Journalism Awards 2021