Summary

Venezuelan-American reporter with a passion for on-the-ground reporting within overlooked communities. Member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. President of Emerson College's NAHJ Chapter.

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Experience

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Sept. 2019 - Present

Digital Intern

The GroundTruth Project

 

• Supervising and organizing projects such as the "Democracy Undone" podcast, a fellowship about the rise of populist authoritarianism around the world, and the HIV/AIDS reporting fellowship, an international filmmaking and reporting project to explore the global response to the HIV/AIDS crisis

• Daily social media management of GroundTruth's Instagram, Facebook and Twitter sites, as well as curating two newsletters

• Providing support to the digital editor and editorial staff

 

 

May 2019 - Sept. 2019

Reporter

The Latino Reporter

• Pitched stories such as exploring the political identities of Latinx people in the military.

• Reported on post-mass shooting anxieties

• Shot and edited audio using a Zoom recorder and Adobe Audition to accompany news stories.

• Week-long submersion in a newsroom during the NAHJ International Training Conference and Career Fair to strengthen my reporting, data collection, website management, and investigative skills

• Published MOS profiles in a series titled "Mi Gente."

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Jan 2019 - May 2019

Globe Editorial

Atlas Magazine

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• Pitched & reported on feature stories, such as a profile on the life of an activist on her pursuit to eradicate female genital cutting.

 

Jan 2018 - May 2019

Enterprise News Reporter & Editor

The Berkeley Beacon

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• Responsible for AP style, fact-checking and headline-writing

• Spearheaded live coverage of a 600-person public protest organized by Emerson College students in opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination

• Regularly covered breaking news such as UNITE HERE Local 26's seven-hotel strike against Marriott International. Wrote 800-word story on tight deadline

• Investigated the college's relationship with diversity by analyzing admissions data

 

Dec 2018 - May 2019

News Features Director

EIV News

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• In charge of all news field productions, including field reports, documentaries, or mini-series not set in-studio for the largest student-run production organization in the U.S.

• Developed an investigative news documentary examining systematic racism in Boston on Latinx and Asian communities

 

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Awards

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2019 Next Gen Initiative Scholar, National Association of Hispanic Journalists
2018 Arch MacDonald Scholar, Emerson College

2015 EMMY Student Award of Excellence, Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of T.V. Arts & Sciences (Broadcast Profile)
2015 EMMY Student Award of Excellence, Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of T.V. Arts & Sciences (Newscast)

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Education

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Jan 2018 - May 2020

Emerson College: Bachelor of Science in Journalism

Minor in Global and Post-Colonial Studies. Dean's List Spring & Fall 2018.

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Skills

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Research 5/5

AP style 5/5

Social media management 5/5

Fact-checking 5/5

Adobe Premiere 4/5

Adobe Audition 4/5

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Languages

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English 5/5

Spanish 4/5