Intenship, Fellowship, Print Reporting (Breaking News)
Resumes ID: 10109
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Location: ., California, United States
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Posted: 09.13.2024
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Job Type:
Job Category: Television,
Education:
07.01.2016 - 05.01.2018
Jadavpur University
English
08.01.2023 - 05.01.2025
University of California
Journalism
Work Experience:
08.01.2023 - 12.01.2023
Reporter
Oakland North, UC Berkeley |
- Transportation Beat: Covered and cultivated sources for the public transportation and road safety beat in Oakland
- Deadline management: Published weekly 500+-word enterprise and breaking news stories on new laws in traffic regulations, protected bike lanes, slow streets and other stories related to road safety.
06.01.2024 - 08.01.2024
Audience Engagement Intern
Dow Jones News Fund India Currents |
Social Media Management: Managed and ran the social media accounts of India Currents, including Instagram, Twitter, Linkedln, and Facebook.
Improved the social media statistics of India Currents:
- Instagram: The impressions grew by 36% and post reach by 52% o Twitter: The impressions grew by 34% and engagement by 5% o Linkedln: The impressions grew by 94% and engagement by 60%
- Facebook: The page & post engagements grew by 1,582% and link clicks by 2,117%
- Content Creation: Authored articles to drive community engagement and disseminate news.
- Strategic Planning: Developed new templates and design strategies to enhance social media visibility.
- Community Engagement: Attended community events, facilitated stage setups, and interacted with attendees to promote India Currents.
01.01.2021 - 08.01.2023
Freelance Journalist - Various
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- Prestigious Publication Bylines: Pitched, reported, and wrote for more than 20 prominent publications and websites. I wrote for BBC. NPR. Undark. Loaic(s) Magazine. Vice. Atmos. The New Humanitarian, etc.
- Diverse Portfolio: Created a diverse portfolio of work on beats such as climate change, gender, and public health.
Skills:
AP Style, R programming language (beginner), HTML, CSS, Data Visualization, Adobe Illustrator, WordPress, Squarespace, Digital Photography, MS Word, MS Excel
Languages: English (native speaker), Bengali (native speaker), and Hindi (proficient).
Research Methods: Filing public records requests, LexisNexis, Fact-Checking & Verification, Open Data Sources.
Social Media: SEO and Hashtag Strategy, Content Creation & Curation, Social Media Management (Instagram, Twitter, Linkedln, Facebook), Community Engagement, Graphic Design (basic), and Experience with Social Analytics Tools.
Memberships: South Asian Journalist Association (SAJA), Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
Honors: 2022 SAJA Scholarship from the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)