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Deanna Pistono
Apt 200
Minneapolis, Minnesota United States

Phone: 6077679632
Email: deanna.pistono@gmail.com
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Journalist/Communications Associate


Resumes ID: 11963
Resumes Views: 2
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Zip Code: 55414
Posted: 06.25.2026
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Online | New Media, Public Relations | Marketing, Corporate Publications/Newsletters, Radio,
Website:

Education:

08.17.2022 - 12.14.2023
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mass Communication
Master’s Degree

08.14.2015 - 05.21.2019
Cornell University
Government
Bachelor’s Degree


Work Experience:

01.30.2024 - 01.30.2026
Race & Health Equity Reporting Fellow
MinnPost |

07.15.2025 -
Secretary
AAJA Minnesota Chapter |
  • Coordinated same-day response and organizational messaging for a press conference concerning the arrest of journalist Georgia Fort
  • Managed, drafted and sent regular newsletter updates to chapter members

08.15.2023 - 12.18.2023
Health Audio/Digital Journalist
Cronkite News |
  • Produced audio and digital text content for Cronkite News related to health disparities and inequities within the Southwestern United States
  • Promoted this content on social media channels (LinkedIn and Instagram)

01.10.2023 - 08.15.2023
Audio/Digital Journalist
News21 |
  • Produced news stories and audio pieces as part of the “America after Roe”

project – winner of the 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Grand Prize

  • Edited audio for journalistic consumption

08.15.2022 - 05.22.2023
Graduate Research Assistant
RWJF Southwest Health Reporting Initiative |
  • Assisted in production and marketing for monthly ‘Pathways to Health’

newsletter focusing on health disparities in the Southwest

  • Interviewed “Champions of Change” for inclusion in issues of ‘Pathways to Health’

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Communications and Program Coordinator
Health Security Partners |
  • Supported the development and implementation of international, federally-funded projects related to biosecurity, biotech research of concern, and the status of biological/chemical weapon nonproliferation norms
  • Provided project management insight and support to the creation and development of HSP’s podcast, “Sense of Security”
  • Maintained the social media presence (LinkedIn and Twitter) of the organization


Total Years Experience:

3 years

Desired Salary:

$60,000.00



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