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Yiwen Lu
5346 S Cornell Ave
Chicago, Illinois United States
Phone: 7732313346
Email: ywlu026@gmail.com
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5346 S Cornell Ave
Chicago, Illinois United States
Phone: 7732313346
Email: ywlu026@gmail.com
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Business/Technology Reporter
Resumes ID: 7627
Resumes Views: 15
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Zip Code: 60615
Posted: 07.26.2022
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Wire Services, Television, Online | New Media, Magazines,
Objective
I am a rising senior at The University of Chicago looking for a full-time position in business and technology reporting.Education:
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09.01.2019 - 06.01.2023
The University of Chicago
Economics, Political Science
Economics, Political Science
Work Experience:
03.21.2022 - 06.10.2022
Graphics Intern
USA TODAY |
- Published a searchable database of millions of data breach incidents from 2019 obtained from FOIA; arranged interviews through Quickbase sourcing - Filed FOIA request related to land bank loans; took the lead on tidying thousands of FOIA materials related to data breaches and utility bills - Participated in on-air interviews; wrote web versions of TV stories
USA TODAY |
- Published a searchable database of millions of data breach incidents from 2019 obtained from FOIA; arranged interviews through Quickbase sourcing - Filed FOIA request related to land bank loans; took the lead on tidying thousands of FOIA materials related to data breaches and utility bills - Participated in on-air interviews; wrote web versions of TV stories
06.13.2022 -
Business Reporting Intern
Washington Post |
- Published 30 breaking, daily and enterprise stories with a focus on local retail and development in Charlotte and the Carolinas, as well as human-interest features and investigative pieces that focus on politics and culture - Exclusively Investigated fiber-optic company’s construction damage to utility infrastructure through combining public records and interviews with residents and companies; also investigated NC school development on abandoned slave graveyard in a rural town with limited access to internet and signal - Pitched and contextualized COVID-19 impact on routine vaccinations with data obtained from public record requests and visualization tools
Washington Post |
- Published 30 breaking, daily and enterprise stories with a focus on local retail and development in Charlotte and the Carolinas, as well as human-interest features and investigative pieces that focus on politics and culture - Exclusively Investigated fiber-optic company’s construction damage to utility infrastructure through combining public records and interviews with residents and companies; also investigated NC school development on abandoned slave graveyard in a rural town with limited access to internet and signal - Pitched and contextualized COVID-19 impact on routine vaccinations with data obtained from public record requests and visualization tools
09.21.2021 - 12.10.2021
NBCUniversal Local Station Intern
NBC 5 Responds and Investigates |
- Cover national and business breaking news, including daily market briefings and stories about crypto, retail and economy, and develop an expert source network - Pitched enterprise story about RadioShack’s crypto pivot and data leak from China’s police database, which filled in uncovered gaps at The Post - Collaborate across the newsroom for live feed on national and international headlines such as job reports and war in Ukraine
NBC 5 Responds and Investigates |
- Cover national and business breaking news, including daily market briefings and stories about crypto, retail and economy, and develop an expert source network - Pitched enterprise story about RadioShack’s crypto pivot and data leak from China’s police database, which filled in uncovered gaps at The Post - Collaborate across the newsroom for live feed on national and international headlines such as job reports and war in Ukraine
06.07.2021 - 08.13.2021
Metro Intern
Charlotte Observer |
- Pitched, reported and developed interactive graphics for the network’s Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 coverage with an international focus - Led the production of visual explainers about China’s COVID-19 lockdown; Cleaned two-year case data using R and made visualizations with Infogram - Broke the news of leaked data on China’s Uyghur detention system and contextualized the impact with scraped data from China’s government website
Charlotte Observer |
- Pitched, reported and developed interactive graphics for the network’s Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 coverage with an international focus - Led the production of visual explainers about China’s COVID-19 lockdown; Cleaned two-year case data using R and made visualizations with Infogram - Broke the news of leaked data on China’s Uyghur detention system and contextualized the impact with scraped data from China’s government website
01.10.2020 -
Staff Writer (volunteer)
South Side Weekly |
- Cover local news with a focus on accountability reporting; made FOIA and public record requests for COVID-19 vaccination series - Wrote feature story on AAPI community’s reaction to anti-Asian hate and contextualized long-standing policing tension within community - Fact-check stories with extensive internet research and data validation across various topics including healthcare and public safety
South Side Weekly |
- Cover local news with a focus on accountability reporting; made FOIA and public record requests for COVID-19 vaccination series - Wrote feature story on AAPI community’s reaction to anti-Asian hate and contextualized long-standing policing tension within community - Fact-check stories with extensive internet research and data validation across various topics including healthcare and public safety
08.16.2021 - 09.17.2021
Editorial Intern
RADII China |
- Wrote a digital life feature through interviewing content creators in Mandarin - Researched, planned, and wrote scripts for RADII’s one-minute video series introducing Chinese culinary culture to the world
RADII China |
- Wrote a digital life feature through interviewing content creators in Mandarin - Researched, planned, and wrote scripts for RADII’s one-minute video series introducing Chinese culinary culture to the world
01.03.2020 -
Managing Editor (since February 2022)
Chicago Maroon (student newspaper) |
- Oversee the operation of a student newsroom with 200+ active members and five editorial sections; produce weekly print issues and magazines - Write 10+ editorials as part of the board; broke multiple news involving public safety and university administration, which was cited by national outlets - Co-founded the paper’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative, which independently reviews the editorial decision-making and writing with a DEI focus; created a reporting guide with reference points on 15 beats
Chicago Maroon (student newspaper) |
- Oversee the operation of a student newsroom with 200+ active members and five editorial sections; produce weekly print issues and magazines - Write 10+ editorials as part of the board; broke multiple news involving public safety and university administration, which was cited by national outlets - Co-founded the paper’s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative, which independently reviews the editorial decision-making and writing with a DEI focus; created a reporting guide with reference points on 15 beats
Total Years Experience:
2 yearsSkills:
Experience with social media, FOIA, website designProficient in R, Tableau, Google sheets, web-scraping and Indesign
Occupations:
Intern, Reporter-Digital, Reporter-General, Reporter-Investigative, Reporter-News, Reporter/Technology, Writer-
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