Producer, Reporter, Researcher
Resumes ID: 8542
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Location: New York, New York, United States
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Posted: 03.20.2023
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Job Category: Wire Services, Television, Online | New Media, Magazines, Public Relations | Marketing, Media Business Positions, Film, Corporate Publications/Newsletters, Radio,
Objective
Passionate multimedia journalist who is searching for a full-time/freelance opportunity.
Education:
09.01.2007 - 12.16.2007
Lorenzo D’Medici
International Relations
09.01.2004 - 05.24.2008
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Journalism and Communications
Work Experience:
10.01.2012 -
Freelance Journalist
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-Based in Rio for in-depth coverage of historic country-wide 2013 violent protests and Pope Francis visit
-Special investigative coverage of Rio before mega sporting events: increased violence in Rio’s favelas ahead of World Cup and occupied movement in Rio’s schools before the Olympics while host city declared financial emergency
-Produced video in lead-up to Brazilian presidential election with interviews and stand-ups
-Generated enterprise stories through contacts and extensive research in field
-Established trust with locals in Rio’s favelas on the complex relationship with pacification efforts/drug trafficking
-On/off the record interviews with high-ranking military commanders on police abuses, arrested activists and activists in hiding regarding protest movements, including BLM and Dilma impeachment
-Broke NYC news, including NYC public housing conditions, De Blasio’s 2016 shake-up plan on homelessness and Comptroller audit revealing alarming response to Hurricane Sandy
-Developed sources and investigated a small Midwest town regarding teen suicides in ongoing story
03.18.2019 -
Associate Producer
CBS |
-Monitor, report and oversee daily international news for all CBS News entities, including CBS Mornings, Evening News, CBSN, 60 Minutes, Face the Nation, CBSNews.com
-Demonstrated a strong ability to break news, in particular with the Ukraine-Russia war, and received particular praise for my work for Face the Nation’s coverage
-Coordinate breaking news coverage and feeds across the world particularly from COVID-19 epicenters, current crises in Ukraine-Russia, Turkey earthquake, etc.
-Provide CBS teams abroad with up-to-date information, quotes/SOTS from officials and B-roll, for evening/morning newscasts, including stories on American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, Ukraine-Russia conflict, trucker blockade at the U.S.-Canada border, Chinse spy balloons, and evacuation of Americans from Wuhan in Jan. 2020
-Obtain strong voices on the ground for booking teams across CBS platforms/shows
-Report and research extensively on COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan outbreak, while fact-checking government sources and outreach, to vaccine coverage and analysis of peer-reviewed reports on vaccine efficacy
-Exhibit superior news judgment and lead on editorial decisions concerning international segments for day of/next day air in fast-paced environment
-Arrange logistics and shoots for high-profile interviews, including journalists on the ground in Australia for the worst bushfires in history from 2019-2020, Jeffrey Epstein/Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre for CTM with Gayle King, the 1st COVID era interview for CBS
-Obtain and work sources, clear video, and research unique testimony for CBS coverage, while acting as a liaison between the field and control room
Total Years Experience:
11 years
Skills:
Multimedia Journalist that has covered breaking news from the United Nations Headquarters to Brazil. Detailed reporting on the Arab Spring, Syrian conflict and sanctions on Iran. Special emphasis on Brazil's social issues, including the massive country-wide protests and favela pacification in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Past production experience for an 8 episode documentary series on international affairs, which aired nationally on PBS in 2018.
Specialities: International affairs, United Nations, New York City, Brazil, breaking news, news wire, feature and profile stories, human-interest stories, lifestyle stories, interviewing, social issues
Covered breaking news events in Rio de Janeiro that include: the massive 2013 protests and the aftermath as well as Pope Francisco' s visit. In depth coverage on social change and on the pacification in the favelas, particularly in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup & 2016 Olympics.
Covered breaking news events in NYC that include: the protests after Freddie Gray's death and the tensions between local communities and police, East Village building explosion, arraignment of ISIS terror suspects in Brooklyn and Pope Francisco's visit