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Janat Batra
5351 Medlock Corners Dr
Norcross, Georgia United States
Phone: 5162639710
Email: janat.batra@gmail.com
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5351 Medlock Corners Dr
Norcross, Georgia United States
Phone: 5162639710
Email: janat.batra@gmail.com
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reporter, editor, producer, investigative, researcher, writer
Resumes ID: 8742
Resumes Views: 23
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Zip Code: 30308
Posted: 06.30.2023
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Television, Online | New Media,
LinkedIn Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbatra8
Education:
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08.20.2018 - 05.07.2022
Georgia Institute of Technology
Literature, Media and Communication
Literature, Media and Communication
Work Experience:
01.24.2022 - 04.28.2023
Row Editorial Intern
CNN |
Intern for the spring semester with the Row at CNN, the editorial oversight team that ensures stories meet high standards of storytelling, clarity, accuracy, quality, fairness and balance, while avoiding libel, defamation and use infringement issues. Trained to fact check scripts, digital articles, long-form stories, CNN+ content, audio and more.
CNN |
Intern for the spring semester with the Row at CNN, the editorial oversight team that ensures stories meet high standards of storytelling, clarity, accuracy, quality, fairness and balance, while avoiding libel, defamation and use infringement issues. Trained to fact check scripts, digital articles, long-form stories, CNN+ content, audio and more.
07.11.2022 -
Row Editorial Researcher
CNN |
Joined the Row as the sole Spring 2022 intern & transitioned to a full-time researcher that summer. Currently manage editors' workflows & partner with them to fact-check & edit: TV scripts, documentaries, digital articles, features, opinion pieces, audio scripts & more. Involves heavy cross-department collaboration to review content for editorial accuracy, fairness & balance.
CNN |
Joined the Row as the sole Spring 2022 intern & transitioned to a full-time researcher that summer. Currently manage editors' workflows & partner with them to fact-check & edit: TV scripts, documentaries, digital articles, features, opinion pieces, audio scripts & more. Involves heavy cross-department collaboration to review content for editorial accuracy, fairness & balance.
08.17.2020 - 02.01.2021
Freelance stringer
The New York Times |
Earned bylines and contributed reporting as a stringer covering a variety of issues in Atlanta and surrounding areas from COVID-19 and higher education to the 2020 presidential election. Reported with the Atlanta bureau chief and national correspondents on Georgia's 2020 presidential election recount, state senate runoffs and "Stop the Steal" protests.
The New York Times |
Earned bylines and contributed reporting as a stringer covering a variety of issues in Atlanta and surrounding areas from COVID-19 and higher education to the 2020 presidential election. Reported with the Atlanta bureau chief and national correspondents on Georgia's 2020 presidential election recount, state senate runoffs and "Stop the Steal" protests.
05.10.2021 - 08.13.2021
Communications Intern
International Center for Journalists |
Selected as 1 of 21 DJNF Digital Media interns from hundreds of applicants and received DJNF training on video production, photography, podcasting, data visualization, graphic design, website design, audience engagement and social media management.
International Center for Journalists |
Selected as 1 of 21 DJNF Digital Media interns from hundreds of applicants and received DJNF training on video production, photography, podcasting, data visualization, graphic design, website design, audience engagement and social media management.
05.10.2021 - 08.13.2021
Digital Media Intern
Dow Jones News Fund |
Collaborated with the Digital Media intern class to create "Back in Business", a multimedia project focusing on the reopening of schools and businesses the coronavirus pandemic. As a DJNF intern, supported the communications team at ICFJ to develop written, visual and video content contributing to ICFJ’s website and social media accounts and provided regular analytic reports. The social media accounts managed reached audiences of 77k+ on Twitter, 98k+ on Facebook 10k+ on LinkedIn and 4k+ on Instagram.
Dow Jones News Fund |
Collaborated with the Digital Media intern class to create "Back in Business", a multimedia project focusing on the reopening of schools and businesses the coronavirus pandemic. As a DJNF intern, supported the communications team at ICFJ to develop written, visual and video content contributing to ICFJ’s website and social media accounts and provided regular analytic reports. The social media accounts managed reached audiences of 77k+ on Twitter, 98k+ on Facebook 10k+ on LinkedIn and 4k+ on Instagram.
08.13.2018 - 05.06.2022
Editor in Chief
The Technique Newspaper |
Elected Editor-in-Chief of the Technique Newspaper for the 2021-2022 school year by the previous year's Editorial Board. Lead 50+ student members, including 24 paid staff members, and oversaw production of the newspaper. Responsible for our $20,000+ budget of staff stipends & preparing our annual printing budget of $50,000+ for approval. Oversaw the collaboration between Tech's student media organizations as a member of the Board of Publications; individually awarded second place in 2021 for Best Investigative Reporting by the Georgia Collegiate Press Association.
The Technique Newspaper |
Elected Editor-in-Chief of the Technique Newspaper for the 2021-2022 school year by the previous year's Editorial Board. Lead 50+ student members, including 24 paid staff members, and oversaw production of the newspaper. Responsible for our $20,000+ budget of staff stipends & preparing our annual printing budget of $50,000+ for approval. Oversaw the collaboration between Tech's student media organizations as a member of the Board of Publications; individually awarded second place in 2021 for Best Investigative Reporting by the Georgia Collegiate Press Association.
09.07.2020 - 01.03.2022
Comunications Assistant
College of Engineering at Georgia Tech |
Responsible for developing stories to be published on the CoE website and writing copy for social media and internal newsletters. Covered students, faculty, research and any engineering-related programs. Stories were selected to be in the President's end-of-semester newsletter and the campus daily digest that circulates to 40k+ faculty and students.
College of Engineering at Georgia Tech |
Responsible for developing stories to be published on the CoE website and writing copy for social media and internal newsletters. Covered students, faculty, research and any engineering-related programs. Stories were selected to be in the President's end-of-semester newsletter and the campus daily digest that circulates to 40k+ faculty and students.
06.11.2018 - 07.27.2018
Intern
Gideon's Promise |
Selected as 1 of 26 interns by the Atlanta Bar Association to participate in their legal internship program and placed at Gideon's Promise. Supported the Program Coordinator in successfully preparing for the annual Public Defender Summer Institute. Conducted indigent public defense research and attended criminal court to observe legal proceedings. Edited and revised a 300+ page public defense training manual that was used by attorneys to lead workshops during the summer institute.
Gideon's Promise |
Selected as 1 of 26 interns by the Atlanta Bar Association to participate in their legal internship program and placed at Gideon's Promise. Supported the Program Coordinator in successfully preparing for the annual Public Defender Summer Institute. Conducted indigent public defense research and attended criminal court to observe legal proceedings. Edited and revised a 300+ page public defense training manual that was used by attorneys to lead workshops during the summer institute.
Total Years Experience:
5 yearsSkills:
Fluent: English, Hindi & Punjabintermediate proficiency: Spanish
Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Premiere Pro
Wordpress & Drupal
HTML/CS
Social Media Management & Analytics
Microsoft Office Suite
Newsletter Campaigning
AP Style Copy Editing
Documentary & Video Production