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Sejal Govindarao
825 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Apartment 808, Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia United States

Phone: 9257758741
Email: sejalgovindarao@gwu.edu
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Political reporter


Resumes ID: 9180
Resumes Views: 3
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Zip Code:
Posted: 09.13.2023
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Wire Services, Television,
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Education:

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- 05.01.2024
The George Washington University
Political Communication, Minor in Journalism


Work Experience:

01.01.2022 - 05.01.2022
Penn Ave/ Digital Intern
ABC |
Pitched/wrote stories for abcnews.go.com on DOJ/ White House eviction prevention program after the moratorium ended, the Biden Administration's push for youth voter education, NASA's climate monitoring program and House Democrats call on SCOTUS to defend abortion access Curated a daily Capitol Hill/ White House morning note for over 200 employees on top headlines and developments of major storylines Covered Trump's North Carolina Rally and wrote a note on headlines - Trump's endorsements, criticism of the Biden Administration, and calls to action for a Republican Congress - to be distributed to ABC's political unit (1,000+ employees) Shadowed producers and correspondents on Capitol Hill for State of the Union Collaborated with Desk Assistants and the Desk/Assignment Editors to assist with newsroom tasks for World News Tonight such as updates for show on producers, production crew and correspondents

06.01.2022 - 12.01.2022
Capitol Hill Intern
NBC |
Interviewed senators and representatives on major congressional storylines including January 6th Hearings, the Inflation Reduction Act, same-sex marriage bill and rail strike Gathered spot news by navigating the Capitol, staking out lawmakers, and asking relevant follow ups Transcribed interviews and press conferences and wrote corresponding summary of news bites in AP style Contributed to internal network-wide (400+ members) political distribution notes under deadline Compiled thorough research packets under deadline for Capitol Hill team on Cassidy Hutchinson ahead of testimony at the January 6th Hearing and Arizona's Gubernatorial and Senate races ahead of midterm election Interviewed CA Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to the Capitol about a potential 2024 run and co-bylined a story about his response for the Meet the Press blog

10.01.2021 - 12.01.2021
Virtual Intern for Anderson Cooper 360
CNN |
Utilized iNews, NewsApps and MIRA software programs to code and cut voice-over and sound on tape Collaborated with team of 25 by assisting with all facets of newsroom (researching topics, pitching stories and guests, logging interviews and shadowing graphic production)

09.01.2020 -
Senior News Podcast Host & Senior Staff Writer
The GW Hatchet |
Will serve as an investigative reporter on The Hatchet's inaugural Investigations Team (pitched and am helping pioneer) Moderated debate between GW College Democrats and GW College Republicans for audience of 200+ Hosted and produced over 25 episodes for The Hatchet's weekly news podcast using Adobe Audition and Spotify Proposed and pitched enterprise stories weekly for podcast to cover and collaborated with EIC through editorial process Conducted and transcribed interviews with students and experts weekly Wrote stories weekly in AP Style under deadline and currently works on long form investigation pieces Fact-checked 120+ stories in news, opinions, sports, and culture to be ready for print and digital publications

09.01.2020 -
Sports Anchor, Editor, Writer
GW-TV |
Reports on-air and collaborates with show team to write scripts for all episodes on a monthly basis Provides live analysis for GW basketball game coverage Conducts interviews and edits episodes using Adobe Premiere Proposed and anchored International Politics segment and 2020 Presidential Campaign segment on Capital Crossfire (political show); Fact-checked debates between College Democrats and College Republicans


Total Years Experience:

2 years

Skills:

  • Writing: AP Style

  • Programming Languages: R

  • Technical: iNEWS, NewsApps, MIRA, Media Central, NewsMonitors; Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Audition

  • Web Design: Wix, Word Press

  • Social media: Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Linkedln, Facebook

  • Panasonic CX-350, DSLR


Occupations:

Reporter-Government Reporter



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