Emily Siner references available upon request fieldwork April 2014 - present WPLN Nashville Public Radio, Enterprise Reporter Nashville, Tenn. | NPR member station covering Middle Tennessee -- Pitch and report stories, both on-air and online, that supplement the daily news and explore local and state issue NPR, Digital News Editorial Assistant Nov. 2013 - March 2014 Digital News Intern Sept. - Nov. 2013 Washington | Public media distributor with 26 million listeners weekly -- Wrote 50 online articles for NPR.org’s tech, business and politics coverage -- Reported several technology stories on-air, including for Morning Edition -- Edited a series of articles for Code Switch, NPR’s blog on race and culture Los Angeles Times, Dow Jones News Fund Intern June - Aug. 2013 Los Angeles | California’s largest newspaper with 650,000 circulation -- Copy edited 200 news stories and blog posts and wrote headlines -- Addressed gaps in reporting or unclear writing with reporters CU-Citizen Access, Contributing Reporter Feb. - Aug. 2013 Urbana, Ill. | Non-profit online news organization focusing on local government -- Wrote a data-driven enterprise story on Champaign Park District finances, leading to a change in the district’s allocation of funds -- Investigated the inefficiencies of conflict-of-interest forms in Illinois WILL Illinois Public Media, News Intern Sept. - Dec. 2012 Urbana, Ill. | NPR member station affiliated with the University of Illinois -- Interviewed local officials, cut audio and wrote scripts for midday news -- Built community engagement by live tweeting the morning talk show I-Elect Convergence Coverage Project, Executive Producer Sept. - Nov. 2012 Urbana, Ill. | Multimedia coverage of the 2012 elections -- Coordinated 50 journalism students to produce a magazine, website and 3-hour live webcast on election night for student voters Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, Reporting Intern June - Aug. 2012 Washington | National wire service maintained by six student journalists -- Reported and shot photos for Senate hearings, a Supreme Court decision and a White House event; also produced occasional videos Technical skills Web & coding: WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript, Dreamweaver Audio: Premiere, Soundslides, Soundbooth, Marantz 660, radio board operations Visual: DSLR photography, videography, Final Cut Pro, InDesign, InCopy, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator Language & style: AP style, intermediate French Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduated May 2013 B.S News-Editorial Journalism with Highest Honors Institute for American Universities Aix-en-Provence, France Jan. - May 2012 published NPR.org The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times The Chicago Sun-Times Scripps Howard News Service The Champaign News-Gazette The SouthtownStar, Reporting Intern May - Aug. 2011 Tinley Park, Ill. | Daily suburban newspaper with 34,000 circulation -- Wrote 40 articles, ranging from breaking news to features and local government coverage -- Analyzed thousands of documents for a local government investigation Honors & Awards ----- ACES Headline Writing Contest: contributor to NPR.org’s 1st-place submission Hearst Journalism Award: 14th place nationally in personality profile writing Marian and Barney Brody Creative Writing Award: first-place prize “Slices of Life,” edited by Walt Harrington (2013): contributing author @sinersays linkedin.com/in/emilysiner instagram.com/sinersays