Experience

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WORK HISTORY

Crime reporter

The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California
March 2015 – present
Mostly covered breaking news, but regularly wrote enterprise stories on crime, cops and criminal justice. Frequently wrote beyond my beat.

Cops and courts reporter

The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Feb. 2014 – March 2015
Covered crime and court matters for 10 counties in eastern Idaho. I sharpened my reporting and writing skills, and wrote features regularly.

Breaking News Editor

CU Independent
August 2013 – Dec. 2013
Managed breaking news reporters and wrote stories for my college’s e-paper.

News and cuisine Intern

Boulder Weekly
Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2013

Features Intern

Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado.
Jan. 2013 – May 2013

AWARDS

2015: Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award

I was part of the team that covered the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack for The Press-Enterprise.

2014: Regional SPJ award in Crime and Justice Reporting

For my 2014 story “Policing probable cause” for the Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where I exposed police actions during a drug bust that some saw as a violation of the defendant’s civil rights.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Print Journalism

University of Colorado at Boulder