Media Fellow (June 2020—May 2021)​

• Developed Channel Profiles to improve audience outreach and streamline internal content production for Public Affairs team 

• Wrote and produced content for Kauffman’s web channels, email newsletters and social media
• Created weekly analytics reports for social media and email newsletters

 

RJI Potter Digital Ambassador (Winter 2020)

Editor: Peggie Smith

• Created Google Analytics report and guide for how the newsroom could use and update the report on a weekly basis

• Taught journalists best practices for digital-first reporting and social media

• Collaborated with community advisory panel, ad-sales team, and local radio station manager on audience outreach and development projects

• Increased online ad revenue by $200 in one month and drove web traffic to a record high

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Savvy young journalists spend a week in small town newsrooms as 2020 RJI Potter Digital Ambassadors

 

Digital and Video Intern (Summer 2019)

Editor: Eric Falquero

• Produced video content to promote Street Sense Media to readers, donors, and volunteers

• Promoted the stories of D.C. community members experiencing homelessness 

• Wrote and scheduled daily social media posts on multiple platforms

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Video: Volunteer with Street Sense Media

News Reporter (August 2018—December 2019)

Editor: Ryan Famuliner

• Reported local daily news for broadcast and web

• Recorded and produced audio features for radio broadcast 

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Off the Clock: A Historic Building 'Reclaimed' In Centralia

Exam: Columbia School Board Candidate Conversation with Blake Willoughby

Talking Politics: Ayanna Shivers Is Making History as Mayor of Mexico, MO

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Audio Producer (Fall 2019)

Editor: Janet Saidi

• Selected stories, conducted interviews and hosted weekly political news segment, Talking Politics

• Edited multitrack audio for station talk shows and podcasts

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Talking Politics: Talking About How We Talk About Gun Violence 

Intersection: Reps. Stevens and Kendrick on Serving in a Superminority

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News Anchor (Spring 2019)

Editor: Ryan Famuliner

• Produced and voiced on-air afternoon newscasts for NPR-affiliate station 

Audience Engagement Producer (Fall 2019)

Editor: Elizabeth Conner Stephens

• Managed daily social media schedules for Missourian Twitter and Facebook accounts

• Worked on team to gather nominations, produce nominee profiles, and host live event for community awards banquet

• Created web and social media analytics reports using Google Analytics, Parse.ly, Twitter and Facebook Analytics

• Learned best practices for social media, email newsletters, and comment moderation

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Progress in Civic Engagement: Randy Cole, seeking to create stability in housing for Columbia residents

Nine things to do indoors in Columbia this Halloween

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State Government Reporter (Spring 2019)

Editor: Mark Horvit

• Tracked legislation, attended hearings, researched policies and interviewed state legislators to report on government in the Missouri State Capitol

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Missouri House votes in favor of major limitation to state open records law

Governor, lawmakers looking for ways to make child care safer

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PolitiFact Missouri Reporter (Spring 2019)​

Editor: Elizabeth Conner Stephens

• Wrote and edited fact checks of statements by Missouri elected officials and public figures

• Analyzed manipulated and fake news

• Collaborated with team to rate fact checks before publication

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FACT CHECK: Schroer wrong about deaths from legal abortions

FACT CHECK: Rep. Pierson highlights lack of diversity in Missouri leadership​

The Kansas City Beacon (October 21, 2020)​

Young Kansans could prove to be a powerful voting bloc on Election Day

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