EXPERIENCE

Newsweek
Reporter (January 2008-August 2010)
Reported, wrote, and produced daily coverage of international policy and politics for Newsweek.com, including both written essays and multimedia projects. I was part of the four-person team that launched the Wealth of Nations blog on global economics. My proudest work was the San Joaquin Valley project, which you can read about more here.

Reuters
Intern/Freelancer (June-November 2007)
Based in the Reuters bureau in Buenos Aires for six months, starting as an intern then graduating to glorified freelancer to cover Cristina Kirchner’s presidential election. I reported feature stories and produced multimedia packages with Reuters television. I also did daily reports on stocks, bonds, and currency and translated stories from Spanish on deadline. Bylined articles ran in the Washington Post, Yahoo News, and Boston Globe, among others.

Overseas Press Club
Intern (June-August 2006)
Published articles on the media business for The Bulletin, their in-house newsletter. I also helped maintain their Web site, posting Freedom of the Press letters and managing content.

Vassar College Miscellany News
News Editor (May 2006-May 2007)
Oversaw the publication of news content and layout for the College’s weekly student newspaper (circulation 2,000), wrote articles on local news and national education trends, and recruited and trained writers.

HONORS

2010     SPJ Deadline Club Award for San Joaquin project
2010     ASME National Magazine Award nomination for San Joaquin project
2007     Vassar’s Sophia H. Chen Zen Prize for best History thesis
2007     Overseas Press Club’s Irene Corbally Kuhn Scholarship
2006     Vassar’s Evelyn Clark Fellowship for Thesis Research