Children from the streets, the slums and the migrant communities of Pune, India gather in the School on Wheels bus.
Journalism Resume
Natalie Devlin
Contact: [email protected]
Education
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Journalism and International Studies double major, French minor
Experience
Vox Magazine – Fall 2012
Contributing Writer
I wrote department stories and long features. The deadlines were strict, but I did the reporting on my own schedule. For each feature, I wrote multiple drafts and attended meetings to discuss each draft with a panel of editors.
Street Sense – Summer 2012
Editorial Intern
I wrote comprehensive stories about long-term issues surrounding homelessness and poverty in Washington D.C. I also wrote features about people struggling with homelessness and organizations trying to help. I designed pages for print and edited copy. I learned how to navigate through a marginalized community of people in order to find stories that are important to the most vulnerable stakeholders.
Columbia Missourian – Spring 2011, Spring 2012
Beat Reporter
I covered local news out of individual neighborhoods. I kept a section of the paper as well as a neighborhood news blog updated. I learned to write on deadline for a professional daily paper.
Community Outreach Team
I responded to comments, checked analytics and encouraged both online and offline community involvement in the paper. I learned to use tools like storify and social media for news purposes. I facilitated and encouraged reader-produced content.
Media Next - Fall 2011
Research Intern
I interviewed experts and search news archives in order to discover trends in Pune, Maharashtra, India for a local media partner. I learned how to properly interview and quote people who did not speak English as their first language. I also wrote stories for the Daily News and Analysis and the Pune Mirror, two local papers in Pune.
Her Campus Mizzou - Fall 2010
Reporter
I wrote features for an online campus magazine. I was part of the staff right when the magazine started, so I learned a lot about the internal workings of publications. We had to find sponsors and try to make a name for ourselves. It was student-run, so there wasn’t the same hierarchy of editors there is at professional publications. I learned to work independently without an editor’s strict deadlines.
Montgomery County Sentinel - Summer 2008
Intern
I wrote community news and features. I learned how to cover government actions through a story I wrote about a bill to legalize slot machines. I had to interview elected officials and other high-up policy makers for that story. I also learned to cover breaking news when a crane fell through a wall on a construction project I was covering.
Skills and Knowledge
Photography, AP Style
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, Google Plus
Wordpress, Google Blog, Tumblr, Weebly
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Storify, Social Flow, HootSuite, Public Insight Network
Other Experience
Magruder High School newspaper, the Messenger, Opinions editor and reporter (2008-2009)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Secretary, Executive Vice President (2010-2012)
STRIPES sober driver (2009-2012)
Contact: [email protected]
Education
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Journalism and International Studies double major, French minor
Experience
Vox Magazine – Fall 2012
Contributing Writer
I wrote department stories and long features. The deadlines were strict, but I did the reporting on my own schedule. For each feature, I wrote multiple drafts and attended meetings to discuss each draft with a panel of editors.
Street Sense – Summer 2012
Editorial Intern
I wrote comprehensive stories about long-term issues surrounding homelessness and poverty in Washington D.C. I also wrote features about people struggling with homelessness and organizations trying to help. I designed pages for print and edited copy. I learned how to navigate through a marginalized community of people in order to find stories that are important to the most vulnerable stakeholders.
Columbia Missourian – Spring 2011, Spring 2012
Beat Reporter
I covered local news out of individual neighborhoods. I kept a section of the paper as well as a neighborhood news blog updated. I learned to write on deadline for a professional daily paper.
Community Outreach Team
I responded to comments, checked analytics and encouraged both online and offline community involvement in the paper. I learned to use tools like storify and social media for news purposes. I facilitated and encouraged reader-produced content.
Media Next - Fall 2011
Research Intern
I interviewed experts and search news archives in order to discover trends in Pune, Maharashtra, India for a local media partner. I learned how to properly interview and quote people who did not speak English as their first language. I also wrote stories for the Daily News and Analysis and the Pune Mirror, two local papers in Pune.
Her Campus Mizzou - Fall 2010
Reporter
I wrote features for an online campus magazine. I was part of the staff right when the magazine started, so I learned a lot about the internal workings of publications. We had to find sponsors and try to make a name for ourselves. It was student-run, so there wasn’t the same hierarchy of editors there is at professional publications. I learned to work independently without an editor’s strict deadlines.
Montgomery County Sentinel - Summer 2008
Intern
I wrote community news and features. I learned how to cover government actions through a story I wrote about a bill to legalize slot machines. I had to interview elected officials and other high-up policy makers for that story. I also learned to cover breaking news when a crane fell through a wall on a construction project I was covering.
Skills and Knowledge
Photography, AP Style
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, Google Plus
Wordpress, Google Blog, Tumblr, Weebly
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
Storify, Social Flow, HootSuite, Public Insight Network
Other Experience
Magruder High School newspaper, the Messenger, Opinions editor and reporter (2008-2009)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars Secretary, Executive Vice President (2010-2012)
STRIPES sober driver (2009-2012)
