Chelsea Diana

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EDUCATION: Boston University College of Communication Boston, MA Bachelor of Science in Journalism Expected May 2014 Liberal Arts Concentration in Political Science London Internship Program London, UK Studies in Journalism and Political Science January-April 2012 Related Course Work Introduction to Communication Introduction to Public Policy Introduction to American Politics Communication Writing History of Journalism Media Law and Ethics Non-state Actors 9/11 & US at War U.S. Public Policy Online Journalism Beat Reporting British Journalism, Culture and Society International Reporting Issues in Contemporary Politics EXPERIENCE: Thomson Reuters London, UK AlertNet Climate Intern February 2013- present Write and research stories on the humanitarian and development impacts of climate change Attend conferences and speak with major NGOs about climate change West Roxbury/ Roslindale Transcript Boston, MA Reporting Intern June-August 2012 Developed hyper-local reporting skills Learned how a weekly newspaper functions Created contacts within the community Published about three news stories a week on deadline Boston Universitys The Daily Free Press Boston, MA Editor-in-Chief December 2011-April 2012 Managed a staff of about 20 editors Made final editorial decisions on deadline Laid out paper using InDesign City Editor August-December 2011 Managed a staff of about 50 writers Copy edited and fact checked using AP Style Developed story ideas and created headlines Associate City Editor January- May 2011 City Crime Beat Reporter, Staff Writer August- December 2010 Back Bay Publishing Co. Boston, MA President of the Board of Directors December 2011-April 2012 Made important business and staff decisions for The Daily Free Press Bridged relations between Boston University and The Daily Free Press Albany Times Union Albany, NY City Desk Intern May 2011- August 2011, January 2012 Pitched ideas and published about five news stories a week on deadline Developed interviewing skills INDUSTRY RELATED SKILLS: Computer: Knowledge of Mac OS systems and PC formats: Word, Powerpoint, Excel Knowledge of social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, FourSquare, Storify, Pinterest and Instagram Experience with WordPress, Audacity, Tumblr, Soundslides, Final Cut Pro and SpeedWriter5 Intermediate DSLR photography and basic digital video camera operating skills Intermediate Adobe InDesign and basic Photoshop and InCopy skill REFERENCES: Rob Brill, Albany Times Union City Desk editor, (518) 454-5423, rbrill@timesunion.com Julie Cohen, West Roxbury/ Roslindale Transcript editor, (617) 645-6306, jcohen@wickedlocal.com Jonathan Klarfeld, Boston University journalism department director, (617) 353-4978, jklarfeld@gmail.com