ELIZABETH M.

DJINIS
@djinisinabottle elizabeth.djinis@gmail.com
Sarasota, Fla. www.elizabethdjinis.weebly.com

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Education/General Assignment Reporter—Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 2016—present
o Broke news of incendiary text messages between Sheriff and school board member, false online comments from school
district’s PR firm and charter school applicant’s controversial ties, which led, respectively, to public apology from board
member, resignation of firm and withdrawal of charter school application
o Hosted multiple Facebook Lives on breaking news events with over 5,000 views
o Wrote 460 stories, some of which have been picked up by Associated Press; write between five and 10 stories a week
o Consistently rank in top-five most high-performing web reporters
o Wrote 14 stories with over 15,000 views and 53 stories with over 4,000 views in the last year
o Manage a schools Facebook group with over 500 members
o Key contributor to weekly podcast on popular MTV reality show set in Sarasota, “Siesta Key”
o Appear on local television news programs and radio stations almost weekly

Dallas Morning News: Breaking News Intern – Dallas, Texas. June-September 2016
o Live-tweeted and contributed reporting for major breaking news, including the Dallas Ambush, a White Lives Matter protest
and protests outside of a Donald Trump rally
o Wrote 23 stories with over 5,000 views, including five with over 20,000 views; Wrote and contributed to 124 stories
o Wrote and reported an interactive on comfort dogs, including a video I edited and co-filmed and a Twitter poll

New York Times Student Journalism Institute: Reporter – New York, NY. May-June 2016
o Interviewed and profiled former Mayor of New York City David Dinkins; story featured on Institute homepage

Tampa Bay Times: Editorial Board/Metro Reporting Intern – St. Petersburg, Fla. May-Aug. 2015
o Created, filmed, produced, narrated and wrote the Times’ first video editorial
o Broke news of problems with local curbside recycling roll-out that helped lead to overhaul of the entire program

Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Reporting Intern – Sarasota, Fla. May-June 2014

The Duke Chronicle – Durham, N.C.

Managing Editor of Recess, Chronicle’s weekly arts section Aug. 2015-May 2016
o Managed Adobe InDesign layout of the section each week, often with themed pages and listicles
o Promoted stories on Twitter and Facebook on both Chronicle and personal accounts
Editorial Page Editor May 2014-Dec.2014
o Selected and managed a team of 30 columnists and wrote a biweekly column about campus issues
o Enhanced digital content by introducing video columns, increasing social media presence and revitalizing blogs
Local and National Editor May 2013-May 2014

EDUCATION
Duke University- Durham, N.C. Spring 2016
o B.A. in Classical Languages and Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Minor: Policy Journalism & Media Studies
o GPA: 3.72
o GLOBAL STUDY
Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome, Italy Jan.-May 2015
Duke in Oxford: Victorian Literature, New College, University of Oxford July-Aug. 2014
Archaeological Excavation Participant, South Baths Project at Morgantina, Sicily, Italy July-Aug. 2013

AWARDS AND TRAINING

Investigative Reporter and Editor’s Watchdog/Data Reporting Workshop, Miami, Fla. January 2018
Herald-Tribune’s Employee of the Quarter Award Fall 2017
Bascom Headen Palmer Literary Prize: Honorable Mention May 2016
o Awarded to best undergraduate honors thesis on literary study; praised for “clear, eloquent and persuasive writing style”
Tampa Bay Times Intern Scholarship, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. Aug. 2015
Susan Tifft Journalism Internship Grant, Duke University, Durham, NC May 2014

SKILLS
Computer: Adobe InCopy, InDesign, Photoshop, Fireworks, HTML, CSS, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Videolicious
Social Media: Facebook (specifically hosting Facebook Lives and managing groups), Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat
Languages: fluent in Spanish, conversant in Italian and modern Greek, advanced knowledge of Latin and Ancient Greek, AP Style

WORK EXPERIENCE
Nasher Sculpture Center Dallas, Visitor Services Associate, Dallas, Texas Oct.-Nov. 2017
American Academy in Rome: Archaeological Study Collection, Curatorial Intern, Rome, Italy Jan.-May 2015
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Collections Management Intern, Durham, N.C. Jan. 2013-Dec. 2014
John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Curatorial Intern, Sarasota, Fla. May-June 2013