EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

​Special Projects Reporter, KSL 5 News   

May 2022-Present

• Write, shoot and edit videos of in-depth stories for on-air broadcasts and web.

• Focus on community, diversity and religious coverage, highlighting groups that normally don't make the nightly news and the issues they face. 

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University of Utah

 

• Master's Degree Spring 2023

• GPA 3.8

• Major: Political Science - International Relations with an emphasis on East Asia, China

• Minor: Political Science - Comparative Politics 

 

Multi-Media Journalist / Reporter, Fox 13 News   

May 2018-May 2022

• Write, shoot and edit video stories on daily deadline for KSTU TV on-air broadcast and web.

• Pitch and investigate enterprising news stories. 

• Set up own live shot through phone Dejaro app and social media.  

• Respond to breaking news. 

 

• 66% of stories covered in the first year led the A Block in the 5 PM show.

• Out of the 257 stories covered, 33% were personally investigated and pitched.

• 11% of stories were published by national news networks including Fox, CNN and Breitbart.

• 6% of stories were exclusive.

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Freelance Reporter    

Dec. 2017-May 2018 

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• Vacation relief reporter, covering lead stories for KSTU.

 

News Stringer    

Sept. 2017-May 2018 

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• Shoot video as needed for KSL, KSTU, KTVX and KUTV.

• Listen to police scanner.

• Pitch spot, feature and general news story ideas.  

 

Institute of Government & Politics Intern    

Aug. 2017-May 2018 

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• Create promotional videos for Utah State University legislative internships.

• Photography and video for social media accounts.

• Use Adobe Illustrator and InDesign to create event and internship flyers.  

 

United States Senate Intern    

May 2017-Aug. 2017 

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• Communications intern, photography and video for social media accounts.

• Wrote, shot, edited and produced “A Day with Senator Lee.” 29K Facebook views.

• Shot and edited “Celebrating Utah” 13.5K Facebook views 

• Shot and edited “A Heroe’s Welcome for WWII Honor Flight Veterans” 8.3K Facebook views

• Compiled raw footage of “Voices of San Juan County,”  21.6K Facebook views

• Gather daily press clips

• Answer constituent phone calls and emails.

 

Freelance Reporter    

January 2017 

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• Covered the 2017 Presidential Inauguration Swearing-in Ceremony and Woman’s March in Washington D.C. for Utah Public Radio.

• Interviewed Utah Delegates Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Rob Bishop, Rep. Chris Stewart, Rep. Mia Love and Rep. Jason Chaffetz. 

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Volunteer Service Representative in Hong Kong, China

    June 2014-Dec. 2015

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• Speak Cantonese fluently,

• Taught free, weekly English class

• Other community service opportunities. 

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Utah State University

 

• Bachelor's Degree Spring 2018

• GPA 3.41

• Major: Journalism & Communications: Broadcast Emphasis 

• Minor: Political Science

 

Utah State University Undergraduate Research Assistant

        2014, 2016-2017 

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• Researched and compiled information:

  • 1) Utah’s early female journalist, Ruth Cowan

  • 2) The first female newspaper printed in Utah, the Woman’s Exponent.

• Coded information

• Submitted article to the American Journalism Historians Association. 

 

• Attended 2017 convention and presented article.

• Won two honorable mentions for the best paper on women’s history and the best faculty paper.

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Utah State University Aggie Blue Print Magazine   

 2013-2014, 2016-2017

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• Wrote and published stories for magazines printed every school semester.