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Internships and other pre-professional experience

digitalMASS (part of Boston.com), Boston, Mass.
Content Intern, January 2001 to November 2001

  • Wrote and photographed stories for site covering the local high-tech industry
  • Helped maintain, update, and create site features and databases
  • Utilized wire services to update breaking news
  • dekadamag.com, Boston, Mass.
    Associate Editor, May 2001 to September 2001

  • Wrote, edited and solicited articles for online magazine focusing on media, entertainment, opinion and creative writing
  • Boston University Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Publications, Boston, Mass.
    Editorial Assistant, May 1999 to December 2000

  • Wrote class notes, obituaries, featuresarticles, and profiles for various alumni publications, including Bostonia. Assisted editors with research, proofing, fact-checking for articles and other projects
  • Assisted in online production of Bostonia, including scanning of images and HTML coding and design
  • Boston University Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Strategic Communications, Boston, Mass.
    Alumni Web Intern, October 2000 to December 2000

  • Assisted in maintenance of Boston University Alumni Web, including updating and creating pages, analyzing site structure and content, and assisting in other website-related projects,
  • Supported staff for Alumni E-mail Forwarding for Life project
  • Boston University Literary Society, Boston, Mass.
    Webmaster and Editorial Board Member, September 2000 to May 2001

  • Maintained website of the Boston University Literary Society, publishers of BU’s literary magazine, Clarion
  • Participated in selection of pieces to be published in Clarion and helped with advertising and fundraising
  • WTBU, 89.3 FM/640 AM, Boston University Student Radio, Boston, Mass.
    Disc Jockey, September 1998 to May 2001

  • Produced and hosted weekly two-hour long radio show
  • The Atlantic Monthly / Atlantic Unbound, Boston, Mass.
    New Media Intern, June 2000-August 2000

  • Assisted in publication of The Atlantic Unbound, the online supplement to The Atlantic Monthly magazine. Duties included HTML coding of articles, proofreading and editing copy, researching, creating “Flashbacks” features for the Unbound,and other special projects.
  • Reply to and redirect readers’ e-mail
  • InsideGuide.com website for Boston University, Boston, Mass.
    Contributing Writer, June 1999 to April 2000

  • Contributed articles and reviews to college-oriented website
  • The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s Student Newspaper, Boston, Mass.
    Staff Writer, September 1997 to December 1999

  • Weekly Columnist, September 1999 to December 1999
  • Writer for News, City, Arts sections, September 1997 to December 1999
  • Natural Health Magazine, Boston, Mass.
    Editorial Intern, May 1999 to August 1999

  • Field and reply to readers’ calls and mail
  • Wrote and researched brief stories
  • Assisted editors with projects
  • Boston University College of Communication Student Assembly, Boston, Mass.
    Vice President of Academic Affairs, September 1998 to May 1999

  • Planned and coordinated academically-oriented events geared towards student in the BU College of Communication, including career workshops, computer tutorials, and debates of media issues.
  • Participated in college student government with regard to planning events, discussion of student concerns, and allocating funds to student group
  • Neighborhood Network News, Boston, Mass.
    Editorial and Production Assistant, May 1998 to August 1998

  • Wrote and researched news readers for Neighborhood Network News (NNN), a nightly cable-access news show broadcast on Boston Neighborhood Network
  • Crew member; worked on camera, audio, teleprompter, and graphics
  • Worked as director, assistant director, and technical director