KHORRIA.

ATKINSON
MULTIPLATFORMREPORTER
www.khorriaatkinson.wix.com/website|khorri.atkinson1@gmail.com|@atkinsonreports|3474510554
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JOURNALISMEXPERIENCE
NEWYORKAMSTERDAMNEWS,NEWYORK,N.Y

FREELANCEREPORTERAugust2013Present
Enterpriseandreportlocalandnationalnewsstoriesforprintandwebunder24hourdeadline.
Completedprojectsoncharterschoolcolocationhearings,theNewYorkPoliceDepartments
MuslimSurveillanceProgramandminimumwagedemonstrations.
Contributenewsphotosforprintandweb.
EDITORIALINTERNMay2013August2013
CoveredthepoliticalbeatthroughattendingpressbriefingsandralliesatCityHall.
ContributedtotheAmNewscoverageofthe50thanniversaryoftheMarchonWashington.
Producedphotos,peeredited,enterprisedandwrotehardnewsstoriesforprintandweb.
WroteSEOheadlinesandpostarticlesonline.

PANDORASBOX,YORKCOLLEGE/CUNY

MANAGINGEDITORSeptember2011October2013
Accountedandpresentedbudgettothecollegeassociationandmanagealladministrativetasks
EnterprisedandwrotehardnewsandfeaturestoriesontightdeadlinesinAPstyle.
Overseentheredesigningofthenewspaperswebsite.
Previouspositionwasageneralassignmentreporter.
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EDUCATION
YORKCOLLEGE/CUNY,JAMAICA,N.Y.Jan.2011May2015(expecteddate)
B.A.Journalism(Majorwithspecializationinbroadcast)
B.S.CommunicationsTechnology(Minorwithaspecializationintvproduction/nonfictiondocumentary)

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SPECIALTIES&SKILLS
AdobeCS6(AfterEffects,Audition,Illustrator,InDesign,Photoshop,PremierePro),AGHMC40,AP
ENPS,Audacity,AudioSlideshows,AvidProTools,BasicHTML,Canon(T2i,T3iandC100),
Filmmaking,FinalCutPro7,GarageBand,GoogleAnalytics,Infogr.am,iNews,LexisNexis,Photography,
RadioandTVNewsScriptwriting,SocialMediaReporting,TimelineJS,WordPress(SEO)
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PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS&LEADERSHIP
NationalAssociationofBlackJournalists(NABJ)StudentRepresentative(August2013present)
CUNYYorkCollegeAssociationofBlackJournalistsFoundingPresident(Est.2011)
NewYorkAssociationofBlackJournalistsCollegeJournalismWorkshopCoordinator(July13,2013)
OnlineNewsAssociation(ONA)StudentMember
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REFERENCES
AmityPaye:WebEditor,NewYorkAmsterdamNews|amity.paye@amsterdamnews.com|2129327478
ClaireSerant:JournalismLecturer,YorkCollege/CUNY|cserant@york.cuny.edu|7182625198