Melhor Marie Leonor

Multimedia Journalist
@MelhorL
Miami, Florida
melhorleonor@gmail.com
+1 954-851-3386
melhorleonor.com
Education
Journalism & Political Science | B.S. expected fall 2014
Florida International University | Miami, Fla.
Experience
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire | Reporting Intern | Washington, D.C. | Jan. 2014 - April 2014
Reported on national politics from the nation's capital for the Scripps Howard Foundation, a wire that serves
Scripps news properties. I have covered hearings and events at the White House and Congress, and have tackled
stories on policy issues such as immigration and the minimum wage with articles, photos and video.
CNN Washington Bureau | Newsource Intern | Washington, D.C. | Sept. 2013 - Dec. 2013
Interned for the Newsource department, which produces content and live events for more than 800 affliates na-
tionwide. I assisted with reporting on enterprise stories, writing scripts on breaking news, conducting interviews,
gathering relevant sound from hearings and speeches, pitching story ideas and assisting with daily productions.
South Florida Sun Sentinel | Reporting Intern | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | June 2013 - Aug. 2013
Reported for metro desk covering local news for the largest daily in Broward and Palm Beach counties in South
Florida. I reported on breaking news by writing stories, taking photos, shooting video and sharing on social media.
WSVN Channel 7 | Special Projects Intern | Miami, Fla. | Jan. 2013 - May 2013
Worked alongside the producers within the Special Projects department. I assisted by scheduling shoots, feld
producing, logging and writing scripts, while learning about the operations of the station.
Florida International University Student Media | News Director | Miami, Florida | Oct. 2011 - Dec. 2012
Coordinated news coverage of local and university news across a tri-weekly newspaper, a website and a radio sta-
tion. Previously served as assistant news director and beat writer covering the State University System of Florida.
WRGP Radiate FM | Producer and Host | Miami, Fla. | April 2012 - Dec. 2012
Produced and hosted a one-hour news talk show on campus stories as well as local and national news to inform
the local community through three FM frequencies.
The Miami Herald | Reporting Intern | Miami, Florida | May 2014 - Present
Currently reporting for the Neighbors section of the paper covering community news. In addition, I am the beat
reporter for the town of North Bay Village in Miami.
Skills
Programs & Software | Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, basic HTML, iN-
ews, Hootsuite, Soundslides, CCI Newsgate, Wordpress, Google Analytics and social media outlets.
Multimedia Hardware | Cannon DSLRs, XL2 and GL2.
Languages | Fluent in English and Spanish.
Library of Congress Veterans Day History Project | Interviewer | Weston, Florida | Spring 2010 & 2011
Collaborated with members of Congress to interview war veterans and the families of deceased soldiers to create
a database of frst-hand accounts now available at the Library of Congress.