RAISHAD M.

HARDNETT
www.raishadhardnett.com hardnett@usc.edu 302-530-1617

EDUCATION
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA B.A. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism Expected May 2014 Cumulative GPA: 3.57/4.0

JOURNALISTIC EXPERIENCE
WTVM (ABC) News Intern (June 2013 August 2013) Assisted reporter in the field with shooting interviews, B-roll Shadowed producers, wrote and edited VO/SOTs for rundown Wrote, edited and compiled own packages using EDIUS 6 Annenberg TV News Reporter (January 2013 Present) Write, self-shoot, and self-edit weekly day-of-air packages for USCs broadcast news station Tweet on the field Write web version of broadcast packages KCBS 2 / KCAL 9 News Investigative News Intern (August 2012 December 2012) Assisted investigative reporter David Goldstein and cameraman Michael Brandon on the field to produce news stories Handled news tips on the investigative tipline Transcribed interviews into iNews Researched and pitched valid leads Operated hidden cameras and flip-cameras to shoot material on the field Annenberg TV News Multimedia Journalist (January 2012 May 2012; August 2012 - Present) Wrote and uploaded stories for Web Handled Twitter and Facebook plugs to publicize stories Participated in morning meetings to discuss the Tuesday rundown Shot B-roll, interviewed subjects, wrote scripts, and edited VSVs for USCs daily 6 p.m. broadcast news show Metro News, New York Features Intern (June 2012 August 2012) Conducted one-on-one interviews with entertainment stars including singer Jennifer Hudson and chef/author Anthony Bourdain Wrote over a dozen newspaper/online articles for Features, Health, and Web sections Wrote headlines and uploaded articles to the website Wrote weekly movie and event listings for happenings in NYC

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
Proficient with AP Style writing Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Newscutter, Edius 6 Basic HTML/CSS coding and Photoshop skills Proficient with blog sites such as WordPress and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter Experience shooting B-roll and conducting broadcast, Skype, telephone and in-person interviews

HONORS, AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

- University of Southern California Trustee Scholar Member of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society - National Association of Black Journalists, Student Member - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Delta Chapter, President (May 2012 May 2013)