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MARION HALFTERMEYER

EDUCATION Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, MS | New York, NY May 2014 Master of Science with coursework in neighborhood beat reporting, photojournalism, audio postcards and interview shows, advanced data visualization and health/science reporting. Covered Lower Manhattan neighborhood issues for class-run website councilchroniclenyc.com. Wrote about Business Improvement Districts in SoHo and Chinatown, housing, city politics, and nanotechnology in food Boston College, BA Communication & Economics | Chestnut Hill, MA May 2013 Graduated cum laude and a member of the Order of Cross and Crown Honors Society. Coursework in intercultural communication; business of electronic media; environmental economics; policy, growth, and development economics. Produced a 7-page financial assessment of a publicly traded company for Capital Markets economics course. Additional coursework in news and featuring writing, enterprise/investigative writing, and creative nonfiction writing EXPERIENCE Gavel Media Inc., Sr. Copy Editor, Chestnut Hill, MA Sept. 2011June 2013 Approved weekly story budgets and edited five to seven articles a week for a news 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, wrote pieces for monthly print magazine. Built up the copy department, created guidelines for ethics of editing and verification, and enforced the use of AP Style. Broke a national news story on how Boston College, a Jesuit Catholic school, was threatening to take disciplinary action on students who were handing out condoms from their dorm rooms GateHouse Media New England, Beat Reporter, Needham, MA Oct. 2012Dec. 2012 Reported on geographical beat of West Roxbury and Roslindale. Published seven stories with one on the front page. Contributed to breaking news story about the presidential election New England Center for Investigative Reporting, Reporter, Boston, MA May 2012Aug. 2012 Worked as an assistant reporter to Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rochelle Sharpe for a 4-month long investigative story on mobile health apps that was published in the Washington Post. Maintained/expanded an excel database, interviewed sources, and learned basic CAR SKILLS and ACTIVITIES Computer: Lightroom 4, WordPress, Twitter, LinkedIn, Adobe Audition, Excel, RStudio, Languages: Native French and English, conversational Spanish, knowledge of German Activities: Competitive figure skater, certified PADI scuba diver Travel: Lived in five and traveled to 16 countries including Egypt, Oman, Tunisia, Czech Republic and South Africa REFERENCES Upon request.