Pietro Lombardi

Multimedia journalist

lombardipietro.com
pietro.lombardi@fulbrightmail.org
+39 3336699743

Professional Experience
August 2014 - September 2015

The Washington Post, Investigative Intern

As part of a Fulbright grant, I worked as a graduate researcher for Pulitzer Prize-winning

journalist John Sullivan and other members of the investigative unit
Contributed to two front-page investigations: Broken by the Bubble, part of Dashed
Dreams, a series looking at the plight of the black middle class, particularly in Marylands
Prince Georges County; Shaken Science A Disputed Diagnosis Imprisons Parents,
which explains how prosecutors build murder cases on disputed Shaken Baby Syndrome
diagnosis. I also published a story as a freelancer: A Pie in the Face for McDonalds

Investigative Reporting Workshop, Graduate Fellow

Lead researcher on project to survey and study nonprofit newsrooms around the world;
researcher for various senior editors; co-managed social media; wrote for the Workshops blog

Honors & Awards

2014: Fulbright scholarship

2010: Erasmus grant at
University of Malaga, Spain
2009: International Prize
of Journalism Maria Grazia
Cutuli, honorable mention

Skills
Language
Fluent in Italian, English
and Spanish

April - August 2011

Corriere della Sera, Editor

Editor on the international desk; proofreader, subeditor; wrote articles, edited photos and
created graphics; from the newsroom, wrote about the war in Libya, the Arab Spring, the
earthquake in Japan, Osama bin Ladens death and the British Riots
National newspaper based in Milan, Italy, with circulation 417,578

Multimedia experience
Between October 2011 and June 2014, I had several professional and formative
experiences: I lived for six months in the U.K. to learn English; I attended a six-month
advanced English course; I worked as a freelancer for several Italian outlets, such as
Corriere del Mezzogiorno; and I worked as a communications specialist for businesses
and events, such as the Un-Habitat World Urban Forum
Radio Siani (anti-Mafia radio), Radio author, editor and speaker Ercolano, Italy
generated ideas for stories; prepared and presented material on air for pre-recorded and
live pieces; identified guests and conducted both live and recorded interviews
Multimedia Summer Camp in Latvia: Multimedia journalism and visual storytelling
Cronache di Napoli (local newspaper with circulation of 12,000), Journalist Naples, Italy
wrote more than 500 articles about politics, events, crime and everyday life

Education

Computer

Suite Office: Word, Power

Point, Access, Excel

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Premier
Audacity

CMS management

Social media management

Hootsuite

Basic knowledge of GIS

(geographic information
systems), HTML and CSS

SQL

Research

Accurint

August 2015

July 2011

July 2008

LexisNexis

M.A.
Journalism and Public
Affairs
American University
Washington, D.C.

Masters degree
Multimedia editing and
new information professions
University La Sapienza,
Rome, Italy

Bachelors degree
Communication
University Suor Orsola
Benincasa, Naples, Italy

Pacer

Highest honors

Highest honors