Kristi Eaton

kristi.eaton@gmail.com | (918) 899-5181

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EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer, May 2009 to present
I pitch, report and write stories for a variety of publications:
TulsaPeople Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Campus Progress, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, The
(Springfield, Ill.) State Journal-Register, Green Living AZ, Oklahoma Magazine and The Journal
Record (a business newspaper covering the state of Oklahoma).

The Saipan Tribune | Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Reporter, July 2008 to May 2009
I covered the Legislature, the Governor’s Office, the Public School System and the utilities
corporation for the daily paper. I wrote extensively on the island's ongoing power crisis and the
Northern Marianas' transition to federal immigration and labor laws. I traveled to Samoa to cover
a climate change roundtable and to China to report on tourism attractions.

Divided Families | Arizona State University

Reporter, August 2007 to December 2007
I traveled to the Mexico border, Guadalajara and Veracruz to report and write two in-depth pieces
on families divided by the border. The Howard G. Buffet Foundation funded the project, which
was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the college print category.

The State Press | Arizona State University

Editor-in-chief, city editor, daily reporter, magazine writer, January 2005 to December 2007
I edited and planned content for the daily paper. I managed a staff of approximately 50 students.
The State Press prints Monday through Friday with a circulation of 18,000.

Internships/Fellowships
+The Journal of Life Sciences and The Burrill Report, summer 2009 (biotechnology magazines in
San Francisco)
+The Arizona Republic, Pulliam fellowship, summer 2007 (general assignment)
+The Arizona Republic, fall 2006 (online breaking news intern)
+The Oklahoman, summer 2006 (state desk intern)
+Arizona Foothills Magazine, spring 2006 (fact checker)

AWARDS
+Campus Progress Contributor of the Year, 2009-1010
+Charles Stauffer Memorial Scholarship, 2007 (From the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at
Arizona State University)
+Arizona Press Club Scholarship, 2006
+Sun Devil Scholarship, 2004 to 2008 (Academic scholarship to Arizona State University)
WORKSHOPS
+UNESCO Pacific Climate Change Roundtable, October 2008, Apia, Samoa
I learned about reporting on climate change during a weeklong plenary session among Pacific
Island nations in preparation for The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

EXPERIENCE WITH Photography, designing and copy editing; editing audio; LexisNexis; social
media; Photoshop and InDesign; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; and Google
search.

EDUCATION
+Arizona State University, Journalism, 2004 to 2008
+Richmond University in Rome, Photography and Italian Language, Rome, Italy, 2008

MEMBERSHIPS
+Society of Professional Journalists