Robyn Sidersky

Multimedia Journalist
954-296-4407 | Robyn.Sidersky@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Patriot-News, Municipal Reporting Fellow, May 2010- present, Harrisburg, Pa.
-Beats: two municipalities and two school districts in the greater Harrisburg area
-Broke story of a school board outsourcing 28 jobs without notifying the workers, article led to reversal of
decision
-Investigated state’s “dangerous dog list,” article led to correction of problems with the list

Observer Newspapers , Freelance reporter, Orlando, Fla. May 2009-May 2010

-Write weekly news and feature stories and take photos for Oviedo-Winter Springs Voice, Winter-Park
Maitland Observer, East Orlando Sun, Senior Observer

WDBO-AM Radio, Reporter/Web Producer and Intern, Orlando, Fla. October 2008-January 2009, April
2009-May 2010
- Reported, wrote, edited and posted breaking news stories with photos and headlines on the station’s Web
site
-Updated station Web site’s homepage with main story using content managing system and basic html
- Was part of the Web team that won the Cox Radio Rexie Award for Best Web site within Cox Orlando
Radio Stations

UCF Undergraduate Research Journal, Student Editor, Orlando, Fla. April 2008-January 2008, June
2009-May 2010
- Facilitate communication between students, faculty and editor, and work with graphic designer and Web
producer to upload manuscripts to the Web site
- Reviewed and edited student manuscripts for publication

Central Florida Future, (A Gannett Newspaper) Staff Writer, Orlando, Fla. August 2006-May2010
- Covered Student Government Association and College of Medicine beats
-Covered Student Government presidential and senate elections
- Compiled and rewrote wire stories once/week
-Wrote several breaking news stories

The CNN Wire, Reporting Intern, Atlanta, Ga. January 2009- April 2009
-Contributed 10 stories to be published on CNN.com
- Wrote and contributed to multiple stories each day for The CNN Wire
-Called Alaska business owners to interview them about the eruption of Mount Redoubt

Orlando Business Journal, Reporting Intern, Orlando, Fla August 2009-December 2009
-Wrote 17 stories for Central Florida’s premier business news publication
-Contributed to Entrepreneur section and other special sections, interviewed CEOs, local business owners
-Wrote/read business news report for a local radio station
Seminole Chronicle, Reporting Intern, Orlando, Fla. May 2007-August 2007
- Wrote news and feature stories weekly
-Responsible for writing weekly police briefs
Designed and wrote two-page Summer Fun Guide

RELATED EXPERIENCE
U-News at OrlandoSentinel.com, Contributing Reporter, Orlando, Fla. August 2008-December 2008
-While covering student government beat wrote breaking news about a senator’s impeachment trial as
part of journalism class
Society of Professional Journalists, member August 2006- present
- Former chapter president, vice president, secretary and served as co-chair for the Regional Conference
Planning Committee
-SPJ Scripps Howard Leadership Institute, Graduate June 2009
-LEAD Scholars Program, Scholar 2006-2008 LIFT (Leaders Involved for Tomorrow) Summit,
Facilitator July 2007
SKILLS
Proficient in HTML, Quark Copy Desk, Adobe Audition, WireReady, News Edit Pro, iNews, Movable Type,
Mediasource, InDesign, Photoshop, photography- use of Nikon D90 DSLR
EDUCATION
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla. Graduated May 2010 Bachelor of Arts
-Major: Journalism, Newswriting Specialty Minor: Political Science
-Named to the Dean’s List in Spring 2007 and the President’s List in Spring 2009
REFERENCES
Lara Brenckle, Patriot-News reporter (717)609-9000
Rick Brunson, UCF Journalism professor, SPJ advisor (407)766-7320
Kurt Muller, Executive Editor, The CNN Wire (404)664-2657