MARY KATE MALONE

malone.mary.kate@gmail.com 614-570-4596 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Ind. Major: American Studies, Journalism. GPA: 3.7/4.0. JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE South Bend, Ind. Federal/State Courts Reporter (August 2009 Present) Cover civil and criminal litigation in U.S. District Court and the county courthouse. Previously worked as the Tribunes night police reporter, covering breaking crime from the areas three major police departments. Deliver daily stories on indictments, hearings and trials, as well as in-depth weekend stories, ranging from a feature on Facebook usage in state prisons, the accidental release of a sex offender from the county jail, the death of a five-year-old girl abused by her mother, and a story comparing the sentences of white-collar criminals. Built and maintain a court blog, And These Are Their Stories, which tracks high-profile criminal court cases, and also contains news items and observations from my daily beat reporting. Frequently break stories on Twitter, follow with web update, and provide a full story for the morning paper. THE COURIER Findlay, Ohio

County Reporter (August 2008 August 2009)

Covered Hancock County government and Blanchard Valley Health System, the citys second-largest employer. Examined higher-than-average death rates at the hospital, inadequate care at Blanchard Valleys nursing home, and subsequent Attorney General investigations. Reported on early voting, the countys troubled financial state, the aftermath of the worst flood in Findlays history. Filed stories daily to the web, contributed to online conversations about my stories at TheCourier.com. PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Pa. Pittsburgh,

Reporting Intern (summer 2008)

Dame Covered news for the City Desk, writing a variety of stories, five of which appeared Sunday A1. Met weekly with executive editor David Shribman to discuss journalism and the state of the industry Collaborated with senior business reporters for in-depth economic story prior to the financial collapse in fall 08. University of Notre

NOTRE DAME MAGAZINE

Intern (Spring 2008)

Wrote stories on political activity on campus and undergraduate research. Also completed a piece on the history of commencement at Notre Dame based on extensive research at the Notre Dame Archives. Fact-checked all major stories of the 96-page, quarterly magazine. AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Honorable Mention, Schurz Communications, Best Feature Reporting 2010 Graduate, Society of Professional Journalists Young Reporters Institute 2010, St. Petersburg, Fla. Guest Speaker, Queen of Peace Elementary School, 2010

Finisher, Columbus (Ohio) Marathon 2009

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE Bend, Ind.

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Reporting Intern (summer 2007)

Staffed the Tribunes award-winning 24/7 News Desk. Monitored the wire, fax machine and police blotter and filed stories directly to the Web, creating a continuous news feed on the Tribunes Web site. Worked in the southwest Michigan bureau for the Tribune. Provided beat coverage for five southwest Michigan cities. Covered drownings, fires, car accidents, county fairs, a speech by John McCain. Produced a series of stories on a local nursing home shut down by the state, the sharp increase in motorcycle accidents on Michigans highways. SUBURBAN NEWS PUBLICATIONS Columbus, Ohio

Reporting Intern ( summer 2006)

Reported for nine different newspapers published by Suburban News Publications. Provided beat coverage for the troubled Groveport Madison Local School District. Covered various school board and city council meetings in Central Ohio.