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Yiwen Lu
5346 S Cornell Ave
Chicago, Georgia 103
Phone: 7732313346
Email: test@test.com
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5346 S Cornell Ave
Chicago, Georgia 103
Phone: 7732313346
Email: test@test.com
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Business/Technology Reporter
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Posted: 07.26.2022
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I am a rising senior at The University of Chicago looking for a full-time position in business and technology reporting.Education:
09.01.2019 - 06.01.2023
The University of Chicago
Economics Political Science
Economics Political Science
Work Experience:
03.21.2022 - 06.10.2022
Graphics Intern
USA TODAY |
- Published a searchable database of millions of data breach incidents from 2019 obtained from FOIA arranged interviews through Quickbase sourcing - Filed FOIA request related to land bank loans took the lead on tidying thousands of FOIA materials related to data breaches and utility bills - Participated in on-air interviews wrote web versions of TV stories
USA TODAY |
- Published a searchable database of millions of data breach incidents from 2019 obtained from FOIA arranged interviews through Quickbase sourcing - Filed FOIA request related to land bank loans took the lead on tidying thousands of FOIA materials related to data breaches and utility bills - Participated in on-air interviews wrote web versions of TV stories
09.21.2021 - 12.10.2021
NBCUniversal Local Station Intern
NBC 5 Responds and Investigates |
- Cover national and business breaking news including daily market briefings and stories about crypto retail and economy and develop an expert source network - Pitched enterprise story about RadioShacks crypto pivot and data leak from Chinas police database which filled in uncovered gaps at The Post - Collaborate across the newsroom for live feed on national and international headlines such as job reports and war in Ukraine
NBC 5 Responds and Investigates |
- Cover national and business breaking news including daily market briefings and stories about crypto retail and economy and develop an expert source network - Pitched enterprise story about RadioShacks crypto pivot and data leak from Chinas police database which filled in uncovered gaps at The Post - Collaborate across the newsroom for live feed on national and international headlines such as job reports and war in Ukraine
06.07.2021 - 08.13.2021
Metro Intern
Charlotte Observer |
- Pitched reported and developed interactive graphics for the networks Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 coverage with an international focus - Led the production of visual explainers about Chinas COVID-19 lockdown Cleaned two-year case data using R and made visualizations with Infogram - Broke the news of leaked data on Chinas Uyghur detention system and contextualized the impact with scraped data from Chinas government website
Charlotte Observer |
- Pitched reported and developed interactive graphics for the networks Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 coverage with an international focus - Led the production of visual explainers about Chinas COVID-19 lockdown Cleaned two-year case data using R and made visualizations with Infogram - Broke the news of leaked data on Chinas Uyghur detention system and contextualized the impact with scraped data from Chinas government website
01.10.2020 -
Staff Writer volunteer
South Side Weekly |
- Cover local news with a focus on accountability reporting made FOIA and public record requests for COVID-19 vaccination series - Wrote feature story on AAPI communitys reaction to anti-Asian hate and contextualized long-standing policing tension within community - Fact-check stories with extensive internet research and data validation across various topics including healthcare and public safety
South Side Weekly |
- Cover local news with a focus on accountability reporting made FOIA and public record requests for COVID-19 vaccination series - Wrote feature story on AAPI communitys reaction to anti-Asian hate and contextualized long-standing policing tension within community - Fact-check stories with extensive internet research and data validation across various topics including healthcare and public safety
08.16.2021 - 09.17.2021
Editorial Intern
RADII China |
- Wrote a digital life feature through interviewing content creators in Mandarin - Researched planned and wrote scripts for RADIIs one-minute video series introducing Chinese culinary culture to the world
RADII China |
- Wrote a digital life feature through interviewing content creators in Mandarin - Researched planned and wrote scripts for RADIIs one-minute video series introducing Chinese culinary culture to the world
01.03.2020 -
Managing Editor since February 2022
Chicago Maroon student newspaper |
- Oversee the operation of a student newsroom with 200 active members and five editorial sections produce weekly print issues and magazines - Write 10 editorials as part of the board broke multiple news involving public safety and university administration which was cited by national outlets - Co-founded the papers first Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiative which independently reviews the editorial decision-making and writing with a DEI focus created a reporting guide with reference points on 15 beats
Chicago Maroon student newspaper |
- Oversee the operation of a student newsroom with 200 active members and five editorial sections produce weekly print issues and magazines - Write 10 editorials as part of the board broke multiple news involving public safety and university administration which was cited by national outlets - Co-founded the papers first Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiative which independently reviews the editorial decision-making and writing with a DEI focus created a reporting guide with reference points on 15 beats
Total Years Experience:
2 yearsSkills:
Experience with social media, FOIA, website designProficient in R, Tableau, Google sheets, web-scraping and Indesign
Occupations:
Intern, Reporter-Digital, Reporter-General, Reporter-Investigative, Reporter-News, Reporter/Technology, Writer-
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