Stefanie Dazio

stefanie.dazio@gmail.com 908-461-2559 sdazio.com

Twitter: @steffdaz Instagram: @sdazio
EXPERIENCE
The Record and the Herald News (N.J.)
Breaking news reporter, March 2014 to present
- Unique morning mayhem beat that requires coverage of breaking news, enterprise crime stories
and about 200 police and fire departments in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Morris counties
- Cultivates a large network of sources that an editor called the most of anyone on this beat in the
last 20 years. Sources have led to breaking news scoops and exclusive, in-depth interviews
- Uses social media platforms for reporting and engagement with followers. Featured during a
company presentation on Twitter and routinely sought out by colleagues for advice
- Files stories and photos from cellphone to keep NorthJersey.com and social media fresh during
breaking news. Praised for fast writing and ability to find new angles throughout the day
The Record and the Herald News (N.J.) Features and news reporter, August 2013 to March 2014
- Covered health, fitness, nutrition and food for Better Living section four days a week; worked
breaking news shift on Sundays
- Developed sources in restaurant and healthcare communities to tell national stories with North
Jersey voices
- Excelled on the Sunday shift with consistent, solid work including two deadline stories on the
same front page that led to the full-time breaking news beat
The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
Metro reporting intern, spring/fall 2012, summer 2013
- Regularly assigned breaking news stories or last-minute features outside the city
- Researched and wrote deadline and advance obituaries, including one of a retired Post reporter
- Handled crime beat when staff writer was on vacation and wrote about several homicides
The Durango Herald (Washington, D.C.)
Politics reporting intern, spring 2013
- Localized federal politics and policies for readers in southwest Colorado with stories about
legislation, hearings and elections
- Wrote about Colorados ties to the 2013 presidential inauguration, State of the Union address and
White House Science Fair
- Analyzed 2014 elections on local, state and federal levels and effects of voters shift to the left
The Star-Ledger (N.J.)
Metro reporting intern, summer 2011; online news intern, summer 2012
- As the classs youngest intern, proved ability to cover stories ranging from an escaped baboon to
the rising prices of ice cream at the states largest newspaper
- Copy-edited stories, wrote headlines, created photo galleries, developed search-engine
optimization skills and aggregated regional and national stories for local audience
- Success as a reporting intern led to offer for second internship

AWARDS
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Sigma Delta Chi Foundation of Washington, D.C. Scholarship (2011)

New Jersey Press Foundation Internship/Scholarship (2011)
American News Womens Club Scholarship (2011)
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 2: First Place, Mark of Excellence Award (2011)
Accepted to Washington Posts prestigious summer internship program (2013)

EDUCATION
American University (Washington, D.C.)
- Bachelor of Arts, graduated May 2013 with magna cum laude honors
- Double major in Journalism and CLEG, an interdisciplinary program combining Communications,
Legal Institutions, Economics and Government