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Madeline Kennedy
1317 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. 53233
madeline.kennedy@marquette.edu // 952-693-1236

Education

Related Experience

Marquette University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
August 2016
Majors: marketing, journalism
Cumulative GPA: 3.2, GPA in journalism major: 3.6

Jan. 2016-May 2016

Business Desk Intern
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel // Milwaukee, Wis.
Part-time enterprise reporter covering breaking news in a
fast-paced newsroom environment. Wrote stories on wide
range of subjects, several of which were published on the
newspapers front page.

Skills

Fellowship Intern

InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Final Cut Pro
Hootsuite Certified
Google AdWords Certified

Program allows reporters to spend one academic year

researching and writing about a selected social, political or
environmental issue that is later published at their home
news organization. Assisted Washington Post journalist
Miranda Spivack with research on open records
and meetings.

Honors & awards

Wisconsin Newspaper Association

Graphics, first place, Food desert plagues campus
Feature writing, second place, Dino fashion show
rawrs into MKE
The Marquette Tribune // Milwaukee, Wis.

2014

Hearst Journalism Award Nominee

The Marquette Tribune // Milwaukee, Wis.

2013

Ignatius Scholarship Recipient

Marquette University // Milwaukee, Wis.

2012

References
Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
jnelson@journalsentinel.com
(414) 313-2256
Todd Bragstad
Managing Editor, Milwaukee Business Journal
tbragstad@bizjournals.com
(414) 278-0575
Herb Lowe
Journalism Professor, Marquette University
herbert.lowe@marquette.edu
(414) 228-4068

Aug. 2014-Jan. 2016

OBrien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism // Milwaukee, Wis.

Editorial Intern
Jan. 2015-May 2015
Milwaukee Business Journal // Milwaukee, Wis.
Wrote profiles of local businesses and entrepreneurs for
special issues of the Business Journal. Assisted with various editorial duties such as brief writing and copyediting.
Arts & Entertainment Intern
Aug. 2014-Dec. 2014
Shepherd Express // Milwaukee, Wis.
The Shepherd Express is Milwaukees largest alt-weekly
newspaper and has a circulation of approximately 65,000.
Broke previous intern record for most cover stories in a
semester with coverage of local theater and dance scene.
Assisted with event brief writing and administrative
tasks of editors.
Sept. 2014-Jan. 2015
Arts & Entertainment Exec. Editor
Marquette Wire // Milwaukee, Wis.
Managed a staff of 20 writers, reporters and broadcasters
across the universitys four platforms of student media.
Wrote for the twice-weekly publication of the award-winning
Marquette Tribune in addition to managing editing duties.

Museum Marketing Intern

May 2014-Aug. 2014
Harley-Davidson Motor Company // Milwaukee, Wis.
Contributed to creation and management of marketing
plans during the Museums second and third quarters.
Assisted with day-to-day departmental organization.