REBECCA VEVEA

rvevea@uwalumni.com (715) 207-8166

journalist.

education

University of Wisconsin Madison Sept. 2006 May 2010 - B.A. Journalism and Spanish- Comprehensive Honors in the Liberal Arts Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spring 2009 Chicago Public Media, WBEZ 91.5FM Mar. 2012 present Education Reporter Cover city and suburban school districts, teachers unions, state and federal education policy. Write and produce radio spots and features for newscasts during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Discuss stories in two-way reports live on air with hosts for a variety of WBEZ-produced shows. Manage @WBEZeducation Twitter. Chicago News Cooperative Mar. 2011 Mar, 2012 Education Reporter Covered Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union, charter schools, and state education funding issues. Contributed stories to the New York Times on a weekly basis. Launched @cncschools Twitter account and gained more than 300 followers in less than a year. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 2010 Dec. 2010 Education Fellow Covered Milwaukee Public Schools, charter schools and the state voucher program. Worked on a series on teacher quality in collaboration with the Hechinger Institute at Columbia University. Local News/Watchdog Intern Report and wrote stories for the local news desk, worked with the Watchdog team to revive the Public Investigator role to respond to reader tips. Madison.com Jan. 2010 May 2010 Online Assistant Prepared and uploaded stories and photos to www.madison.com using Blox content management system 15 hours per week with a full-time student and another unpaid internship. The Badger Herald Sept. 2008 May 2010 Online Content Editor, City Editor, Page Designer Produced, edited and oversaw all multimedia content for www.badgerherald.com. Covered cops and courts, City Hall and other local stories for UW-Madisons independent daily newspaper. 40+ hours per week while a full-time student.

experience

skills

Creative. Diligent. Detail-oriented. Deadline-driven. Proficient in: Sony Vegas, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office Suite and the following content management systems: Drupal, Wordpress, Blogger, Blox 1st place, PRNDI, Breaking News Chicago Teachers Strike, Day 1 (2012) Finalist, Chicago Headline Club Lisagor Awards, Best Breaking News Coverage, Chicago Teachers Strike, Day 1 (2012) Finalist, Chicago Headline Club Lisagor Awards, Best Education Reporting (2011) 1st Place, Education Writers Association Annual Awards, Series in a Large Market: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Building A Better Teacher (2010) Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, General Reporting (2009)

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