Kristen Shane

kristen.shane@hotmail.com
For further contact information, please e-mail the above address

Education
Bachelor of Journalism (Combined Honours Human Rights)
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
September 2005 – April 2009

Academic Honours
Entrance Scholarship and Dean’s Honour List
2005/6 – 2008/9

Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement as an Undergraduate

2009

Blair Fraser Memorial Award

For a graduating student who shows aptitude for and interest in political reporting at
national and international levels
2009

CTV Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism

For undergraduate students specializing in television or radio
2008/9

K. Phyllis Wilson Scholarship in Journalism

For outstanding students proceeding from one year to another in the Bachelor of Journalism
program
2006/7 – 2008/9

Marisa Ann Golini Memorial Scholarship in Journalism

For showing exceptional ability in investigative reporting, community service and
humanitarian interests
2007/8

Media Experience
The Kincardine Independent – Reporter/Columnist
May 2008 – present
 writing hard news, feature articles and occasional columns
 publishing on average 10 stories per week about everything from politics to farm
and entertainment news
 reporting on two municipal councils
 developing and executing fresh story ideas
 writing headlines, sub-headlines and cutlines
 shooting and editing photos
 designing pages

The Blink Magazine, Kigali, Rwanda – Intern Reporter

May 6 – June 28, 2009
 conducted interviews in both French and English
 adapted to reporting in a developing country
 wrote feature articles for this bimonthly urban entertainment and lifestyle periodical
 edited one issue

The Ottawa Citizen – Intern Reporter

April 6 – May 1, 2009
 generated and executed story ideas on everything from crime to arts to municipal
politics
 wrote both hard news and features

Midweek – Reporter, Host, Copy Editor, Music Editor

January – April 2009
 worked with a team of Carleton University journalism students to produce a weekly
hour-and-a-half current affairs radio show that aired live on the Internet and an
Ottawa community radio station
 told local stories using a variety of treatments including paks, talk-tapes and
streeters
 co-hosted a show live
 chased, prepared and packaged breaking stories in the mornings before going to air
at noon
 used multitrack editing software

The Charlatan, Ottawa – Volunteer Reporter

December 2006 – April 2009
 wrote occasional articles for Carleton University’s weekly newspaper

City of Ottawa Heritage Unit – Communications and Marketing Co-ordinator

April 2007 – April 2008, September 2008 – March 2009
 wrote feature and event-based articles to submit to community newspapers
 wrote press releases and monthly electronic newsletters

CBC Radio, Ottawa – Intern Associate Producer

December 1 – 12, 2008
 contributed story ideas, pre-interviewed guests and wrote scripts for the current
affairs program Ottawa Morning
 collected sound for The Current
 packaged a script-clip for a local newscast

Capital News Online – Reporter, Producer

September – November 2008
 worked with a team of senior Carleton University journalism students to produce a
biweekly electronic news magazine covering the federal government
 produced a multimedia quiz, photo illustration, two videos, sidebars

Weekly Journal, Ottawa – Intern Reporter

December 10 – 14, 2007

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Qualifications
 audio editing using Adobe Audition/Audacity and Dalet Plus, script writing using
Avid iNews, audio recording using a Marantz and digital voice recorder, web page
design using Adobe Dreamweaver, video editing using Avid Interplay and Apple
Final Cut Pro, photo editing using Adobe Photoshop
 extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office
 Online blogging and social networking skills using Facebook, Twitter and Blogger
 knowledge of spoken and written French, honed through university linguistics and
translation courses and a three-month student exchange to France in 2004
 Class G Ontario driver’s licence

References
Available upon request

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