Ethan Stark-Miller

ethan.stark-miller@journalism.cuny.edu • (917) 816-6319

linkedin.com/in/ethan-stark-miller-97796a92 • https://estarkmiller.wordpress.com/

EXPERIENCE
Freelance Reporter, New York, NY Sept. 2018–Present
QNS: co-reported and produced an audio feature about the city’s efforts to redevelop the Willets Point industrial district in
Queens for the publication’s weekly podcast. Lower East Side Patch: wrote story about a 2018 Reform Party
Congressional candidate, who got the party’s nomination without running in its primary.

City & State Magazine, New York, NY June 2019–Aug. 2019

Editorial Intern
Wrote about city and state political issues, including: an analysis of the progressive energy around the 2021 Manhattan
D.A. race; a piece about how ride-hail companies are doing with meeting New York City’s new wheelchair accessible
vehicle standards; and an update on the horse-carriage issue from the 2013 mayoral election. Also, did quick-turnaround
aggregated pieces for web: a rundown of New York Republicans’ reactions to Trump’s tweets about four Democratic
Congresswomen and a list of de Blasio’s political dealings with the Orthodox community. Conducted Q&A with 32BJ
SEIU union head Kyle Bragg. Edited Q&A’s with New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent
Linda Lacewell and former New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman.

Broken News, Norton, MA Sept. 2017–May 2018

Independent Capstone Project
Produced a 3-episode (roughly 20 minutes each) podcast series about fake news. Interviewed media experts and political
scientists. Wrote scripts, captured sound, edited in Adobe Audition CC, and promoted via social media.

BLENDtw (startup digital-first news site), New York, NY July 2017–Nov. 2017
Intern Writer
Stories included: a review of the film The Big Sick; a retrospective on the actions of Scott Pruitt while he was at the EPA;
and a look into the Democrats’ platform for the 2018 midterms.

Projects of Passion, Norton, MA Jan. 2017–May 2017

Independent Podcast Production
Produced a 3-episode podcast that interviewed college students about their independent projects and creative processes.
Episodes: 1, the founder of an campus politics and culture magazine; 2, the director of a spoken-word performance series;
3, a promoter of innovation geared working spaces on campus.

Comedy Central/Spike (Viacom), New York, NY June 2016–Aug. 2016

Post Production Operations Intern
Worked as part of a team to manage and maintain the departmental FileMaker database. Provided administrative support
to the department wherever it was needed.

EDUCATION
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Master of Arts in Journalism, Expected December 2019

Wheaton College Massachusetts, Norton, MA

Bachelor of Arts. in Film and New Media Studies, May 2018

SKILLS
Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition CC, Avid ProTools, WordPress.com
Hardware: Marantz PMD661 audio recorders and Canon DSLR and C100 Cameras
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud
Research: Ban.jo, Dataminr, Spokeo, Access World News, LexisNexis, Google News
Awards: Posse Full-Tuition Leadership Scholarship