JORDAN C. DUCKENS - 916.479.4756 - : Experience
JORDAN C. DUCKENS - 916.479.4756 - : Experience
JORDAN C. DUCKENS - 916.479.4756 - : Experience
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EXPERIENCE
USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent Chosen out of 500+ applicants to serve as one of 21 student correspondents Wrote 14 articles for the College section of the USA TODAY website Gathered information, conducted interviews and wrote articles on a weekly basis o Utilized social networks to find diverse student voices for articles o Maintained knowledge of issues and events relevant to target audience o Promoted articles on Facebook and Twitter January 2012 present May 2012 Aug. 2012
Responsible for gathering information, conducting interviews, writing and editing stories for the Howard University monthly online newsletter, Capstone and the HU News Service Dealt professionally with public, both official and non-official, in gathering and reporting news Assisted in building the Alternative Spring Break (Atlanta) website Worked under the supervision of the editor of Howard Magazine, Raven Padgett
Wrote news stories for publication (twice a week) covering sports, local and campus news Conducted research and background information for stories Worked under strict deadlines
CBS-13 Sacramento (KOVR) Intern, News Department Worked at the news desk answering phones, scheduling interviews and fact-checking for producers and reporters Logged information into iNews system Shadowed reporters, anchors, videographers, and producers
Summer 2010
EDUCATION
Howard University Washington, D.C. | B.A., May 2013 | Major: Broadcast News | Minor: Spanish
AWARDS
Recipient, Lewis Fenderson Scholarship 2010-2011 Recipient, Grace Halsell Memorial Scholarship 2011-2012 School of Communications Deans List
AFFILIATIONS
SKILLS Final Cut Pro (Proficient), Pro Tools/Audacity (Basic) Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Wordpress Howard University Association of Black Journalists, Member Misses At Meridian Outreach Society, President