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    Cat Zakrzewski is a multimedia journalist studying at Northwestern University. She has worked as a national security reporter for Medill News Service, a collegiate correspondent for USA TODAY, an intern at the Chicago Sun-Times covering homicides, and has held various roles at The Daily Northwestern including web editor and campus editor. She maintains an online portfolio at catzakrzewski.com and is currently an editorial intern at Northwestern Magazine.

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    Cat Zakrzewski is a multimedia journalist studying at Northwestern University. She has worked as a national security reporter for Medill News Service, a collegiate correspondent for USA TODAY, an intern at the Chicago Sun-Times covering homicides, and has held various roles at The Daily Northwestern including web editor and campus editor. She maintains an online portfolio at catzakrzewski.com and is currently an editorial intern at Northwestern Magazine.

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    Cat Zakrzewski is a multimedia journalist studying at Northwestern University. She has worked as a national security reporter for Medill News Service, a collegiate correspondent for USA TODAY, an intern at the Chicago Sun-Times covering homicides, and has held various roles at The Daily Northwestern including web editor and campus editor. She maintains an online portfolio at catzakrzewski.com and is currently an editorial intern at Northwestern Magazine.

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    Cat Zakrzewski is a multimedia journalist studying at Northwestern University. She has worked as a national security reporter for Medill News Service, a collegiate correspondent for USA TODAY, an intern at the Chicago Sun-Times covering homicides, and has held various roles at The Daily Northwestern including web editor and campus editor. She maintains an online portfolio at catzakrzewski.com and is currently an editorial intern at Northwestern Magazine.

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    RESUME

    Cat Zakrzewski
    Multimedia Journalist

    GET IN TOUCH

    Phone: (215) 300 - 8285 Email: [email protected] Web: catzakrzewski.com Twitter: @Cat_Zakrzewski

    Education

    Northwestern University Medill School Evanston, IL | 2011 - 2015 (expected) Journalism and International Studies majors, Political Science minor Distinctions: Winter 2014 deans list, Sixth place in national Hearst Foundation breaking news writing competition, 2013 Medill Student Showcase selection Mount Saint Joseph Academy Flourtown, PA | 2007 - 2011

    Software: Adobe CS5 Suite, Final Cut Pro, Apple iLife Suite and Microsoft Office Web: HTML/CSS, WordPress content management system, social media and some JavaScript Reporting: AP Style, DSLR Photography, basic Spanish

    Work Experience

    Medill News Service, Washington, D.C. | medillonthehill.net | @MedillOnTheHill National Security Reporter (January to March 2014): Covered issues from the Hill ranging from cybersecurity to military sexual assault in a mobile oriented newsroom and on deadline for media partners such as USA TODAY Filed mobile blog posts and social media updates, wrote stories and created multimedia supplements on daily deadlines and produced three longer enterprise stories with full reporting credentials for Congress USA TODAY, from Evanston, IL | usatoday.com | @USATODAYcollege Collegiate Correspondent (September to December 2013): Filed weekly articles related to national education issues from campus sexual assault to religion for USA TODAY and its supplementary college website Participated in weekly conference calls and workshops led by USA TODAY reporters and editors Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago | homicides.suntimes.com | @ChicagoHomicide Homicide Watch Chicago Intern (June to August 2013): Reported on homicides throughout Chicago, wrote features on individual victims featured in the print edition, updated reports on ongoing investigations Shot and produced video and photos to accompany stories about the victims Managed social media accounts, monitored site comments and launched the blogs Facebook page The Daily Northwestern, Evanston IL | dailynorthwestern.com | @thedailynu Web Editor (September to December 2013): Responsible for maintaining content management system and publishing all articles, managed social media presence, helped launch a new commenting policy Campus Editor (March to June 2013): Managed 15 reporters and assistant editors, handled breaking news updates throughout the day and was generally responsible for all news related to the university Served on staff in a variety of reporting, assistant editing and photography roles since early 2012 Northwestern Magazine, Evanston, IL | northwestern.edu/magazine/ | @Northwesternmag Editorial Intern (June 2014 to Present): Write and edit articles about campus life and university alumni Other Activities: Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women | Sheil Catholic Center | Greek Emerging Leaders

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