January 21, 2012
Posted by Jennifer Valentino
Résumé
Journalism Experience
The Wall Street Journal | New York
Assistant News Editor, Page One
• Develop in-depth reporting projects, with a focus on technology and Web presentation
• Report on technology news, including digital security and privacy
Technology Blogger
• Was the lead writer and editor for the Journal’s technology blog, Digits
Interactive Editor and Producer
• Handled the Journal’s website and home page
• Organized the Journal’s online news coverage of the 2008 Olympics from Beijing
Houston Chronicle
News Copy Editor
• Edited international, national and local stories and special projects
• Taught a three-credit course, Editing for Print and Digital Media, at the University of Houston
The Associated Press | Bangkok, Thailand
Reporting Intern
• Wrote feature and spot articles, including stories on AIDS, human trafficking and tourism
• Edited briefs and features by AP reporters in Asia
Education
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
• Master in Public Affairs
• Intensive study of Mandarin Chinese through Princeton in Beijing
• Recipient of the Francis G. Smith Jr. endowed fellowship for journalists
The University of Texas at Austin
• Bachelor of Arts in the university’s interdisciplinary honors program
• Managing editor of The Daily Texan, the UT student newspaper
• Study abroad: Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III), Lyon, France
• Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Merit Scholarship recipient
• Senior honors thesis on the relationship between the United States and the Latin-American press
Skills and Activities
Computer Skills: XML and HTML; WordPress; Flash; Adobe Photoshop; Stata; Microsoft Excel; video and audio editing
Additional Travel Experience: Volunteer work in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; and Quito, Ecuador; research in Tbilisi, Georgia
Language Skills: Very advanced Spanish, advanced French, intermediate Mandarin Chinese
Service Activities: Reach Out and Read Houston, Texas Intensive English Program, Woodrow Wilson School-Trenton Outreach, East Side High School in Manhattan
