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Journalism Training Programs
Fellow in 2022-2023 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship
Intern in 2019 Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism
#IRE21 Fellowship, Investigative Reporters and Editors, 2021
Awarded a Gary Marx Fellowship/Scholarship, including a scholarship to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors 2021 conference and a yearlong membership subscription to IRE.
Language Knowledge
English: Native Tongue
Italian: Limited Proficiency – studied in college
Latin: Moderate Proficiency in Reading and Translation – studied in high school and college
Honors: Memoria Press Latin Student Honor Award, 2010 & 2011
First place in the U.S. two years in a row for highest grades (out of 64 students)
Software & Multimedia Skills
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Publisher
Collaborative platforms: Mailchimp, Google Drive, Slack, Signal, Remind, Discord, Kompass
Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
Photography and videography: Canon 80D, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Audio recording: Zoom H4N, H1n recorder, lavelier and shotgun mic
Multimedia editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro
Adobe CS6 Creative Suite: Photoshop, Bridge, InDesign
Legal software: LexisNexis, Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
Basic web development: WordPress, Adobe Multimedia Dreamweaver, Search Engine Optimization, Google AdWords
Sierra Dawn McClain 