ALICIA GALLEGOS
Objective: Desire challenging position as news reporter
Special Achievements: Story of the Year 2007 awarded by the Hoosier State Press Association for series, Violent Crime: Everyone pays
Winner 2009 APME Third Place Award in non-deadline reporting for Story: Can Sex Offenders Be Cured?
Winner 2007 Mental Health America media award for 6-part series: Out of Sight: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
First Place 2006 Best Criminal Justice Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Indiana Chapter
First Place 2006 in Schurz Excellence in News Contest for series, Out of Sight: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
Work Experience:
South Bend Tribune South Bend, Ind.
September 2004- Present
Criminal and Civil Courts Reporter
– cover broad range of court hearings, report on trials
– cultivate enterprise stories from court-related issues, research and am savvy with court records and documents
– Broadcast regular “skype” and radio reports for sister news station to air on local news and radio
Investigative Projects Reporter
– worked on long-term projects and multi-part series, including award winning series: Violent Crime: Everyone pays, an in-dept look at the cost and impact of violence in the community and nationally
– conducted research and analyzed data using Excel spreadsheets
▪ Public Safety reporter- covered crime in South Bend and surrounding areas
– reported on various breaking news, developed enterprise stories based on beat, worked on multi-part projects
▪ Heath Reporter
– worked on consumer health stories as well as health department articles related to code violations and food safety
▪ Broadcast weekly “web cast,” promoting Tribune stories on website
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies St. Petersburg, Fla.
News Writing and Reporting Fellowship Summer 2004
– Wrote news stories on City of St. Pete Beach published weekly at http://www.pointssouth.ne
– Underwent intensive journalism “boot camp” like activities focusing on public records, open meetings law, and interviewing techniques
– Attended series of discussions and workshops regarding journalistic integrity, ethics, and diversity
Greeley/Windsor Tribunes Greeley, CO.
Freelance writer December 2003- May 2004
▪ General assignment reporter for Greeley and Windsor communities
▪ Wrote feature stories and took photos for weekly series, “Our Town.”
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington D.C.
Communications Assistant Summer 2003
▪ Implemented new Hispanic media database system in EPA headquarters
▪ Built press kits for distribution to radio stations
Education
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.
Bachelor of Arts, Applied Communication and Journalism
3.1. G.P.A.
Extracurricular
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Association of Health Care Journalists
Elementary school mentor with the Dream Team of America Mentoring Program
Annual speaker at High School Journalism Day
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