ADRIANA DIAZ

AMDIAZ@BU.EDU - 678-756-2312 - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

EDUCATION
Boston University School of Communications, Boston, Massachusetts May 2019
Bachelor of Science in Communications with a focus in Journalism and concentration in Spanish
Minor in Women’s Gender Studies
Honors: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BU SPARK!, Boston, Massachusetts September 2018-Present
Investigative Reporter
•   Create a database to track and automate research of illicit massage businesses, the associates, and
their trafficked victims.
•   Generate hypotheses to find correlations in data to develop data driven stories.
•   Research and write stories about the state of illicit massage businesses nationally, with a focus in
Boston.
Boston Magazine, Boston, Massachusetts February 2018-December 2019
Editorial Intern
•   Assist all editors with publication for all Boston Magazine associated volumes such as Boston
Magazine, Boston Home, and Boston Weddings.
•   Research and write blurbs in sections such as Contributor Biographies, Parties, and The Must List.
•   Transcribe interviews conducted by staff writers and fact check articles before the editing process
and again before publication.
•   Write SEO-optimized headings, subheadings, and introductions for bostonmagazine.com and
Google web searches.
Guidepost Magazine, Madrid, Spain May 2018-July 2018
Arts & Culture Writer
•   Wrote pieces focusing on art and culture such as my piece on the city-wide cultural celebration,
Veranos de la Villa.
•   Conducted all research and interviews in Spanish translating stories into English.
Spare Change News, Boston, Massachusetts September 2017-December 2017
Journalism Intern
•   Researched the state of homelessness in MA through media, state reports, funding, and interviews
with public officials.
•   Wrote reports tracking Mayor Marty Walsh’s plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness in the
state of Massachusetts by 2018.
The Tab, Boston, Massachusetts
Campus Writer and Photojournalist September 2016- September 2017
•   Produced news articles and photographs regarding the Boston University campus and community.
•   Wrote student reaction pieces focusing on representing the diverse sentiments of the student body.
•   Published the #1 most read story of November 2016, EXCLUSIVE: The artist behind the Trump
quotes on BU’s campus, which acquired 10,868 views that month.

REFERENCES

William McKeen, BU Chair, Department of Journalism & Journalism Professor, wmckeen@bu.edu

Brooke Williams, Data & Research Journalism Professor, brooke@bu.edu
Chris Daly, Journalism Professor, cdaly@bu.edu
Thomas Stackpole , Boston Magazine, Senior Editor, tstackpole@bostonmagazine.com