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JIMM PHILLIPS

jimmphillipsdc@gmail.com (443) 789-9280 www.jimmphillips.net Old-school journalism values, new-school practices


EDUCATION
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY Washington, D.C.
Master of Arts in Journalism and Public Affairs (Expected completion: August 2012) Bachelor of Arts in Journalism; Minor: Political Science (May 2009) 3.47/4.0 GPA

EXPERIENCE
THE WASHINGTON POST Local Politics Intern Washington, D.C. September 2011-Present
Write about local politics and general assignment topics for The Posts digital and print editions Staff the local desk on Tuesday mornings; post breaking news and crime stories as they develop Assist in the reporting and research of other writers stories

THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT Freelance Reporter (November 2010), Editorial Intern (April-July 2010) Washington, D.C.
Covered political beats, including Elena Kagans Supreme Court nomination/confirmation and the 2010 elections Wrote multiple stories that ended up among the sites top-read content on day of publication Compiled content for daily website and e-mail news digests, researched background information for reporters

THE EAGLE Editor in Chief Washington, D.C. April 2008-April 2009


Oversaw publication of all content at The Eagle, American Universitys independent student newspaper Led 30-person editorial staff Appeared on Close Up Foundation forum on youth journalism televised on C-SPAN 2 (taping date: Nov.20, 2008) While editor, The Eagles monthly website page views increased 13.2 percent over previous years numbers Previous positions: Managing Editor for News (December 2007April 2008), Campus News Editor (May December 2007), Assistant Metro-National News Editor (October 2006May 2007), AU Administration Beat Reporter (September 2006August 2008) and Staff Writer (August 2005May 2008)

ABC NEWS Inauguration Day Runner Washington, D.C. Jan. 16-20, 2009
Served as a stand-in for Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos during Inauguration coverage rehearsals Worked as a runner for ABC News TV crews on Inauguration Day

POLITICKER Intern Washington, D.C. July-December 2008


Created and summarized quotes for Politicker state pages; researched information for special projects

WASHINGTONPOST.COM National Politics Intern Arlington, Va. September-December 2007


Compiled and sent out Politics Daily e-mail; researched and interviewed for special projects Updated databases of presidential candidates news coverage and the events in the campaign tracker database

DIGITAL SKILLS
Adobe: PageMaker/InDesign/Photoshop/Audition Final Cut: Express and Pro Microsoft Office 2007: Word/Excel/PowerPoint Internet: HTML/Twitter/Blogger/WordPress Learning SQLite and Python in graduate program

AWARDS/HONORS
SIGMA DELTA CHI FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. UNDERGRADUATE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP June 2008
One of five D.C.-area journalism students awarded based on grades, achievements and career aspirations

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES PRINT JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP June 2005


Awarded to one Carroll County (Md.) resident graduating from high school who plans to major in journalism

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