Ashley Withers Cell: (713)822-0032 Email: ashleydwithers@gmail.com Twitter: @ashleywithers Web Site: ashleywithers.

com Experience:
The Dallas Morning News (Aug. 2011- Present) The award-winning daily newspaper serving over 260,000 subscribers in the Dallas area Currently employed as a Staff Writer Report and write breaking news for the dallasnews.com website and crime blog Focus primarily on writing crime stories, trend watch, and features on Dallas locals The Daily Campus (Sept. 2010-Present) SMUs student newspaper that publishes a print edition thrice as well as continually updated web content Currently work as the Editor in Chief and lead a staff of 21 to cover campus news, events and feature stories Previously worked as the Associate News Editor (Spring 2011), Staff Writer (Fall 2010) Write articles and create video packages for the web in addition to editing and print content duties Human Events (May 2011- Present) A weekly conservative newspaper that features content from writers such as Ann Coulter and Pat Buchanan Currently employed as a regular contributor to Pick Your Future, a Human Events blog for 20somethings, previously worked as a summer intern (Summer 2011) Write two posts a week for Pick Your Future on topics such as new media and unemployment, contribute articles to The Chase 2012 section, a portion of Human Events dedicated to the 2012 presidential race Shot and edited videos from events and interviews for the website The Daily Update (Aug. 2009-Present) SMU-TVs weekday morning, student run news broadcast that airs online Monday through Friday Positions held: producer, writer, anchor, server, reporter, and director Shoot and edit packages to run in the newscast Used iNews, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop to create necessary components of the broadcast Katy, Sugarland and Cyfair Magazines (June 2009-Aug. 2010) Hyper-local family and community magazines serving the suburbs in the Greater Houston area Served as a contributing editor and writer (Fall 2010), Summer Intern (Summer 2009, 2010) Wrote feature stories on locals, as well as checked facts and copy edited the magazine proof Updated each magazines website daily and ran the companys Facebook and Twitter accounts From My Mama's Kitchen Radio Show (Oct. 2009- Dec. 2009) An online radio show broadcasted on Blogtalkradio.com geared toward mothers and families Served as a producer on the radio show Booked guests, created the rundown, and wrote short promos Gained hands-on experience with web design

Awards:
Four- year recipient of the SMU Rotunda Scholarship and the SMU Distinguished Scholarship Collaborated on a grant with UVA and the Institute for Shipboard Education on global sustainability 3rd Place Best Original News Piece by TCNA 2009

Education:
Southern Methodist University Expected Graduation: Dec. 2011 Dallas, Texas Major: Journalism Major GPA: 3.9 Minor: Sociology Cumulative GPA: 3.671