Chidinma Irene Nwoye

CHIDINMA IRENE NWOYE

 

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EDITORIAL/MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Producer and Video Journalist, Scripps Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C.                                   June 2019 – May 2020

• Pitched and produced a 15-minute documentary on African migrants stuck in limbo in Tapachula, Mexico

• Researched, reported, pitched and produced original video stories on migration for Scripps’ digital/cable news asset, Newsy

• Wrote scripts for news packages and identified interviewees for news reports by the Investigative Team

• Co-edited stories with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and shot interviews with C100 and C200 cameras

 

Independent Journalist and Writer, New York                                                                                                   October 2015 – Present

•  Researching, pitching, reporting and writing stories for Quartz, Al Jazeera English, The Intercept and Okayafrica

•  Fact-checker for the Columbia Journalism Review                                                                                            (September 2017 – Present)

•  Creative Nonfiction Fellow at the Carey Institute for Global Good, researched domestic violence in the West African immigrant    

•  Oversaw videographers and distributed news videos as a Content Curation Manager at Stringr                (August 2017 – December 2017)

 

Journalist and Writer, The Harris Poll, New York                                                                            January 2018 – December 2018

• Directed and produced a video on The Harris Poll’s International Women’s Day poll for Glamour Magazine

• Managed and wrote original content for The Harris Poll’s website, theharrispoll.com

• Worked with Fortune 500 companies and media clients to identify market research and multimedia storytelling opportunities

 

 Blog Editor, Huffington Post, New York                                                                                                                     May 2015 – July 2015

•  Reviewed videos, graphics and text before publishing stories on The Huffington Post’s opinion-analysis section, The Blog

•  Copyedited blog posts on politics, lifestyle, religion and global events for The Blog

•  Recruited and managed new writers to the expanding roster of contributors to The Huffington Post’s opinion-analysis section

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Writer and Editorial Fellow, Village Voice, New York                                                                              October 2014 – March 2015

• Reported, researched and wrote stories on politics, crime, arts and culture, music and food in New York City

• Wrote a February 2015 longform cover story on the Fire Department of New York's First Transgender Firefighter, Brooke Guinan

 

Slatest Intern, Slate Magazine, New York                                                                                                            June 2014 – August 2014

•  Researched and wrote news summaries on politics, religion and global issues for one of Slate’s blogs, the Slatest

•  Managed and updated one of Slate’s social media accounts, the Slatest’s Facebook page

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Assistant Media Resource Officer, BBC Media Action, Abuja, Nigeria                                                          April 2013 – July 2013

•  Reviewed and critiqued broadcast scripts and recordings for grammar and consistency with BBC Editorial Guidelines before airing

•  Developed and maintained a database of media contacts and stations responsible for broadcasting BBC Media Action radio shows

 

Editor and Creative Director, Parrésia Publishers Limited, Lagos, Nigeria                                       October 2012 – April 2013

•  Edited and proofread manuscripts on fiction and creative non-fiction before publication using the Chicago Manual of Style

•  Managed social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, for the organization

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Reporter, The Sun, Abuja, Nigeria                                                                                                             November 2011 – October 2012

•  Reported and wrote stories for the metro section on crime, politics and arts and culture for one of Nigeria’s highest circulating dailies

•  Wrote the cover story, “Bombed Out of Kano,” on the plight of survivors of the Boko Haram insurgency in Kano State, Nigeria

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EDUCATION

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York                                                                      July 2013 – May 2014

•  M.S. in Journalism with coursework in documentary video production, magazine writing, data visualization and social media management

•  Wrote a 5,000-word master’s project (Honors) on the impact of the growing natural hair trend among Black women in the United States

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American University of Nigeria, Yola, Nigeria                                                                                                    January 2007 - May 2011

•  Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature with a minor in print journalism, cum laude

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

•  Pulitzer African Fellowship recipient, Columbia Journalism School                                                                     August 2013 – May 2014

•  President’s Honors List, AUN                                                                                                                                       January 2009 – May 2011

•  Highest Honors, Department of English Language and Literature, AUN                                                                                         May 2011

 

SKILLS: Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Microsoft Office Suite, Wordpress, Associated Press Style, video editing, fact-checking

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LANGUAGES: English, Conversational Igbo