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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

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

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

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

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

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

LANGUAGES: English, Conversational Igbo

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