Elizabeth Hames

Phone: +1 604-358-0845 Email: elizabethhames@gmail. om Twitter: @elizabethhames !eb: elizabethhames. om Profile Elizabeth "ames is a #reelan e $o%rnalist with a ba &gro%n' in magazine an' news(a(er writing. )he is %rrentl* (%rs%ing a +aster o# ,o%rnalism #rom the -ni.ersit* o# /ritish 0ol%mbia1 where she is learning to tell stories #or ra'io1 tele.ision an' online. 2''itionall*1 she has ta%ght hersel# how 'esign !or'(ress websites %sing "T+3 an' 0))4 la* o%t (ages in 5%ar& an' 6n7esign4 e'it (hotos in 2'obe Photosho(4 'e.elo( an online (resen e %sing so ial me'ia4 an' a'' a .is%al element to her stories with 'igital (hotogra(h*. +ost re entl*1 Elizabeth has ta%ght hersel# how to anal*ze an' .is%alize o(en go.ernment 'ata %sing (rograms li&e E8 el1 Tablea% an' 9oogle :%sion Tables. Education Master of Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism University of British Columbia )e(tember ;013 < e8(e te' om(letion 'ate +a* ;015 Bachelor of Arts, honours philosophy University of Victoria )e(t ;005 = 7e ;010 Work Experience Freelance riter ! Vancouver +ar h ;011 = Present !rites news an' #eat%re stories #or 0ana'ian (%bli ations1 in l%'ing Canadian Business, "eader#s $i%est1 the &ational 'ost1 Metro1 Up (ere magazine an' )he *alrus. Social media research assistant, UBC Graduate School of Journalism + Vancouver )e(tember ;013 < Present 2ssists awar'-winning 'igital me'ia s holar 2l#re' "ermi'a b* inter.iewing (%bli me'ia broa' asters abo%t their so ial me'ia %se1 an' trans ribing inter.iews. Computational ,ournalism research assistant, UBC Graduate School of Journalism + Vancouver > tober ;013 < Present 2ssists -/0 (ro#essors +ar* 3*nn ?o%ng an' 2l#re' "ermi'a b* writing annotate' bibliogra(hies an' trans ribing inter.iews with sta## at -os An%eles )imes 7ata 7es&. $i%ital reporter, Metro &e s Canada ! )oronto, .& ,%ne ;01; = 2%g%st ;01; !rote #i.e to si8 news stories a 'a*1 %(loa'e' stories an' (hotos to +etro@s !or'(ress

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