KATIE M.

REILLY
Phone: 978.609.6247

katiemacreilly@gmail.com

Twitter: @katiemacreilly

katiemacreilly.com

Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. English
Second Major: Political Science
Minor: Business Journalism
Morehead-Cain Scholar four-year merit scholarship program
Kings College London, England
Fall 2013 semester exchange program

May 2015

December 2013

Journalism Experience
Reuters, New York City
U.S. General News Intern
June 2015 Present
Report and write stories daily for the wire service, contributing to the General News teams fast coverage of the most significant
national news, including the Charleston shooting and the Clinton Correctional Facility prison break in upstate New York
The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C. Student-run daily newspaper
Circulation: 17,000
Online: 25,000 per day
Managing Editor
August 2014 May 2015
Oversaw the daily publication process of print news and breaking stories for the website; developed, edited and wrote stories
for each issue; helped lead the Investigations Team, including special issues on race, criminal justice and campus sexual assault
Managed, trained and provided feedback to a staff of 200; Led the newspapers accuracy and ethics efforts
Assistant City Editor
August 2012 May 2013
Worked 40 hours per week; covered local news, including municipal elections, challenges in the education system,
gentrification in community neighborhoods and the police investigation into the death of a UNC student
Boston magazine, Boston, Mass.
Editorial Intern
May 2014 August 2014
Contributed to web content and to the magazines News & Culture section, fact-checked stories before publication
The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
Capitol Desk Reporter
January 2014 May 2014
Covered state political news, including legislative hearings, political campaigns and issues impacting North Carolina
Synapse, Chapel Hill, N.C. Student-run iPad magazine for long-form journalism
January 2014 May 2014
Contributing Writer
Wrote a story researching the history of a Naval Pre-Flight Training School established at UNC during World War II
Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C.
Editorial Intern
May 2013 August 2013
Wrote data-driven blog posts and copy-edited content for Fact Tank, the Pew Research Center data blog
Tracked daily media pick-up of research reports, analyzed how global news organizations use Pew Research data
The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.
Volunteer
May 2013, August 2013
Shadowed Atlantic editors for two weeks, contributed background research to online content and transcribed interviews
Copy-edited the iPad edition of the special commemorative issue about President John F. Kennedy

Honors and Awards

2012 Second place in Feature Writing at the Statewide College Media Awards, North Carolina College Media Association
2012 Equal Justice Policy of the Year, Roosevelt Institute

Leadership
Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project, Tamil Nadu, India
Teacher
June 2012 August 2012
Taught English literature, writing, social studies, civics and public speaking to students in fourth through 12th grade
Created a year-long curriculum and daily lesson plan; kept a blog at undertheindiansunblog.wordpress.com/
National Outdoor Leadership School
July 2011 August 2011
Completed the Outdoor Ethics Leave No Trace trainer course and NOLS Absaroka Backpacking Course in Wyoming

Skills
Basic HTML5, InCopy, InDesign, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, AP Style, social media, photography, WordPress, data analysis