JACKIE DEFUSCO

215 Saint Paul Street, Brookline, MA 02446 • (401) 486-3198, jacqueline_defusco@emerson.edu

Broadcast Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwwKMmxhhmk
EDUCATION
EMERSON COLLEGE, Boston, MA 2014- May 2018
• B.S. Multimedia Journalism Major, Political Science and Psychology Minors
• GPA 3.9, top 5% of graduating class
• Relevant Course Work: Digital Journalism, Advanced Audio-Visual Journalism, Beat Reporting, Journalism Law & Ethics, Press &
Propaganda, Deep Reporting, Film News, Feature Writing, Civil Rights, U.S. Government, Polling, U.S. Foreign Policy, Photography
• Participated in a full-time internship program in Washington D.C. and studied abroad in The Netherlands.

TELEVISION EXPERIENCE
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS INTERN, Washington, D.C. Fall 2017
• Pitched, wrote, shot, produced and anchored a package for a series on the Nightly News website, “Washington Wonders.”
• Learned daily operations of a national news show. Worked alongside producers to identify major stories and coordinate logistics.
• Participated in camera workshop and ethics training. Logged interviews and transcribed quotes on-deadline. Researched for
correspondents, scheduled and conducted interviews.
ABC6 NEWS INTERN, Providence, RI Summer 2016
• Operated on-deadline in a fast-paced local newsroom. Assisted sports anchor, fact checking, interviewing, transcribing and researching.
• Helped field reporters cover The Patriots, Red Sox and other New England sports teams. Learned to navigate a media scrum.
THE NEWS FEED CREATIVE PRODUCER AND HOST, Boston, MA Spring 2017
• Pitched, produced and hosted an original news show that revisited “Facebook fights” in live, moderated panel discussions.
• Took advantage of social media to increase productive contact between opposing political views in the wake of the 2016 election.
• Hired and coordinated over thirty crewmembers, developed show ideas, found panelists, wrote scripts and created a promotional video.
EMERSON CHANNEL & WEBN NEWS REPORTER, Boston, MA Fall 2016-Present Day
• Covered New Hampshire Senate race during live election special, the Boston Women’s March, Super Tuesday and the N.H. Primary.
• Rotated positions on student team to create graphics, write scripts, make packages, anchor and teleprompt a weekly newscast.
• Hosted a political discussion panel called “The Conversation.” Hosted and wrote political satire segments on “Common Agenda.”

RADIO EXPERIENCE
NPR BOSTON NEWS DEPARTMENT INTERN, Boston, MA Summer 2017
• Worked with producers and reporters at WBUR, gathering information for news summaries and feature reporting for local newscasts.
• Field reported independently, pitched stories, cut sound bites, wrote scripts and conducted multiple interviews daily.
WERS NEWS TEAM AND LIVE HOST, Boston, MA Spring 2017-Present Day
• Pitched stories, conducted interviews, wrote scripts, recorded voice overs and edited long-form podcast for “You Are Here” segments.
• Produced, wrote and anchored live weekly newscasts on the George Knight & Company morning drive radio show.
• Operated the sound board and broadcasted song transitions as live radio personality for music programming on 88.9 WERS.

PRINT EXPERIENCE
HUFFINGTON POST CONTRIBUTOR Summer 2016-Fall 2018
• Wrote articles on culture and politics. Promoted them on social media with compelling headlines and captions to maximize exposure.
SCENE MAGAZINE INTERN, Boston, MA Summer 2016
• Learned to be a flexible member of a small staff, assisting in photo shoots, conducting interviews, writing and editing content.
ATLAS MAGAZINE GLOBE EDITOR AND WRITER, Boston, MA Spring 2016- Spring 2017
• Played a major role in shaping issues from advising themes and presentation to pitching and writing stories.
• Gave editorial and grammatical guidance to staff writers between each story draft and attended weekly board meetings.

LEADERSHIP
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT TUTOR, Boston, MA Spring 2018
• Paid by the Writing and Academic Resource Center to tutor students in U.S. Government & Politics, Civil Rights and Polling classes.
STUDENT ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Boston, MA Spring 2016-Spring 2018
• Represented the softball team advocating for the interests of athletes and volunteering for events, such as the Special Olympics.
SKILLS
PROGRAMS: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition & Premiere, ENPS, SPSS Statistics, Word Press, Weebly, Microsoft Office, INEWS, Avid Interplay
SOCIAL MEDIA: IPhone Photography, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Tumblr