NICOLE
V.
COHEN

1811
Kilbourne
Pl.,
NW
Washington,
D.C.
20010
|
ncohen@npr.org/cohennic@gmail.com
|
240‐731‐6325



WRITING
AND
WEB
EXPERIENCE

National
Public
Radio

Editorial
Assistant
–
Digital
Arts
(April
2010
–
Present)

• Adapting
arts
radio
content
for
the
web
by
writing
web
text,
headlines,
teasers;
finding
art;
and
producing
web

pages
and
slideshows
on
deadline
in
NPR’s
CMS.


• Producing
weekly
web‐only
features
including
“New
In
Paperback”
in
NPR’s
CMS
and
“Bestsellers”
in
HTML
and

NPR’s
CMS.


• Serving
as
web
liaison
and
editor
for
Talk
of
the
Nation’s
web
producer.

Blog
and
Web
Editor
–
Spring
2010
Intern
Edition
(January
2010
–
April
2010)

• Built,
produced,
edited
and
contributed
to
the
Intern
Edition
blog
(http://n.pr/94m2DG) and website
(http://n.pr/b6hBwz).

Intern
–
Digital
Arts
(January
2010
–
April
2010)

• Assisted
in
the
production
of
arts
radio
content
for
the
web
by
writing
web
text,
headlines,
teasers
and

producing
web
pages
slideshows
on
deadline
in
NPR’s
CMS.




• Assisted
in
the
production
of
web‐only
features
including
movie
and
book
reviews.


• Coordinated
tasks
among
interns.

WAMU
88.5
FM,
American
University
Radio

Multimedia
Intern
(November
2009
–
January
2010)

• Edited
video,
produced
slideshows
and
assisted
in
adapting
radio
content
for
the
web
by
finding
art
and
writing

web
text
for
WAMU’s
website.

State
of
the
USA

Reporter
(May
2009
–
July
2009)

• Chosen
as
one
of
a
select
few
student
journalists
around
the
country
to
contribute
to
a
nonprofit,
news‐providing

multimedia
website.

• Wrote
an
in‐depth
look
at
the
long‐term
effects
of
childhood
trauma
based
on
interviews
with
experts
and
data

from
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention.

Medill
News
Service

Reporter
(September
2010
–
March
2009)

• Wrote
news
features
and
produced
videos,
audio
slideshows
and
web
pages
on
deadline
as
a
transportation
and

environment
reporter
in
Chicago.


• Assisted
in
the
web
and
editorial
production
of
the
Medill
News
Service
homepage.

• Broke
news
about
Chicago
recycling
centers
on
the
verge
of
shutting
down
because
of
a
decrease
in
demand

from
China.



RESEARCH
&
VOLUNTEER

Interfaith
Refugee
and
Immigration
Ministries

Mentor
(November
2007
–
January
2009)

• Mentored
a
Burundian
refugee
and
her
family
by
conducting
weekly
visits
to
provide
support
and
language

tutoring.

St.
Louis,
Senegal

Field
Researcher
(October
2005
–
May
2006)

• Conducted
field
research
and
coordinated
interviews
in
remote
villages
to
investigate
how
Senegalese
griots

have
adapted
to
remain
relevant
in
modern
Senegalese
society.



WEB
PRODUCTION
CLIPS

“Spielberg,
Lucas
Celebrate
Rockwell’s
Iconic
America”
|
7.9.2010
|
Susan
Stamberg,
NPR
News

• Adapted
a
radio
piece
for
the
web
by
organizing
and
building
a
slideshow;
writing
web
text,
slideshow
captions,

a
headline
and
teasers;
finding
appropriate
artwork;
and
producing
a
page
on
deadline.




“A
Dark
View
Of
Dostoevsky
On
The
Moscow
Subway”
|
8.9.2010
|
David
Greene,
NPR
News

• Adapted
a
radio
piece
for
the
web
by
coordinating
with
the
Moscow‐based
reporter
for
webtext;
coordinating

with
the
multimedia
team
for
a
slideshow;
editing
slideshow
captions;
writing
a
headline
and
teasers
and

producing
a
page
on
deadline.

“Rupert
Murdoch’s
News
Corp.
Gives
Big
To
GOP”
|
8.18.2010
|
David
Folkenflik,
NPR
News

• Adapted
a
radio
piece
for
the
web
by
reviewing
IRS
filings
to
confirm
data
used
in
a
chart,
coordinating
with

finding
appropriate
artwork,
writing
a
headline
and
teasers,
and
producing
a
page
on
deadline.



SKILLS

Native
Spanish
speaker
|
Fluent
French
speaker
|
HTML
|
Seamus
|
Final
Cut
Express
|
Soundslides
|
Photoshop
|
Flash
|

Word
|
Excel
|Powerpoint
|
InDesign
|
Wordpress



EDUCATION

Northwestern
University,
Medill
School
of
Journalism

Master
of
Science
in
Journalism
(August
2009)

Specialization:
New
Media

University
of
Michigan

Bachelor
of
Arts,
French
and
Honors
Comparative
Literature
(May
2007)