ADRIANA DIAZ

AMDIAZ@BU.EDU - 678-756-2312 - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

ED UC A TI O N
Boston University School of Communications, Boston, Massachusetts May 2019
Bachelor of Science in Communications with a focus in Journalism and concentration in Spanish
Minor in Women’s Gender Studies
Honors: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
PR OF ES SI O NA L EX PE R IE NC E
BU SPARK!, Boston, Massachusetts September 2018-Present
Investigative Reporter
• Create a database to track and automate research of illicit massage businesses, the associates, and their
trafficked victims.
• Generate hypotheses to find correlations in data to develop data driven stories.
• Research and write stories about the state of illicit massage businesses nationally, with a focus in Boston.
Boston Magazine, Boston, Massachusetts February 2018-Present
Editorial Intern
• Assist all editors with publication for all Boston Magazine associated volumes such as Boston Magazine, Boston
Home, and Boston Weddings.
• Research and write blurbs in sections such as Contributor Biographies, Parties, and The Must List.
• Transcribe interviews conducted by staff writers and fact check articles before the editing process and again
before publication.
• Write SEO-optimized headings, subheadings, and introductions for bostonmagazine.com and Google web
searches.
Guidepost Magazine, Madrid, Spain May 2018-July 2018
Arts & Culture Writer
• Wrote pieces focusing on art and culture such as my piece on the city-wide cultural celebration, Veranos de la
Villa.
• Conducted all research and interviews in Spanish translating stories into English.
Spare Change News, Boston, Massachusetts September 2017-December 2017
Journalism Intern
• Researched the state of homelessness in MA through media, state reports, funding, and interviews with public
officials.
• Wrote reports tracking Mayor Marty Walsh’s plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness in the state of
Massachusetts by 2018.
The Tab, Boston, Massachusetts
Campus Writer and Photojournalist September 2016- September 2017
• Produced news articles and photographs regarding the Boston University campus and community.
• Wrote student reaction pieces focusing on representing the diverse sentiments of the student body.
• Published the #1 most read story of November 2016, EXCLUSIVE: The artist behind the Trump quotes on BU’s
campus, which acquired 10,868 views that month.

RE F ER E NC ES

Brooke Williams, The New York Times contributor, Investigative Reporter, reporterbrooke@gmail.com
Shaula Clark, Boston Magazine, Managing Editor, sclark@bostonmagazine.com
Thomas Stackpole , Boston Magazine, Senior Editor, tstackpole@bostonmagazine.com