kay nguyen — journalism portfolio

Kay Thao NguyenKay T. Nguyen is looking

for gainful employment

in the media industry. A

journalism and political

science graduate from

Oakland University, she

hopes to combine her

interests in journalism

and politics and one day

work in Washington, D.C. She has completed

work at newspapers, a magazine, radio stations,

television stations and online publications.

Kay Nguyen6602 CHATHAM CIRCLE, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48306 • (248) 872-8266 • KAYNGUYEN08@GMAIL.COM

Professional Experience

Campus Involvement

The Oakland Post • Editor-in-Chief • Rochester, Mich. • April 2010 — Dec. 2011Led production of a weekly print newspaper by producing content in addition to completing managerial duties. Com-pleted everything from news gathering and social media posting to distribution and web posting.

The Courier-Journal• Editorial Writer • Louisville, Ky. • May 2011 — Aug. 2011Wrote editorials, participated in community conversation and edited final opinion and op-ed page proofs during an internship as a Chips Quinn Scholar.

The Oakland Press • Editorial Intern/Freelance Writer • Pontiac, Mich. • Aug. 2010 — Jan. 2011 Pitched local story ideas, reported and wrote for the daily newspaper. Also shot and edited videos and photos for multimedia packages. Covered the city of Auburn Hills as a freelance contributor.

Education

WJR News/Talk 760 • Production Intern • Detroit, Mich. • July 2010 — Oct. 2010Worked in the production and traffic departments of a major market radio station and primarily did the scheduling of commercials, filling of productions orders, and produced spots and pre-recorded shows.

Oakland University • Rochester, Mich. • Sept. 2008 — April 2012Majors: Journalism, Political ScienceGeorgetown University • Washington, D.C. • Summer 2009The Fund for American Studies, Institute on Political Journalism

FierceMarkets Publications• Editorial Intern •Washington, D.C.. • June 2009 — Aug. 2009Performed myriad tasks at a business-to-business media company that included copy editing for over 10 niche publi-cations, working on special reports for finance and pharma publications, extensive work with search engine optimiza-tion and Google Analytics, social media posting, and publishing on a web-based content management system.

Saigon Broadcast Television Network • Intern • Toronto, Canada • Jan. 2009 — March 2010Served as an assistant Michigan correspondent for the Toronto hub and assisted with the writing, shooting, editing,production, and translation of news packages for a multi-national Vietnamese media network.

Hour Media• Editorial Intern • Royal Oak, Mich. • Jan. 2011 — April 2011Primarily fact-checked stories and compiled monthly arts and entertainment listings for a monthly general interest magazine and pitched and wrote one feature-length article. Completed general office tasks.

Honors and Awards2011 Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Mark of Excellence Award — 3rd Place, Editorial Writing2011 Chips Quinn Scholar2011 Asian American Journalists Association Voices convention staff

WXOU Radio • Executive Assistant • Rochester, Mich. • Jan. 2010 — PresentCurrently serving as an assistant to the executive staff to help organize and manage station business, which in-cludes creation of the newsletter. Previously hosted and produced a weekly news/talk program.

United States Senate• Intern• Warren, Mich. • Dec. 2008 — April 2009Served as an intern in Sen. Carl Levin’s Warren office. Assisted with sorting and responding to constituent mail and compiled press clippings.Friends of Senator Carl Levin• Intern• Southfield, Mich. • Sept. 2008 — Nov. 2008Learned the inner workings of a political campaign by assisting with the organization and supervision of local elec-tion staging areas and GOTV efforts. Responsible for sorting and answering letters and e-mails. Maintained the constituent database and newsletter subscription list.

Print and Online

Editorial

The Oakland Post — Student Enrollment Surpasses 19,000

The Oakland Post — Branding OU, Part 1 and Part 2

The Oakland Post — Oakland University Community Reacts to Student Suicide

The Oakland Post — Billy Ayers stresses equality

The Oakland Press — Nap Nanny Recliners Recalled After Royal Oak Baby Dies

The Oakland Press —Auburn Hills Protesters Pan the Presence of Planned Parenthood

The Oakland Press — Historic Farm Sustained by Family for 100 Years

AAJA Voices — Meals During Ramadan

AAJA Voices — Decreasing Newsroom Diversity Worries Minority Groups

Senate Bill Aims to Put Leash on Watchdogs

Clinic Will Be Postitive, Not ‘Predatory’

A Conflict of Interest

Multimedia

Audio Project

Photo Story

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