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Anika Anand [anikaanand00@gmail.com]

(c) 252.268.4010

1226 Bluff Oak Drive, Cary, NC 27519

www.anikaanand00.wordpress.com

EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [August 2008 May 2010]

B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication (news-editorial sequence)New York University [August 2006 May 2007]Freshman Study Abroad General Studies Program in Firenze, Italia (Deans List: Fall 2006, Spring 2007)

Journalism Experience

The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, NC)Assistant City Editor[August 2009 present]

Oversee a desk of 45 writers for daily university newspaper with a readership of 38,000. Develop, pitch, assign & edit articles about Orange County & lead the lifestyle beat. Attend planning meetings.

Staff Writer and Staff Photographer [May 2008 May 2009] Generated story topics, wrote university and features related articles. Took photos for daily stories.

CNN (Atlanta, GA)

Network Booking Intern [May 2009 August 2009] Updated internal database of on-air guests & sources for CNN newsroom & primetime shows. Researched & developed guest pitches for CNN shows & CNN.com articles. Assisted in organizing department-sponsored events by creating guest look books & event logistics. Shadowed producers in CNN AM Newsroom, Rick Sanchez , CNN International & CNN.com. Created & led a group of 12 interns to produce the Gen Y Project: A Critique of Turner Broadcasting

from the Gen Y Perspective.

Presented Gen Y project at CNNs weekly Free Thinking Friday meeting.MMI Associates, Inc. (Raleigh, NC)

Public Relations Intern [January 2009 May 2009] Wrote press releases for a variety of clients. Compiled research, wrote & edited blogs & podcast scripts. Recorded & edited podcasts for clients. Created press lists, pitched client stories to local media & attended client related events.

Uncharted (Chapel Hill, NC)Media Editor and Photographer [September 2008 May 2009]

Shot, selected & edited photos & other media content for online art magazine [www.uncartmag.com].Blue & White (Chapel Hill, NC)Staff Writer [January 2008 February 2009]

Pitched features articles on current topics & wrote stories for bimonthly magazine with a distribution of5,000.

Contributed to published photos. 'Raising the Bar' article nominated in personality/profile writing contest for 2009 Hearst Journalism Awards.

Sangam (Chapel Hill, NC)Sangam Nite Co-Chair [November 2007 April 2008]

Organized & publicized the annual South Asian cultural show, presented by Sangam, UNCs secondlargest minority organization, for an audience of 850 people.

Helped choose performers, design program handbook, fliers & oversee other planning logistics.Skills

Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Photo Mechanic,InDesign/InCopy, CSS, basic HTML