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Megan Favignano

Experience

The St. Joseph News-Press and Fox 26 KNPN -- St. Joseph, MO


Public Safety Reporter March 2016 current
Cover public safety in St. Joseph, Missouri and northwestern counties in the state.
Shoot and edit photos and video for the news organizations website and Fox affiliate
TV broadcast.
Write stories for the newspaper, its website and a monthly magazine.
Write scripts to accompany my multimedia stories for the TV stations broadcasts.

The Columbia Tribune -- Columbia, MO

Contact

314.732.9597
@SJNPFavignano
[email protected]

Skills

Multimedia Reporting
Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere
Sony Vegas
Cannon and Nikon profiecient

Copy writing and Editing


AP style Deadline writing

Design (Adobe CS6)

Higher Education Reporter June 2015 January 2016


Cover local higher education institutions -- which included the University of Missou- InDesign Photoshop
ri System, Columbia College and Stephens College.
Utilize social media in reporting and to build relationships with sources on the beat. Content Management
Collaborate with photographers, editors and graphics editors on visual elements to
Wordpress SoundCloud
accompany stories in print and online.

Basic Html programming


GPS Newsengine Blox

The Fulton Sun -- Fulton, MO


Reporter, Photographer and Designer July 2014 June 2015
Cover general assignment news as well as news on my beats, which include Callaway
Energy Center nuclear plant, crime, k-12 education and city government in southern
Callaway County.
Shoot photos to accompany stories and produce photo packages.
Produce multimedia elements for the newspapers website.
Layout and design the newspaper multiple times per week using InDesign.
Publish content produced to FultonSun.com and promote content via the newspapers
social media.

KTVI/KPLR -- St. Louis, MO


Intern January May 2014
Assist the TV stations web team as they produce and publish content.

The Journal, Webster University Student Newspaper -- Webster Groves, MO


Editor-in-Chief May
2013 May 2014
Develop and maintain a
vision for the paper.
Collaborate with the
Business Department.
Manage editors and
staffer writers at the paper
while producing content.

Managing Editor May


2012 May 2013
Manage editors and staff
writers at the paper.
Design and layout the
papers front page each
week.
Develop multimedia
stories on deadline.

Copy Editor January


2012 May 2012
Communicate with section editors and reporters.
Edit copy for AP style,
grammar and story flow.

Other experiences
Research Assistant August 2012 - December 2013 Webster Groves, MO
Don Corrigan, author, journalist and editor
Volunteer May 2011 October 2013 Webster Groves, MO
Webster Groves Farmers Market

Social Media
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Videolicious Flipboard

Education

Webster University

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism


Environmental Journalism Certificate, Leadership Certificate

Regents College London


Summer 2012 study abroad

Honors

Missouri Press Associations Better Newspapers Contest, 2015


first place for best feature story
dailies - class 1
Great Plains Journalism Student
Editor-in-chief of the year, 2014
Editor-in-chief of the 2014 Great
Plains Journalism college newspaper of the year and college
website of the year
Editor on staff of 2012 ACP
Pacemaker winning news website

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