Allie Kirkman: Multimedia Journalist

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Allie Kirkman

M U LT I M E D I A J O U R N A L I S T
alliekirkman.com | [email protected] | 765.432.3606

Skills Experience
Reporting & Interviewing | Proofreading | AP THE BALL STATE DAILY NEWS | Muncie, Indiana
Style | Social Media Reporting | Video & Editor-in-chief | August 2018 to Present
Photography | Research & Fact Checking | Currently oversee a staff of more than 100 students producing 24/7 content for ballstatedaily.
Journalistic Writing | Adobe InDesign and Premier com and a 24-page weekly paper. Lead special projects and investigations, including in-depth
Pro | Communication | Ability to Work coverage relating to campus crime, local government, Ball State’s Centennial, etc. Oversee all
Under Pressure | Decision Making | Time editorial board pieces as leader of the board.
Management | Self-motivation | Conflict
Resolution | Leadership | Adaptability | Teamwork Previously Managing Editor | August 2017 to May 2018
Oversaw day-to-day operations for eight sections and a staff of more than 100. Priorities

Education
included copy editing, leading enterprise work, helping manage social media accounts,
planning content and organizing contest entries.
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Dec. 2018 Previously Summer News Editor | May to August 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism News & Responsible for managing all news content online. Priorities included leading the news section,
Telecommunications, Minors in Professional creating weekly budgets as well as editing and writing stories for the section. Responsible for
Writing and Emerging Media all breaking news coverage. Contributed to the redesign of the weekly paper.

Awards Previously Assistant News Editor | August 2016 to May 2017


Oversaw a section of around 30 reporters. Helped edit and advise all work published under
2018 HOOSIER STATE PRESS the news section. Was responsible for creating budgets, editing and writing news stories for
ASSOCIATION, PRO DIVISION III the online and print edition.
Best Business/Economic News Coverage,
Third Place; Best Profile Feature, Third Place SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE | South Bend, Indiana
2018 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL Reporter | July 2018 to Present
JOURNALISTS Responsible for reporting the news of St. Joseph County and surrounding areas on deadline.
Breaking News, Finalist Covered the police beat, wrote public safety and community briefs as well as features for the
online and daily print publication. Managed social media accounts and produced video and
2018 INDY CHAPTER SPJ photo packages. Interned from May to July 2018.
Breaking News, Second Place
2017 INDIANAPOLIS PRESS CLUB THE COMMERCIAL REVIEW | Portland, Indiana
Foundation’s Last Row Party Scholarship Reporter | July 2017 to Present
Deadline Reporting, First Place Primarily responsible for news reporting, but also writing feature and opinion and shooting
photo/video as well. In charge of day-to-day writing assignments for the print publication.
2017 COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS Interned from May to July 2017.
In-Depth News, Third Place
THE LEBANON REPORTER | Lebanon, Indiana
2017 ICPA-HSPA COLLEGE DIVISION Stringer Reporter | April 2015 to Present
News Writing, Third Place
Responsible for covering community news, shooting photo/video and writing feature
References stories relating to the Boone County community for the online and print publication.

ALAN ACHKAR
South Bend Tribune Executive Editor
Activities & Affiliations
[email protected] | 574-235-6161 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
LISA RENZE-RHODES Election Stringer, May 2018 to Present Vice President, Ball State University
Chapter, May 2017 to Present
Ball State Daily News Adviser JOURNALISM AMBASSADORS
[email protected] | 317-513-4885 Member, May 2018 to Present SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL
RAY COONEY JOURNALISTS
WOMEN’S PRESS CLUB OF INDIANA
The Commercial Review Editor Member, Ball State University Chapter,
Member, January 2017 to Present
[email protected] | 260-726-8141 August 2017 to Present

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