fernanda lopez reporter resume

National Association of Hispanic Journalists Active Member

Educators for Fair Consideration Outreach Ambassador NAHJ Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship 2012 Scholar

Kennedy King Memorial Scholarship 2010 Scholar

Los Medanos College Honors Program Honors Scholar

Experience

(925)755-6369fer.lopez1990@gmail.comwww.lopezfernanda.wordpress.com

El Observador 2012-PresentFreelance Reporter/Photographer

Report and write engaging news and feature stories in English and Spanish per-taining to the Hispanic community in the South Bay.

Telemundo 48,KSTS-TV/ NBC Bay Area, KNTV-TV 2012News Intern

Wrote voiceovers (vo) for the evening newscast and assisted with story ideas and development. Shadowed reporters while getting experience in writing and doing standups in the field. Prepared quarterly reports and assisted the sales depart-ment in administrative duties. Assisted the NBC Bay Area story assignment meet-ings as well as gained experience at the assignment desk.

Update News, KICU-TV 2012Reporter/Anchor/Producer

Reported, shot and edited news packages and vo/sots weekly. Gained experience in anchoring, live shots and producing on a tight deadline.

Equal Time-KTEH-TV 2011Reporter/Producer

Reported and produced 30 minutes episodes covering opposing views to contro-versial topics including cyber bullying and immigration which aired on KTEH. Orga-nized and floor directed in-studio round table discussion tapings.

CNN iReports 2010iReporter

Reported local twists to national headlines for CNN iReports. Covered the California Elections, the San Bruno gas pipe explosion and had a package about the struggles of military families during the holidays vetted by the CNN producers.

LMC Experience Newspaper 2008-2010Campus editor/Reporter/Photographer

Developed and assigned campus related stories and photos. Wrote weekly content and news stories including coverage of the largest campus theft in school history. Edited and layed out the campus section weekly and researched original columns.

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Education

San Jose State University 2012B.S: Journalism, Broadcast emphasis, Minor: Radio, Televsion and Film

Honors/Leadership

Technical Skills

Phone E-mail

Web

Final Cut Pro/ Video Editing

Adobe Photoshop/InDesign

Shooting Video

Microsoft Office

Other Skills/Abilities

News Production Systems EZ News, Dalet

Language Fluency other than English Spanish Social Media Linkedin, Twitter, Wordpress, Instagram

Willing to relocate within the U.S.