Journalist, editor, blogger, photographer, researcher
Alexandra's first real article was interviewing Aerosmith's Steven Tyler for the Grand Forks Herald Teen Page. From there on out, she knew she wanted to be a journalist. Having written for the Teen Page for two years, she decided to go to St. Cloud State University to continue her studies in print journalism.
After studying abroad in England her sophomore year, she started writing for SCSU's student newspaper, the University Chronicle. Beginning as a copy editor/staff writer, she moved up the ranks to news editor and finally, editor in chief. While in college, she studied reporting, photography, layout, and even took an intro to TV production class. Her other passion, which she minored in, was women's studies.
Alexandra graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.89 and decided to freelance for a while for the St. Cloud Times. Soon, though, she landed an internship at one of her favorite magazines, Ms. She moved to the magical land of Los Angeles and spent most of her time blogging about women's rights.
Alexandra is now looking to continue in her career in nonprofit work.
Resume
Ms. magazine
Editorial intern - Jan. to Dec. 2010
-Duties include writing for web and magazine, copyediting, researching, fact checking, managing the blog, helping with social networking and finding stories.
St. Cloud Times
Freelance reporter Sept. to Nov. 2009
Campus Buzz
Career section intern - June 2009 to Aug. 2009
-Duties included finding stories, writing headlines appropriate for Twitter and posting links to the stories.
University Chronicle
Editor in chief - May 2008 to May 2009
-Duties included editing all sections, correcting layout of sections using InDesign, hiring section editors, fact checking, making executive decisions about content, and writing editorials.
Current City:
Los Angeles, CA
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