Our Staff

It’s a tough time to be a journalist. President Trump has called the news media “the enemy of the American People!” (and in CNS, we responded with tongue in cheek). Moreover, the news industry is under intense financial pressure. To survive those challenges, journalists must have an equally intense level of commitment. In one assignment in CNS, students articulated why they want to be journalists.

The CNS reporters for Spring 2016 are:

Jesse Adcock: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Rodrigo Arriaza: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Mary Lee Clark: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Megan Corsano: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Tyler Hammel: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Amelia Heymann: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Amy Lee: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Ashley Luck: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

SaraRose Martin: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Maura Mazurowski: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Jessica Nolte: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Dai Ja Norman: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Julia Rothey: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Jessica Samuels: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Megan Schiffres: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio | Tumblr portfolio

Nick Versaw: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Tyler Woodall: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

Haley Wright: PDF packet — Resume and Clips | Online portfolio

A group of 16 professional journalists met with the CNS staff on Thursday, May 4, to review the portfolios and offer career advice.

Foreground: Reba Hollingsworth, Emmy Award-winning anchor at CBS 6, interviews Ashley Luck.
Background: Katie Demeria, staff writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, interviews SaraRose Martin. You’ll find a slideshow of the event on Flickr.

The CNS reporters for Spring 2016 were:

Rachel Beatrice: http://rachelb.pressfolios.com/

Margaret Carmel: http://margaretcarmel.weebly.com/

Matt Chaney: https://clippings.me/users/mattchaney1

Diana DiGangi: https://clippings.me/users/digangi and https://500px.com/dianadigangi

Sterling Giles: https://sterlingiles.wordpress.com

Sarah King: http://www.nothingprofane.com/

James Miessler: http://miesslerjt.wordpress.com

Grant Smith: https://www.clippings.me/smithge

Kyle Taylor: https://www.clippings.me/kyletaylor

Brian Williams: https://bdwonline.wordpress.com

The CNS reporters for Spring 2015 were: