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Lisa K. Carter
EDUCATIONMasterofSciencecandidateinInteractivePublishing
|NorthwesternUniversity|Evanston,Ill.|Aug.2013
BachelorofArtsinMassCommunication-Journalism
|TexasStateUniversity|SanMarcos,Texas|May2011
PoynterFellowshipforCollegeJournalists
|ThePoynterInstituteforMediaStudies|St.Petersburg,Fla.|May2011
StudyabroadSpanishcourses
|UniversidadAntoniodeNebrija|Madrid,Spain|June2009
EXPERIENCESportsBusinessReporter
|MedillNewsService|Chicago,Ill.|Jan.2013-present
WritestoriesfocusedonbusinessissuesinsportswithafocusonChicagoandtheMidwest
Downtown/ParadiseViewReporter
|LasVegasReview-Journal|LasVegas,Nev.|Sept.2011-Sept.2012
Wrotefeaturestoriesandshotphotosforthedowntown/ParadiseeditionofViewNewspapersundertheReview-Journal
ContributingWriter
|BusinessNewsDaily.com|NewYork,N.Y.|June2011-Aug.2011
ResponsibleforwritingstoriesonafreelancebasiswithafocusonsmallbusinessesandtrendsNewsDeskIntern
|NearSay.com|NewYork,N.Y.|June2011-July2011
Responsibleforwritingandcuratinghyperlocal-basedstoriesforManhattanandBrooklyn
BusinessDeskIntern
|AustinAmerican-Statesman|Austin,Texas|Jan.2011-May2011
Responsibleforresearch,developmentandreportingoflocalbusinessnewsstoriesandprofilesandcoveringthe
interactiveportionoftheSouthbySouthwestfestival
CityDeskIntern
|SanAntonioExpress-News|SanAntonio,Texas|June2010-Aug.2010
Responsibleforresearch,developmentandreportingoflocalnewsstories,crimebriefsandobituaries
SportsEditor
|TheUniversityStar|SanMarcos,Texas|July2007-May2011
Wrote,editedandassignedstoriestoastaffof10ormorereporterscoveringTexasStateathleticsandsportclubs
HONORSFirstPlace,In-DepthReporting
|TexasStateIntensiveEnglishPrograminvestigativeseries|SocietyofProfessional
JournalistsRegion8Awards|April2011
HonorableMention,BestPodcast
|ThisWeekinBobcatSports|TexasIntercollegiatePressAssociation|April2011
DeansScholarshipRecipient,SchoolofJournalismandMassCommunication
|TexasStateUniversity|Dec.2010
FriendofFineArtsScholarshipRecipient,CollegeofFineArts&Communication
|TexasStateUniversity|April2010
SKILLSNewswriting|Businesswriting|Sportswriting|Copyediting|Webdesign|InDesign|Multimedia
REFERENCESAvailableuponrequest
lkcarter.com | twitter.com/LisaCarterMNS |
linkedin.com/in/LisaKCarter
