Resume
Work
Experience
May 2022 - present
Editor-in-Chief | The Ithacan
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Edit about 20–25 stories per week
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Manage a team of 23 editors who work together to produce the weekly newspaper and online content
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Manage day-to-day activities of the newspaper and enforce policies
June 2022 - August 2022
Reporting Intern | The Ithaca Voice
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Wrote quick turnaround pieces as well as longer reported pieces
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Wrote up press releases and worked with writers on research
May 2021 - December 2021
News Editor | The Ithacan
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Managed a team of 10–15 staff writers and two assistant editors
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Generated and pitched weekly story ideas and followed stories from pitch to publish
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Created headlines and photo captions for print and digital content
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Created page budgets for the weekly print newspaper
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Wrote and edited about five stories per week
My 2020 - May 2021
Assistant News Editor | The Ithacan
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Worked with news editor to run the news section of the newspaper
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Met with writers to discuss and editor stories
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Edited three to four stories per week and wrote about two stories per week
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Published articles on Facebook and Twitter
August 2019 - May 2020
Staff Writer | The Ithacan
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Worked as the public safety beat lead and met with public safety officials weekly
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Wrote one to two stories per week
Education
2019 - 2023
Ithaca College | Bachelor of Arts
B.A. in Journalism
Minors in Art History and Legal Studies
Awards
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First Place, News Story for 2021 — Alexis Manore ’22, Alyshia Korba ’22 and Caitlin Holtzman ’23 for “‘Shape of the College’ draft met with criticism,” Feb. 11, 2021, in the New York Press Association Better College Newspaper Competition, presented by the NYPA in Spring 2022.
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Mark of Excellence Award Finalist for General News Reporting (Small) — Alexis Manore ’22, Alyshia Korba ’22 and Caitlin Holtzman ’23 for “‘Shape of the College’ draft met with criticism,” presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 (Northeast Region), March 22, 2022.
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Second Place for News Story for 2020 — Caitlin Holtzman ’23 for “Fall 2020 Enrollment Drops as Hundreds Take Leaves and Defer,” Oct 1, 2020, in the New York Press Association Better College Newspaper Competition, presented by the NYPA in Spring 2021.