

Editorial Work & Writing
Work as Digital Producer & Reporter

Roles & Work at The State Press
"The State Press is ASU's award-winning, student-run news organization that has covered Arizona State University and the Tempe, Phoenix and Mesa communities since 1890."
Community & Culture Reporter (2021-2023)
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Research and analyze background information related to stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information.
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Gathere information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions. Determined a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organized material accordingly.
Digital Producer (2023-2024)
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Increased average page views by 18.36% in 2022 through SEO techniques, trend research and post timing.
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Edited, did SEO and posted to social media for 205 articles.
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Increased social referrals from Twitter and Facebook by 57.81%.
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Final set of eyes on all content, fact checking articles and tweaking AP style, length, and attached media.
Analytics
Stories Written
Oct 14, 2022
Chegg no longer sharing student information with universities to protect student privacy
Chegg, a textbook rental and tutoring website that reported over 5.3 million subscribers in August, has stopped providing student information to colleges and professors in an effort to protect student privacy.

Nov 1, 2022
ASU partners with Smithsonian to increase number of Latinx museum professionals
The Latino Museum Studies Program Undergraduate Internship is a new 10-week program at The Smithsonian Institute that provides opportunities for Latinx students to find a career within the museum industry, eight out of the 20 students selected to participate for this semester were ASU students.

Oct 20, 2022
Former journalists react to political attacks on media, Arizona PBS
Former journalists and media professionals spoke about escalating rhetoric by political candidates, such as Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake, attacking and misplacing blame on the media outside of ASU's Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Wednesday.

Sep 18, 2021
University breaks ground on Omni Tempe Hotel
ASU and members of Tempe City Council broke ground on the new Omni Tempe Hotel Friday morning, three days after the Arizona Supreme Court agreed to review Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s lawsuit targeting ASU's deal with the hotel's developers.

Oct 13, 2022
Kari Lake's Arizona PBS interview canceled after station scheduled Katie Hobbs interview
Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake denounced Arizona PBS's decision to host an interview with Democratic rival Katie Hobbs, stating the move made it easier for Hobbs to avoid an in-person debate in a speech outside ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Wednesday.

Oct 21, 2021
Thunderbird School opens headquarters on ASU Downtown Phoenix campus
After over a year of construction, the Thunderbird School of Global Management opened its doors for its new downtown Phoenix branch, now serving as the main headquarters for the school's other 13 centers around the world.

Sep 13, 2022
ASU named No. 1 in innovation for the eighth straight year
From a parking lot at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, ASU President Michael Crow had something important to share: his license plate reading "INOVA8" taking on a new meaning now the University was named No. 1 in innovation by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth year in a row.

Apr 10, 2022
Thunderbird School names its new downtown Phoenix headquarters in grand opening
The Thunderbird School of Global Management held the grand opening of its new headquarters on the Downtown Phoenix campus on Friday, where the building received its official name: The F. Francis & Dionne Najafi Thunderbird Global Headquarters.








