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MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST

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PERSONAL STATEMENT

My Truths

I am a multimedia journalist, currently working as an editor at WBBM. I am passionate about all forms of journalism: broadcast, digital, print and multimedia.

I am constantly looking for new ways to tell stories that matter. I would love to connect, please look through my recent works and contact me at anytime.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

My Roles & Responsibilities

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WBBM

Current Role

I am the social & community editor for WBBM Newsradio Chicago. I am responsible for executing all social media content as well as creating community based reporting initiatives.

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BLOOMBERG NEWS

2020

I worked as a social media editor for Bloomberg news. In this role I curated the breaking news desk and Instagram platform for Bloomberg's main social accounts. I also produced all social content for LinkedIn and across both Green and Technology channels.

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THE ECONOMIST

2019

I worked as a social media fellow for The Economist. In this role, I helped create, produced and scheduled social media content across all platforms. I also produced films, help run Facebook discussion groups, occasionally curated our daily newsletter and strategized digital storytelling projects.

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NOWTHIS

2018

Through the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Innovation Fellowship, I worked with the NowThis Reports team to produce long-form story content and find new storytelling methods. I also produced videos for various channels.

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GLOBAL JOURNALIST

2017

I worked as an assistant producer for the radio show. I edited and produced film packages and wrote content for our online publication.

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PBS

2017

I worked as a multimedia intern at Flatland, KCPT's digital magazine. Here I created multimedia packages and used investigative reporting to cover underreported topics in the Kansas City area.

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EURACTIV

2017

I worked as a multimedia intern. I filmed, edited and produced film packages covering the European Union. I also covered protests and wrote news articles.

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THE MISSOURI URBAN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP

Summer 2016

I worked as an editor and mentor for incoming freshmen students. I taught students the basics of broadcast journalism. I wrote, filmed and edited broadcast packages.

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NPR

Summer 2013, 2015

I worked as an intern and learned the fundamentals of radio journalism. I logged audio, conducted interviews, recorded and edited radio clips, filed numerous articles and designed layouts.

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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

2015

Worked as a columnist for their monthly publication. Wrote assigned articles.

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KOMU-TV

2014-2015

Worked as a production assistant. I edited videos and audio for live on-air coverage.

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THE MANEATER

2014-2015

Worked as a writer for the publication. Wrote various beats.

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KCOU

2014-2015

Helped run various live shows. Learned the basics to radio, also mastered software including Audacity and Adobe Audition.

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CINDY BANDLE YOUNG CRITICS PROGRAM

2012-2013

Attended every production within the Goodman’s 2012-2013 season. Wrote reviews on the productions and attended monthly meetings with the Association of Women Journalists. Studied the basics of AP style writing.

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REFERENCES

"Industrious. Curious. Energetic. These words describe AnnMarie Welser and are attributes that I know will help her excel."

Cheryl Corley, NPR Correspondent

"AnnMarie is a hard worker, one of the hardest working students I've had...If there's a student who will put her shoulder into a story and move it by sheer force of will, it's AnnMarie."

Judd Slivka, Convergence Journalism Professor

"AnnMarie is a diligent, motivated student with firm understanding of ethics and responsibility. You'll see by her record of internships that she has progressive experience in print, broadcast and digital platforms."

Annie Hammock, Journalism Professor, Interactive Director, KOMU

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BEST WORKS

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THE ECONOMIST

Donald Trump has cut refugee admissions to America to a record low

I wrote this online piece which looks at the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. and explains why America has become far less welcoming

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PBS- FLATLAND

Which Schools Are Integrated?

Here I answered this question, while using KCPT's CuriousKC community engagement platform. I also created an interactive map to compare and contrast school demographics in the Kansas City Public School District.

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BLOOMBERG

Hotels Aim to Goose Demand With Rooms That Look Like Netflix Sets

The U.S. hotel industry closed 2020 with a whopping 1 billion empty rooms for the year. I wrote about one hotel in Lexington, Ky., that hopes its Netflix inspired room will inspire travelers.

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THE ECONOMIST

Donald Trump is appointing federal judges at a blistering pace

I wrote this online piece which looks at the swiftness of stacking the courts with conservative judges and how this will ultimately shift the American judiciary to the right for years to come.

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NOWTHIS

3 Generations of Women March

I followed retired nurse, Julia Walsh, as she marched with her three girls who grew up to become a doctor, a lawyer and a teacher, at the 2018 NYC Women's March.

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EURACTIV

Minimum wages soar across Europe in bid to curb social inequality

This story focuses on the increase of minimum wages in most EU countries last year in an effort to redress social dumping.

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NPR

Cloud Tax

This story covered Chicago's taxing of services such as Netflix and Spotify. I helped research, interview and produce this segment which voices the wonder of residents throughout the city.

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EURACTIV

Muslim Ban protest

An estimated 300 people protested Trump's Muslim ban in Brussels, Belgium. This was the first of many protests I covered during my time working at EurActiv. I filmed, edited and produced this film package as a day-turn news story.

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PBS- FLATLAND

The Caregiver’s Perspective On Alzheimer’s In Our Community

This story focuses on the Caregiver's Perspective of Alzheimers. I interviewed various families afflicted with this disease throughout the Kansas City area and created a multimedia package to localize a national run documentary.

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FILM

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COURSEWORK

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MULTIMEDIA WORK

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Please scroll through this slideshow which displays various pieces, all taken throughout mid-Missouri.

PHOTOGRAPHY

This gallery displays images from various protests I covered during my time working with EURACTIV.

PHOTOGRAPHY

While working with PBS, I covered the caregiver's perspective of Alzheimer's. This gallery displays families whose lives are affected by this disease.

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AUDIO

I worked as an assistant producer at KBIA's radio show Global Journalist. Here's an example of an episode I worked on.

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I briefly worked at WFSU as a multimedia reporter. You can explore some of my audio work here

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My sound cloud link below provides work from my time at NPR and stories produced for my convergence journalism reporting course.

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PRINT

BLOOMBERG

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

PBS

EURACTIV

GLOBAL JOURNALIST

NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION

THE MANEATER

CINDY BANDLE YOUNG CRITICS PROGRAM

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AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

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OUTSTANDING STUDENT WORK

2017 Champion of Curiousity

My KCPT story "Which Schools are Integrated" won this 2017 award

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MULTICULTURAL STUDIES

University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences

I was awarded this certificate through my studies of multicultural and diversity issues.

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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

What I’ve Learned

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

I recently graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism where I studied convergence journalism with an emphasis in international news.

Through the University of Missouri's Journalism exchange program, I studied at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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