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Edwin RiosEDUCATIONMedill School of Journalism, Media, Intergrated Market-ing CommunicationsNorthwestern University | Bachelor of Science in Journalism | June 2013

EXPERIENCEThe Oregonian, Reporter, Portland, OR Oct. 2013 - Present- Cover local government, business and social issues as the city reporter for the Forest Grove Leader, a community newspaper part of the Oregonian Media Group- Report and write three stories a day for Oregonlive.com - Shoot photos and videos to accompany stories as multimedia packages

Vanity Fair, Reporter-researcher, New York, NY July 2013 - Oct. 2013- Fact-check features, spotlights and essays for the October and November issues and for VanityFair.com- Work with editors, writers, the research director and legal affairs to ensure fairness and accuracy

The Medill Justice Project, Investigative Reporter, Evanston, IL Mar. 2013 - June 2013- Led a small team of nine student journalists to investigate a murder case in central Il-linois as part of an investigative journalism course- Tracked down and interview sources, attorneys and experts - Obtained court, police and medical records and summarized information into memos

Fast Company, Editorial Intern, New York, NY Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2012- Fact-checked front of the book content, columns, and features for the print magazine as a full-time journalism resident- Wrote SEO-friendly headlines and proofread content for the November issue- Worked closely with senior editors on story packages, including December/January’s Lessons for 2013 and March’s Most Innovative Companies list

Vanity Fair, Digital Editorial Intern, New York, NY June 2012 - Sept. 2012- Selected to be Vanity Fair’s American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) intern - Developed research memos and transcribed interviews for web stories, including the Sports World’s Most Fashionable Men and artist Winslow Homer- Worked with editors and their assistants on research projects- Wrote display copy for slideshows for VF Daily- Built blog posts using Adobe CQ5 CMS

Medill News Service, National Security Reporter, Washington, DC Jan. 2012 - Mar. 2012- Selected as one of 15 Medill undergraduate students to participate in this program- Wrote 2-3 stories a week on national security affairs for the Medill on the Hill website - Produced up-to-the-minute coverage on events on the Hill, including updates from the field and live-Tweets from the field- Covered the 2013 strategic budget, cybersecurity legislation, and State of the Union

North by Northwestern, Assistant Managing Editor, Evanston, IL Dec. 2012 - Mar. 2013- Wrote headlines, excerpts and edited content for publishing two nights a week- Wrote critiques for editors’ writers who sought to publish stories- Wrote over 30 articles for the award-winning online news magazine for NBN News, Features, Politics, Sports, Writing and OpinionPreviously Held Positions: Managing Editor (Sept. 2011- Dec. 2011), Features Editor (Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2011), and Staff Writer (Sept. 2009 - June 2013)

New York Daily News, Brooklyn Bureau Reporter, New York, NY June 2011 - Sept. 2011- Reported and wrote 2-3 stories a week for the Brooklyn and Uptown sections on breaking news, culture and social issues

RELEVANT COURSEWORK Multimedia Storytelling, Enterprise Reporting in Di-verse Communities, Media Presentation: Magazine Ed-iting, Covering Washington D.C. as a Mobile Journalist, Magazine Writing, Investi-gative Journalism

AWARDSSociety of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Award, First Place, Feature Writing, Hank Skinner’s last fight, April 2011Society of Professional Jour-nalists Mark of Excellence National Finalist, Feature Writing, Hank Skinner’s last fight, May 2011Medill Fellowship Program - Dale F. Kasler Internship Grant, June 2011

ACTIVITESVice President, Society of Professional Journalists, Northwestern ChapterMay 2011– June 2012Founding Member, Delta Tau Delta, Beta Pi ChapterOct. 2011 - June 2013 Board Member, The Medill Justice Project July 2013 - Present

SKILLSProficient in: HTML, CSS, Facebook, Twitter, Word-press, LexisNexis, Final CutKnowledgeable in: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photo-shop, Adobe CQ5, Audacity, Search Engine Optimization, Moveable Type, iMovie