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Journalism

Written for:

Queensborough Communique, September 2007 - December 2007
Reporter, Editorial Team Member

NYCityBeat Blog (http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com), September 2009 - December 2009
Blogger for the Music Industry Beat

Brooklyn Kingsman, Issue 8 October 2009
Reporter

NYCityWatch.org (http://www.nycitywatch.org), December 2009 and February 2010 - May 2010
Reporter, Rewrite

Examiner.com (http://www.examiner.com), September 2010 - Present
NY Poetry Examiner

Please refer to the Publications section below to see pieces. Chronological order.

Publications:
  1. "I Want to be HEARD!" Queensborough Communique 15.46 (Oct. 2007): 5. PDF File. <http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/Communique/Issues/Oct07QCCWeb.pdf>   
  2. Rodriguez, Christina, and Breanne Hanson. "Students Graduate ASAP." Queensborough Communique 15.47 (Nov. 2007): 3. PDF File. <http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/Communique/Issues/Nov07QCCWeb.pdf>
  3. "Get Published with the QCC Student Publication Club." Queensborough Communique 15.48 (Dec. 2007): 3. PDF File. <http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/Communique/Issues/Dec07Rd4Web.pdf>
  4. "Billboard’s Women in Music Event and the Rising Star Recipient." NYCityBeat. 28 Sept. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/billboards-women-in-music-event-and-the-rising-star-recipient/>
  5. "A Music Blog Moves Beyond the Screen." NYCityBeat. 28 Sept. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/a-music-blog-moves-beyond-the-screen/>
  6. "The 127th AES Convention is Coming!" NYCityBeat. 8 Oct. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/the-127th-aes-convention-is-coming/>
  7. "Death Does Not Stop You From Giving Credit." NYCityBeat. 15 Oct. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/death-does-not-stop-you-from-giving-credit/>
  8. *Brooklyn Kingsman Article will be put up soon
  9. "What will replace the Sound System in your living room?" NYCityBeat. 3 Dec. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/what-will-replace-the-sound-system-in-your-living-room/>
  10. "The swine flu is taking a swing at musicians." NYCityBeat. 3 Dec. 2009. Web. <http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/the-swine-flu-is-taking-a-swing-at-musicians/>
  11. "Straight out of Queens: Leeia Music." NYCityWatch. 18 Dec. 2009. Web. <http://www.nycitywatch.org/mu/nycitywatchbrooklyn/2009/12/18/straight-out-of-queens-leeia-music/>
  12. "Doc Testifies in Police Brutality Trial." NYCityWatch. 3 Feb. 2010. Web. <http://www.nycitywatch.org/mu/nycitywatchbrooklyn/2010/02/03/doc-testifies-in-police-brutality-trial/>
  13. "School Bus Drivers Picket Their Own Union." NYCityWatch. 5 Mar. 2010. Web. <http://www.nycitywatch.org/mu/nycitywatchbrooklyn/2010/03/05/school-bus-drivers-picket-their-own-union/>
  14. "Climax of Queens Murder Trial Featuring ‘Touch DNA’ Evidence." NYCityWatch. 17 Mar. 2010. Web. <http://www.nycitywatch.org/mu/nycitywatchbrooklyn/2010/03/17/climax-of-queens-murder-trial-featuring-touch-dna-evidence/>
  15. Rodriguez, Christina, and Alshawn Rushing. "Hate Crime Trial Begins in Brooklyn." NYCityWatch. 21 Apr. 2010. Web. <http://www.nycitywatch.org/mu/nycitywatchbrooklyn/2010/04/21/hate-crime-trial-begins-in-brooklyn/>
  16. "Poem-A-Day: The top ten weekly poetry events in New York." Examiner. 2 Sept. 2010. Web.<http://www.examiner.com/ny-in-new-york/poem-a-day-the-top-ten-weekly-poetry-events-new-york>

Education and Classes Taken
*:
*samples of work from each class included

CUNY Brooklyn College
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, June 2010
Specialization in Music and Arts Journalism

Classes Taken:

Intro to Journalism (taken at CUNY Queensborough Community College):  
CUNY Queensborough C.C. Communique Articles*:
* PDFs available below each image.
October 2007
File Size: 106 kb
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November 2007
File Size: 94 kb
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December 2007
File Size: 36 kb
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Reporting
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The Job Search: Students and the Recession
File Size: 69 kb
File Type: pdf
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Sample Query Letter
File Size: 34 kb
File Type: pdf
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Advanced Newswriting
:
Leads and first assignment
File Size: 54 kb
File Type: pdf
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Hostage
File Size: 28 kb
File Type: pdf
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Tombstone
File Size: 41 kb
File Type: pdf
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Fire
File Size: 46 kb
File Type: pdf
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Lawsuit
File Size: 37 kb
File Type: pdf
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Web Stories
File Size: 67 kb
File Type: pdf
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Feature Writing
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Student Profiles: Camille Brown
File Size: 45 kb
File Type: pdf
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Spoken Word Venues
File Size: 52 kb
File Type: pdf
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Freelance Home Writers
File Size: 743 kb
File Type: pdf
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Sample Query Letter
File Size: 53 kb
File Type: pdf
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Beat Reporting
:
Beat: Music Industry
Beat Reporting Article 1
File Size: 23 kb
File Type: pdf
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Beat Reporting Article 2
File Size: 44 kb
File Type: pdf
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Beat Reporting Article 3 (NYCityWatch, 2009)
File Size: 194 kb
File Type: pdf
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Beat Reporting Memo
File Size: 43 kb
File Type: pdf
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NYCityBeat* (http://nycitybeat.wordpress.com):
* PDFs available below each image. 
Blog 1
File Size: 141 kb
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Blog 2
File Size: 146 kb
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Blog 3
File Size: 131 kb
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Blog 4
File Size: 172 kb
File Type: pdf
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Blog 5
File Size: 148 kb
File Type: pdf
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Blog 6
File Size: 133 kb
File Type: pdf
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Magazine Journalism
:
Outline
File Size: 46 kb
File Type: pdf
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Addonizio Review
File Size: 74 kb
File Type: pdf
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1000 Word Draft
File Size: 45 kb
File Type: pdf
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Magazine Journalism Profile
File Size: 35 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ingrid Newkirk Profile
File Size: 51 kb
File Type: pdf
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Storefront Art
File Size: 59 kb
File Type: pdf
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Multimedia Journalism
:
The Write Queen Typepad Blog Part 1
File Size: 1461 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Write Queen Typepad Blog Part 2
File Size: 118 kb
File Type: pdf
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Editing/Adobe inDesign
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* Headlines and captions written by me. Stories and photos taken from various sources. 
Various Layouts
Brooklyn Paper Layout

Press in America
:
Justin Kaplan's Whitman: A Life Book Review
File Size: 63 kb
File Type: pdf
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News Lab
*:
* PDFs available below each link. 
Article 1 (NYCityWatch, 2010)
File Size: 92 kb
File Type: pdf
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Article 2 (NYCityWatch, 2010)
File Size: 95 kb
File Type: pdf
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Article 3 (NYCityWatch, 2010)
File Size: 93 kb
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Article 4 (NYCityWatch, 2010)
File Size: 91 kb
File Type: pdf
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