Allison Bush 239 Whitehills Drive East Lansing, MI 48823 (248) 895-2210
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Objective To obtain a spring 2010 reporting internship at the Grand Rapids Press.
Professional Experience THE STATE NEWS, Michigan State University’s student newspaper, circulation 28,500 Monday through Friday City Editor | Aug. 2009 – present o Responsible for assigning and editing stories on the city of East Lansing and state of Michigan Capitol Reporter | Jan. 2009 – May 2009 o Wrote about five stories a week on local and state politics, including a trip to cover the Inauguration in January 2009 East Lansing Reporter | May 2008 – Jan. 2009 o Wrote about five stories a week on issues affecting the city of East Lansing, including coverage of weekly East Lansing City Council meetings Copy Editor | Jan. 2008 – May 2008 o Edited reporters’ stories for correct AP style and grammar THE GREAT LAKES ECHO, online environmental news organization Environmental Reporter | May 2009 – Aug. 2009 o Wrote about three stories a week on environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes states GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM TRAINING INSTITUTE Participant | June 2009 o Attended a week-long workshop on how to report on environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes using multimedia REPORTING IN THE BRITISH ISLES Student | May 2007 – June 2007 o Learned and wrote about the journalism industry in England, Ireland and Scotland Skills Summary
Adobe InCopy CS4 NewsEdit Pro iMovie Garage Band
Audacity Soundslides Flip Video Camcorder Adobe InDesign
Education MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – East Lansing, MI Expected graduation: Dec. 2009 GPA: 3.59/4.0 Journalism and Spanish degrees Zoology specialization Honors College member
References OMAR SOFRADZIJA|Editorial Adviser, The State News (517) 432-3009,
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Lisa Miller KRISTEN DAUM|Former Editor in Chief, The State News (701) 373-5304,
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