Courtney Norris

Columbia University

Master of Science, Expected May 2016

• Focusing coursework around my passion for television reporting. Subjects include video reporting, production, and digital stories for web. Published story on public parks becoming parking lots for Yankee Stadium in Highbridge, Bronx. Extensive reporting in Brooklyn for my Master’s project on Hasidic and Muslim women who own businesses despite cultural pressures.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas 2015

Freelancer

-As an undergraduate at UT Austin, I broke a story on hiring policies that allowed two brothers convicted of violently assaulting a gay man to teach and grade UT students. The professor was terminated as a result. Received over 24,000 hits within one week of publication.

VICE News, New York, N.Y. 2015

On The Line

-Invited as a guest speaker 160 days before Mohammed Rasool, a Turkish journalist detained on assignment for VICE, was released from prison. Discussed the future of young journalists who wish to cover conflict in areas of crises with VICE journalist Jake Hanrahan.

WFAA-TV, Channel 8, Dallas, Texas June 2014- September 2014

News Intern

-Pitched stories in morning news meetings, accompanied reporters on stories, wrote for WFAA.com and assisted in the control room during newscasts. Assisted reporters in the field covering the Democratic National Convention, the Texas State Fair and several Town Hall proceedings. Prepared questions and briefed reporter before interviewing the Dallas Chief of Police on a glitch in their booking system that allowed for inmates to be wrongfully released.

SKILLS

Conversational Arabic. Experience with PACER, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Microsoft Office, DV shooting.

REFERENCES

Daniel Alacron, Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism, [email protected]

Jason Whitely, Senior News Reporter at WFAA-TV, [email protected] , 972-322-1906

Ed Timms, Dallas Morning News reporter, [email protected]