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Kate Kilpatrick · DIGITAL JOURNALIST · MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER
216 N. 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 // 917-741-7034 // kathleen.kilpatrick@gmail.com // www.katekilpatrick.com
EDUCATION
M.A. Journalism, University of California, Berkeley (May 2010)
• Advanced multimedia and TV/video reporting.
B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications, New York University (May 2000)
• Academic Trustee scholarship; CAS Scholars Circle; Founders Day Award for academic excellence; NYU Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication.
CAREER
CNS NEWS, Broadcast Reporter (Berkeley, CA)
• Produce short (2-6 minute) stories for Bay Area news magazine show on UCTV.
• Co-produced the “one-day show,” in which each story and all production was completed within 24 hours.
MISSION LOCAL, Editor and Multimedia Producer (San Francisco, CA)
• Student editor of Webby-winning hyperlocal online news site covering the Mission District of San Francisco.
• Produce print, photo/audio and video stories for site.
THE WASHINGTON POST, Summer Intern/Staff Writer (Washington, DC)
• Write music, TV, sports, and culture features for Style desk, including several C1 stories and an A1 politics story that received more than a million hits within 36 hours.
PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY (Philadelphia, PA)
Online Editor
• Facilitate transformation from a weekly print product to a 24/7, multimedia-rich online news source.
• Post new content daily, with emphasis on web-only columns, videos, slideshows, podcasts and photo galleries.
• Editorial liaison with advertising, business and IT departments on online issues.
Senior Editor
• Manage three section editors and assign new features and columns.
• Write and edit cover stories, columns and news/entertainment features.
A&E Editor
• Manage pool of more than 50 freelance writers.
• Assign, copyedit and line edit A&E section; obtain images and permissions; create headlines and captions.
• Responsible for additions of a food spread and fashion, nightlife, humor and comics columns.
• Manage Special Guide issues (Spring Guide 2006: Dance Issue and Fall Guide 2007: Fashion Issue).
Staff Writer
• Contribute weekly news, arts and cover stories with particular interest in the undocumented Mexican community.
WHYY-FM, News Intern (Philadelphia, PA)
• Cover city hall press conferences, monitor wires for breaking news, and produce radio segments on a daily deadline.
Black Book, Editorial Intern (New York, NY)
• Researcher and administrative assistant for editor of downtown quarterly culture magazine.
AWARDS
2008 Feldman Fellowship for Graduate Studies in Journalism
Recipient of the 2008 Feldman Fellowship presented at the National Press Club’s annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
2006 AltWeekly Award for Immigration Reporting, First Place
Awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) for “Mi Casa, Su Casa,” which was reprinted in Best AltWeekly Writing & Design.
2007 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Press Award
Feature Story, First Place
2007 Society of Professional Journalists Award
Feature Headline Writing, Third Place
2006 Society of Professional Journalists Award
Feature Headline Writing, First Place and Third Place
2005 Society of Professional Journalists Award
Feature Headline Writing, Second Place
2005 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Editorial Award
Personality Profile, First Place
2005 Society of Professional Journalists Award
Health and Medical Story, First Place
2005 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Editorial Award
Sports Story, First Place
2005 Society of Professional Journalists Award
Sports Story, Second Place
“A Killer Summer”: Photographs and story used in an exhibition at Moore College of Art in conjunction with a forum on violence and public health entitled “Peace by Piece: Protecting Our Children From Violence.”
SOFTWARE
Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Photoshop, Flash, WordPress, Soundslides, InCopy/InDesign, Quark, HTML/CSS.