JUANA SUMMERS
PO
Box
46211,
Kansas
City
Mo.
64134
(816)
309‐0429
juana.summers@gmail.com
MEDIA EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
Missouri
Digital
News
Jefferson
City,
Mo.
University
of
Missouri,
Columbia
State
Government
Reporter
Bachelor
of
Journalism
in
August
2008
to
Present
Newspaper
Journalism
• Analyze
campaign
contributions
after
limits
were
lifted
in
Missouri’s
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
History
gubernatorial
and
attorney
general
races
Minor:
Political
Science
• Track
Attorney
General
candidate
Michael
Gibbons
on
the
campaign
trail
August
2006
to
December
2009
WashingtonPost.com
Washington,
D.C.
Local
News
Intern
Georgetown
University,
June
to
August
2008
Washington
D.C.
• Reported
on
hip
hop
culture’s
initiation
to
alternative
education
in
Institute
on
Political
Journalism
Washington
D.C.
Coursework
in
Economics,
• Collaborated
with
investigative
teams
to
produce
multimedia
Philosophy,
Political
Science
presentations
for
local
news
investigations
May
2008
to
August
2008
New
York
Times
Journalism
Institute
New
Orleans,
La.
Reporting
Intern
May
2008
SKILLS
• Interpreted
presidential
candidates’
stances
on
Hurricane
Katrina
reconstruction
as
a
political
issue
in
a
news
analysis
Language:
Proficient
Spanish,
basic
French
Columbia
Missourian
Columbia,
Mo.
Elections/Public
Safety
Reporter
Broadcast/Production:
Adobe
January
to
May
2008
Audition,
Avid,
Audacity,
Cool
• Investigated
efforts
to
change
Missouri’s
concealed
weapons
laws
near
Edit,
FinalCutPro,
iMovie,
the
anniversary
of
the
Virginia
Tech
shootings.
Soundtrack
Pro
• Pursued
multimedia
and
video
opportunities
to
contribute
to
the
Smart
Decision
08
election
project
Online/New
Media:
Brightcove,
Kansas
City
Hispanic
News
Kansas
City,
Mo.
CSS,
Django,
Dreamweaver,
Flash,
Reporting
Intern
Joomla!,
Soundslides,
WordPress
May
to
August
2007
• Researched
and
reported
on
the
political
history
of
a
mayoral
appointee
with
links
to
racist
organizations
• Translated
reporter
and
wire
copy
from
Spanish
to
English
for
the
weekly
publication
AWARDS
The
Maneater
Student
Newspaper
Columbia,
Mo.
Crime
Section
Editor/Senior
Staff
Writer
Second
Place,
In
Depth
August
2006
to
December
2007
Reporting,
Missouri
College
• Investigated
community
response
to
the
neo‐Nazi
group
that
protested
Media
against
the
Missouri
School
of
Journalism
Association,
2008
• Coordinated
a
multi‐part
investigation
on
a
local
murder
still
under
investigation
by
the
Columbia
police.
Convention
Speaker
“Controversial
Reporting”,
Associated
Collegiate
Press
National
Convention,
2007
www.JuanaSummers.com
JUANA SUMMERS
PO
Box
46211,
Kansas
City
Mo.
64134
(816)
309‐0429
juana.summers@gmail.com
REFERENCES
Richard
Benedetto
Former
White
House
Correspondent,
USA
Today
Professor,
American
University
benedett@american.edu
(703)
888‐3659
Phill
Brooks,
Editor,
Missouri
Digital
News
brooksp@missouri.edu
(573)
751‐2888
David
Marino‐Nachison
Metro
Editor,
WashingtonPost.com
marinonachisond@wpni.com
(703)
469‐2651
Karen
Mitchell
Professor,
Missouri
School
of
Journalism
mitchellkk@missouri.edu
(573)
529‐9199
www.JuanaSummers.com