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ANNA WOLFE JOURNALISM

Anna Wolfe

@ayewolfe

349 Decelle St. 

Jackson, MS 39216

 

Employment
 

September 2018-present

Investigative reporter

Mississippi Today

Investigate poverty, equity and economic security and report through narrative storytelling. Report on state and federal workforce initiatives.

 

August 2015-August 2018

Watchdog Reporter

Clarion Ledger

Gather and write daily and investigative news and feature stories for Mississippi's largest daily newspaper. Cover health, health care cost, quality and access, poverty, environment and politics statewide. Cover Jackson City Hall and the Mississippi Legislature with an emphasis on money in politics.

 

May 2015-August 2015

Freelance Writer

Portico Magazine

 

April 2015-November 2015
Contract State Reporter
Center for Public Integrity/Global Integrity
Research transparency in the state of Mississippi. Identify relevant laws and code sections protecting the integrity of the state government and assess the state’s risk of corruption across several agencies for Global Integrity and Center for Public Integrity’s State Integrity Project scorecard. Write report.

May 2014-March 2015
Investigative Reporter
Jackson Free Press
Investigate local and state stories for the Jackson Free Press. Conduct research and interviews; write in-depth pieces. Cover the Mississippi Legislature. Write weekly news stories and daily stories for website. Blog breaking news.

April 2013-April 2014
News Editor
The Reflector
Seek and assign news stories, manage news writers, and conduct weekly news meetings for Mississippi State University’s campus newspaper. Write breaking news and enterprise news stories. Copy edit news articles. Design front page. Coordinate with photo editor and graphic designer for visual content. Write headlines and cutlines. Adhere to newspaper’s design guidelines while implementing creative design elements.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
Graduated: May 2014

Associate of Arts
Pierce College
Lakewood, WA
Graduated: June 2012

 

High School Diploma
Steilacoom High School

Steilacoom, WA

Graduated: June 2012


Skills

-Investigative reporting

-News and feature writing

-iPhone video

-Social media presence

-Proficient in Adobe InDesign
-Experienced typographer
-Associated Press style and professional news layout
-Headline and cutline writing

Achievements

-Green Eyeshade Award, Business Reporting/Online, First Place - Jobs, Poverty and the Mississippi Economy, June 2020 

-Green Eyeshade Award, Investigative Reporting/Online, Second Place - Alternative Data, June 2020 

-Sidney Award, February 2020

-First place for Investigative Reporting from Mississippi Press Association, 2019

-Bill Minor Prize for Investigative Journalism, 2019

-First place for Investigative Reporting from Mississippi Press Association, 2018

-Bill Minor Prize for Investigative Journalism, 2018

-Finalist for Food Sustainability Media Award, 2018

-Second place for Business News Story from Mississippi Press Association, 2018

-Health Coverage Fellowship, 2018

-Finalist for digital storytelling, USA TODAY NETWORK quarterly award, May, 2018

-First place for public service/watchdog journalism, USA TODAY NETWORK quarterly award, February, 2017

-Second place for General News Story from Mississippi Press Association, July, 2017

-Third place for General News from Mississippi/Louisiana APME, May 2017

-Second place for Spot News Reporting from Mississippi/Louisiana APME, May 2016

-Finalist: LGBT/Gender Equality Coverage National Association of Alternative Newsmedia Award, May 2015

-Finalist: Free Speech National Association of Alternative Newsmedia Award, May 2015

-First place for Politics Reporting from the Society for Professional Journalists, May 2015
-First place for Best Investigative News Story at the Mississippi Press Association, March 2015
-Graduated Summa Cum Laude, May 2014
-First place for Best General News Story at the Mississippi Press Association, March 2014
-First place for Best Front Page Design at the Mississippi Press Association, March 2014
-Third place for Best Spot or Investigative News Package at the Mississippi Press Association, March 2014
-Third place for page layout in the Southeast Journalism Conference onsite competition, February 2014
-Mississippi State University President’s Scholar, May 2014, May 2013
-George Critz Scholarship, May 2013
-Communication Scholarship, May 2013
-Freshman Excellence Scholarship, April 2012
-Elizabeth Breen Prose Award, April 2012
-Phi Theta Kappa, April 2011

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