Amanda Drane
Houston,TX
Summary
Industrious and award-winning reporter with eight years of beat experience, including the last two covering energy for a major metro. Nearly a decade in newsrooms. Demonstrated ability to balance news coverage with timely enterprise and investigative projects.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporter
Houston Chronicle
05.2020 - Current
Joined the paper’s business desk as a retail reporter in May 2020 as the pandemic upended the economy. I started covering energy in January 2022, just before the start of the Ukraine war.
Reporter
The Berkshire Eagle
09.2017 - 04.2020
- Covered City Hall for the Berkshire Eagle, a locally owned paper that won a national spotlight for its commitment to community journalism.
Reporter
Daily Hampshire Gazette
03.2016 - 09.2017
- Covered City Hall for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, won top regional honors for an investigative series on undocumented restaurant workers.
Staff Writer
The Valley Advocate
09.2014 - 03.2016
- Produced award-winning cover stories for a Massachusetts alt-weekly owned by the Daily Hampshire Gazette, including award-winning stories on race and policing and police accountability.
Features Writer/Photographer
UMass Amherst
02.2012 - 09.2014
- Interviewed nearly 100 researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and produced feature stories and photography about their work.
Education
B.A - Journalism, Spanish
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA2012
Accomplishments
First Place, Small Business Coverage: Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing awards, 2021
International Center for Journalism Fellow in Pakistan, 2018
New England First Amendment Fellow, 2017
Publick Occurrences Award, from the New England Newspaper & Press Association, for investigative series on undocumented restaurant workers
First-place prize in investigative reporting, 2017, the New England Newspaper & Press Association
First-place prize for best social issues feature, 2016, the New England Newspaper & Press Association
First-place prize for racial and ethnic issues coverage, 2015, the New England Newspaper & Press Association
Timeline
Reporter
Houston Chronicle
05.2020 - Current
Reporter
The Berkshire Eagle
09.2017 - 04.2020
Reporter
Daily Hampshire Gazette
03.2016 - 09.2017
Staff Writer
The Valley Advocate
09.2014 - 03.2016
Features Writer/Photographer
UMass Amherst
02.2012 - 09.2014
B.A - Journalism, Spanish
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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