Amber Perry
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Award-winning, tenacious reporter with a passion for community journalism and accountability. Preference for a shoe-leather approach for more thorough, detailed breaking news and feature stories. Known for impactful, dogged reporting with 30-plus articles on one city's first self-conducted municipal election.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Reporter
Appen Media Group
07.2022 - Current
- Lead ongoing coverage of elections in north metro Atlanta, focusing on one city's first self-conducted municipal election
- Regularly report on local government meetings in the cities of Milton and Johns Creek with quick-turn deadlines
- Enterprise stories for six newspapers based on observation and investigation of community issues, which might involve proactively submitting open records requests
- Build and maintain relationships with city officials and citizens in our coverage area
Journalist
Freelance
08.2019 - 07.2022
- Published two feature stories in Georgia Health News about health disparity in rural Georgia and the intersection of technology and health
- Published two long-form stories in The Progressive magazine about public health and education
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
University Of Georgia
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Managed website, conducted alumni Q&As and wrote blog posts for Grady College's Health and Medical Journalism program
- Assisted professors for Grady College's Journalism Ethics and Diversity and Media History classes by grading essays and multimedia news stories
Music Intern
Flagpole Magazine
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Wrote feature stories for Arts & Culture and Music sections
- Wrote weekly album reviews and teasers for song and music video releases
Education
Master of Arts - Journalism
University of Georgia
Athens, GA08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC05.2018
Skills
- AP style
- Breaking news
- Enterprise reporting
- Feature writing
- Open records
- Copyediting
News Awards
Georgia Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, 2022
- Second Place News Photograph
- Third Place Feature Writing
South Carolina Press Association’s News Contest, 2018
• First Place Feature Story
• Third Place Arts and Entertainment
Timeline
Staff Reporter
Appen Media Group
07.2022 - Current
Music Intern
Flagpole Magazine
06.2020 - 08.2020
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
University Of Georgia
08.2019 - 05.2021
Journalist
Freelance
08.2019 - 07.2022
Master of Arts - Journalism
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
University of South Carolina Aiken