Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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References
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COURTNEY K. NORRIS

COURTNEY K. NORRIS

Silver Spring,MD

Summary

Journalism is more than a profession to me. It’s a calling rooted in curiosity, empathy, and the belief that informed communities are empowered communities. I bring a storyteller’s instinct and a producer’s precision to every story. My mission is to continue crafting journalism that reinforces why the truth still matters.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Senior Producer, National Affairs

PBS NEWSHOUR
WASHINGTON, DC
09.2021 - Current
  • Oversee national affairs coverage on a broad range of topics, from health care and education to gun violence and drastic climate events.
  • Pitch, report, produce, write, and edit full-length stories for our national broadcast audience.
  • Report alongside correspondents in the field, and serve as an on-air correspondent for select national stories.
  • Develop and oversee coverage on breaking news events.

Producer, National Affairs

PBS NEWSHOUR
WASHINGTON, DC
09.2016 - 09.2021

Freelance Writer

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
AUSTIN, TX
02.2015 - 08.2016
  • Broke a front-page story on University of Texas hiring policies that allowed professors, who had pleaded guilty to violent hate crimes, to teach and grade undergraduate students.

Special Investigation

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
DALLAS, TX
09.2014 - 07.2015
  • Sent FOIA requests to every police force in the state and exposed discrepancies in racial demographics between Texas police departments and the communities they serve.

Education

Master of Science - Journalism

Columbia University
New York, NY
01.2016

Bachelor of Science - Journalism

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
01.2015

Skills

  • Broadcast journalism
  • Investigative reporting
  • News writing and editing
  • Strong creative vision
  • Source development
  • Breaking news coverage

Accomplishments

● 2022, Peabody Award, Deputy Senior Producer, PBS News “Guns in America”

● 2021, National Headliner Award, 1st Place in the Broadcast, for June 23, 2020 newscast

● 2020-Current, Judge, Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts

● 2019, News & Documentary Emmy Award, Producer, Outstanding Science, Medical, and Environmental Report for PBS News “Stopping a Killer Pandemic

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Deputy Senior Producer, National Affairs

PBS NEWSHOUR
09.2021 - Current

Producer, National Affairs

PBS NEWSHOUR
09.2016 - 09.2021

Freelance Writer

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
02.2015 - 08.2016

Special Investigation

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
09.2014 - 07.2015

Master of Science - Journalism

Columbia University

Bachelor of Science - Journalism

The University of Texas

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