Emily Jacobs
1750 P St. NW, Apt. #604, Washington,DC
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Congressional Reporter
The Washington Examiner
03.2023 - Current
- Cover Capitol Hill with a focus on the Senate, with my reporting ranging day-to-day from legislative developments to campaign coverage
- Regularly communicating with Hill sources in order to keep reporting as accurate and current as possible
- Lobbying Senate and campaign sources for scoops to maintain connections with relevant offices.
Weekend News Editor
The Washington Examiner
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Oversee news coverage on Saturdays and Sundays for The Examiner's website
- This entails assigning out content to reporters, or myself, as well as editing and publishing that content to the site
- Rotate stories on the homepage, which I oversee on weekends, in order to keep the site looking as up-to-date as possible
- I also monitor audience engagement through Chartbeat while deciding which stories should get the most visibility
- Maintain network of sources in Congress and throughout the administration in order to be up-to-date on the latest Beltway happenings, as well as to be able to inform The Examiner's readership
- Constantly source news wires, internal reporting, external reporting, and social media to make sure the site is aware of and covering any breaking news.
Politics Reporter
The New York Post
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Covered national politics broadly, with my beat including the White House, Congress as well as foreign affairs
- These stories needed to be written clearly, accurately, and as concisely as possible
- Developed and maintained network of sources to always be up-to-date on the latest in Washington DC, as well as to gain access to information early for the team
- Pitched stories that would not only excite The Post's audience, but allow us to reach new readers as well
- Interviewed newsmakers, House and Senate lawmakers as well as other political figures, on topics ranging from the news of the day to specific policy concerns.
Reporter/Producer
The New York Post
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Covered national politics and law enforcement from across the country, as well as tech, entertainment, and international stories that would be of interest to our audience
- Reported, researched, and wrote articles on a range of topics that would be of interest to The Post's audience
- Produced and packaged stories for NYPost.com, which entails finding multimedia to enhance stories, used Adobe Photoshop to make that content web-ready, wrote and edited headlines, and made sure our content was following SEO best practices
- Wrote and sent local and national breaking news push alerts to our vast audience of New York Post app users
- Monitored audience engagement through Parse.ly and edited the homepage and section pages accordingly to maximize viewership
- Scheduled new content for The Post's Facebook and Twitter accounts to be uploaded during overnight hours.
Ticker Writer
Fox News Channel
08.2015 - 01.2018
- Wrote breaking news and follow-up stories for the national news ticker
- Under deadline pressure created and edited content about complex topics that was concise and appropriate for the national ticker platform
- Constantly sourced news wires, internal reporting and social media to make sure the ticker was current
- Wrote breaking news and follow-up stories for outside zipper when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA2015
Accomplishments
- Entire portfolio on my Muck Rack profile: https://muckrack.com/emily-jacobs
- Washington Examiner author page: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/emily-jacobs
- New York Post author archive: https://nypost.com/author/emily-jacobs/
Timeline
Congressional Reporter
The Washington Examiner
03.2023 - Current
Weekend News Editor
The Washington Examiner
03.2022 - 03.2023
Politics Reporter
The New York Post
01.2020 - 08.2021
Reporter/Producer
The New York Post
01.2018 - 01.2020
Ticker Writer
Fox News Channel
08.2015 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Muhlenberg College
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