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Work History
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Additional Work Experience
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Ismael M. Belkoura

Denton

Summary

Driven student journalist with three years of experience of writing news stories and six months of experience in assigning, shaping and directing news stories. Effective leader skilled at directing qualified and highly regarded team in producing top-quality work. Dedicated to covering all relevant news. Specialized in legal and political reporting.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Editor-in-Chief

North Texas Daily
12.2023 - Current
  • Interviewed and hired paid staff members
  • Oversaw the production of weekly newspaper for the Spring 2024 semester

News Editor

North Texas Daily
05.2023 - 12.2023
  • Conceptualized, pitched, assigned and monitored 25 stories from origination to publication
  • Trained and oversaw volunteer and paid staff members on proper news writing, style guidelines and organization procedures
  • Reported, investigated and wrote 10 stories during time as news editor
  • Collaborated with news copyeditor to edit news articles for print and online stories

Senior News Writer

North Texas Daily
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Reported and wrote 14 stories within five-month span
  • Monitored breaking news for information on incidents, events, and topics of interest and coordinated with news editor to report stories

Volunteer Writer

North Texas Daily
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Wrote 7 stories during four-month span
  • Communicated with news editor and other paid staff members to improve reporting and writing

Volunteer Writer

Dallas Sports Nation
11.2018 - 06.2021
  • Wrote and edited 81 stories covering FC Dallas for Dallas Sports Nation

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Digital & Print Journalism

Univ. of North Texas
Denton, TX
05.2024

Skills

  • Content Production
  • Editing Skills
  • Story Pitching
  • Breaking News
  • Source Interviewing
  • AP Style Guidelines
  • Google Drive Applications
  • Adobe Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • Management and Conflict Management

Languages

Spanish - Native Speaker
French - Conversational Speaker

Additional Work Experience

Resident Assistant,  08/2022 to Current

UNT Housing and Residence Life - Denton, TX

  • Worked as a Resident Assistant of West Hall for two years
  • Managed conflict resolution throughout the hall
  • Planned and effectively executed programs
  • Attended conferences relating to education


Timeline

Editor-in-Chief

North Texas Daily
12.2023 - Current

News Editor

North Texas Daily
05.2023 - 12.2023

Senior News Writer

North Texas Daily
01.2023 - 05.2023

Volunteer Writer

North Texas Daily
09.2022 - 12.2022

Volunteer Writer

Dallas Sports Nation
11.2018 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Digital & Print Journalism

Univ. of North Texas

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