Sonya Hamasaki

•Lead editorial planning and execution for CNN, shaping daily and forward-looking domestic coverage across digital and linear platforms.

•Set priorities for breaking news and enterprise coverage, balancing speed, accuracy, resources, and audience impact

•Oversee logistics, staffing, and live-event execution, including multi-camera shoots and high-stakes breaking news deployments

•Partner with senior newsroom leadership to translate editorial strategy into clear, actionable coverage plans

•Contribute to newsroom innovation efforts by adapting workflows to evolving digital platforms and emerging technologies

•Pitched, produced, and wrote content for CNN’s TV, digital, and social platforms

•Field-produced live and pre-taped interviews, breaking news segments, and correspondent-driven stories

•Coordinated logistics for live shots, shoots, and special coverage across multiple states

•Led daily regional coverage planning, ensuring timely execution during fast-moving news cycles

•Led newsgathering efforts for high-profile breaking news stories in the West and Midwest regions of the U.S.

•Managed field resources including correspondents, producers, crews, and live trucks

•Supervised edits and production for content airing on CNN and CNN International

•Collaborated with national editors to elevate regional reporting to network-wide platforms

•Lead writer for the station’s top-rated morning drive broadcast

•Wrote scripts and produced segments for live programming

•Conducted interviews with government officials, law enforcement, and subject-matter experts

•Coordinated lead story execution for flagship prime time newscasts

•Set up interviews, managed shoots, and conducted editorial research

•Supported local, network, and digital programming