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Yainier Sanchez

Hialeah,Florida

Summary

NEWS | ADVERTISING | BUSINESS | EDUCATION | LIFESTYLE FEATURES

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Reporter

Cuban News Agency
Havana, Cuba
03.2008 - 01.2015
  • Wrote, edited and produced stories for multiple platforms, including Internet and digital channels.
  • Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
  • Edited footage to create videos for multiple multimedia platforms.
  • Organized material, determined area of emphasis, and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
  • Shot video and still photos to accompany news stories.
  • Arranged and edited interview footage for broadcast.

Staff Reporter

01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Covered a range of areas (e.g., news, sports, business, education, healthcare, lifestyle, travel, tourism) as a full-time general assignment reporter (and photographer) for national mass medias.
  • Provided complete, accurate and compelling coverage of both anticipated and spontaneous news for print, online media and television.
  • Winning nationally by writing news, interviews, photojournalism, infographics and specialized coverages relevant facts and in politics, economic and social life of the country.

Staff Reporter

01.2012 - 01.2015

Staff Reporter

01.2009 - 01.2011

Cuba Staff Reporter

Juventud Rebelde Daily- Havana
01.2008 - 01.2015

Intern

The Star Tribune
Minneapolis, MN
01.2003

Public Information Intern

ABC University
Minneapolis, MN
01.2002
  • Interned at Minneapolis' major daily and at the Public Information Department of the University of Minnesota during junior and senior years.
  • Fulfilled multifaceted duties that included reporting, news/feature writing, researching, fact-checking, proofreading and headline/cutline writing.

Internships

Education

BA - Journalism

ABC University
Minneapolis, MN
2003

Skills

  • Community Journalism
  • Television
  • Reporting
  • Multimedia Reporting
  • News Writing
  • Infomercials Writing
  • Business Writing
  • Feature Writing
  • Photojournalism
  • Columns/Op Ed Pieces
  • Proofreading/ Editing
  • Research & Fact-Checking
  • Strong Speech
  • Technology Summary
  • Windows & Mac
  • OS Platforms
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Infographics Tools & Software (Flash, Processing, Dundas, Infragistics)
  • Advanced knowledge of newsroom computer systems
  • Videography
  • Broadcast-quality camera equipment
  • Team player
  • Strong broadcast and AP style writing skills

 

Timeline

Staff Reporter

01.2013 - 01.2015

Staff Reporter

01.2012 - 01.2015

Staff Reporter

01.2009 - 01.2011

Staff Reporter

Cuban News Agency
03.2008 - 01.2015

Cuba Staff Reporter

Juventud Rebelde Daily- Havana
01.2008 - 01.2015

Intern

The Star Tribune
01.2003

Public Information Intern

ABC University
01.2002

Internships

BA - Journalism

ABC University

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