Annie Z. Yu (510) 402-8325 @anniezyu annie.zipporah.yu@gmail.

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Phoenix, Ariz.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in journalism, minor in political science May 2014
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, Calif.
Deans List, Directors Scholarship, 2012-2013 Charles B. Koch Fellow
Member of Pew College Society, Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society

EXPERIENCE
Pulliam fellow, The Arizona Republic | Phoenix, Ariz. J une 2014 Present
Working as the Arizona Republics city hall beat reporter for Chandler, the states fourth-largest city
Covering the city council race, Planning and Zoning Commission, budget, staffing, public safety, highway
developments and state legislature elections

Intern, Orange County Register | Santa Ana, Calif. March 2014 May 2014
Covered local news and features for community teams including Santa Ana, Long Beach and Huntington Beach
Produced 30 articles as a part-time intern while attending the last semester of college and managing the school paper

Editor-in-chief, The Clause Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, Calif. Aug. 2013 May 2014
Led staff meetings to plan and approve all story assignments for every issue
Edited all stories and worked with writers and editors on needed revisions and artwork
Oversaw all aspects of print production, including design, ad placements, final edits and distribution around campus
Handled sensitive stories (total bylines: 25) and worked with the adviser to produce a quality product
Pushed for timelier online publishing schedule, greater online visibility and higher social media following
Led the staff to win the papers first-ever regional awards from the Society of Professional J ournalists and a national
Award of Merit from the Evangelical Press Association

Intern, The Washington Times | Washington, D.C. May 2013 Aug. 2013
Wrote more than 35 news and feature articles (including 10 front page hits) for national, politics and business desks
Covered and took photos of political rallies, Congressional hearings and other events on Capitol Hill
Featured on the Drudge Report, Fox News, ABC, CNN, among others, for breaking an exclusive local story
Attracted the attention of political and media leaders like Sen. Ted Cruz, Dana Loesch and Laura Ingraham
Became the number one most shared and most emailed Washington Times article that week

Intern, The Daily Caller | Washington, D.C. Sept. 2012 Dec. 2012
Wrote news articles for politics, U.S., world and entertainment sections (total bylines: 31)
Edited blog posts for style and grammar, contributed to larger projects, created multimedia slideshows and collages

Intern, Tri-City Voice | Fremont, Calif. J une 2012 Aug. 2012
Wrote, edited and photographed community news and feature articles for the local newspaper

HONORS/AWARDS/ORGANIZATIONS
Chosen by journalism department faculty as the 2014 Outstanding Senior Award recipient
The Clause 2011-2012 Reporter of the Year, 2012-2013 Editor of the Year
Dual member of the National J ournalism Center and the Collegiate Network internship programs for summer 2013
Participated in weekly journalism seminars and workshops on investigative journalism, video journalism
Asian American J ournalists Association (Los Angeles chapter) student member
AAJA National recipient of the CIC/Anna Chennault scholarship, awarded based on journalistic ability

SKILLS
Well-versed in AP Style
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, basic photography and videography with a Canon T1i DSLR
Social media outreach: Twitter, TweetDeck, Facebook, Instagram
Mandarin proficiency