JG Jenna Gibson

jennargibson@yahoo.com (651) 231-2259 733 N 17th St #110 Lincoln, NE 68508

Journalism Experience Education

Rochester Post-Bulletin, daily newspaper in Rochester, Minnesota College of Journalism and
Intern, May 2010 – August 2010 Mass Communications,
Wrote 96 articles, 30 appeared on the front page University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stillwater Gazette, daily newspaper in Stillwater, Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism,
Intern, May 2009 - August 2009 expected 2011
Wrote 23 articles, 20 appeared on the front page Majors: News-Editorial, French
Took 40 photographs, 27 appeared on the front page and International Studies, minor
Posted content to the Web, edited copy in Japanese
Daily Nebraskan, student newspaper, University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Honors Program
Editor-in-Chief, August 2010 – present GPA: 3.88
Associate News Editor, August 2009 – May 2010
Beat Reporter, Senior Reporter, August 2007 - May 2009
Wrote 136 articles, 54 appeared on the front page Skills and Training
Language
Proficient in French; some experi-
International Experience ence in Japanese
UNL South Africa Depth Report Team Multimedia
Reporter, summer 2008 Experience with photojournalism;
Wrote about immigration and poverty issues in South Africa comfortable with Microsoft Office,
Produced three stories for a photo book/magazine Adobe Photoshop and InDesign;
INTSORMIL Project experience gathering audio clips
Reporter, spring/summer 2010 and editing in Audacity; experi-
Wrote about the people and science behind INTSORMIL, a government- ence creating video and Web
funded research group focused on the crops sorghum and millet content
Travelled to Zambia, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to pursue stories Reporter Training
An Interdisciplinary Study of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and its Aftermath IRE Computer assisted reporting
Travelled to Kigali, Rwanda and spent two weeks with survivors, experts workshop
and activists and learning about post-genocide Rwanda.
Foreign Correspondent Training Course, Transitions Online, winter 2009
Took a three-week seminar in Prague, Czech Republic and Bratislava,
References
Mike Klein
Slovakia, reported for tol.org.
Local Editor
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Activities (507) 281-7481
President of the UNL chapter of Nebraska Press Women mklein@postbulletin.com
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors Kris Janisch
Mentor/facilitator for the Chancellor’s Leadership Class at UNL Managing Editor
Volunteer for the Nebraska Library Commission researching pronunciations for Stillwater Gazette
its audio book service (651) 796-1112
Volunteer tutor at Lincoln Literacy Council teaching English to recent immigrants kjanisch@acnpapers.com

Journalism Honors Mary Kay Quinlan

Harold and Marian Andersen Journalism Honors Award, 2007 – present Associate Professor
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Depth Report- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
ing, 2010-2011 (402) 472-1764
Member of Kappa Tau Alpha journalism honors society mquinlan2@unl.edu
Dean’s List, College of Journalism and Mass Communications, all semesters