MADELINE NGUYEN

PRINT AND DIGITAL REPORTER. INVESTIGATOR. COMMUNITY-ORIENTED

STORYTELLER.

CONTACT
480-619-0285
mynguyen@asu.edu
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Phoenix, AZ 85004
CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Asian American Journalists Association at Breaking News Intern
ASU — Member
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ
Journalists, ASU — Member
Blaze Radio — Member and DJ
SKILLS
Visual: Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop
Audio: Adobe Audition
Editing: Copy editing and AP style
Infographics: Canva
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and
Mass Communication
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication at Arizona
State University
Graduation date: May 2025 (current
undergraduate)
GPA: 4.0
Emphasis: Print/digital journalism
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences at Arizona State University
Graduation date: May 2025
(current undergraduate)
GPA: 4.0
AWARDS
Arizona State University Dean’s List —
Four-time honoree from fall 2021 to
spring 2023
New American University — President’s
Award, Arizona State University
Sun Devil State Award — Arizona State
University
Under my editorial board’s diverse, student-oriented vision for content, a story covering an ASU TikTok trend went viral, a reporter covered
the war in Sudan from a student lens, and our publication printed short stories for the first time in recent memory
Writing investigative, long-form stories on educational accessibility and other hidden issues at ASU, including a story examining the legality
and financial ramifications of unpaid internships
Previous roles at The State Press: Digital Reporter and Full-Time Magazine Reporter
PROFILE
Print/digital reporter specializing in politics, education, business, and arts and culture
Years of journalistic experience in a range of positions, from reporter to executive editor
Expertise in covering policy, the political process and their impact on individuals’ and
communities’ everyday lives
Skilled and interested in narrative, magazine, breaking news and feature writing
Observant and detailed writer, meticulous editor with an expertise in AP style, engaging
interviewer and thorough researcher/reporter
WORK EXPERIENCE
JANUARY 2024 to PRESENT
The Arizona Republic (Arizona’s largest newspaper and a Gannett-owned member of the USA
Today Network)
Writing day-turn stories focused on the most pressing local breaking news stories, trending
topics and features of businesses and organizations in the Phoenix metro
One of the largest newspapers in the U.S. with an average online readership of 5.1 million
A story was republished by USA TODAY and appeared on its homepage
Executive Editor SEPTEMBER 2023 to PRESENT
Current Foreign Affairs and International Reporting Club at Cronkite (The Cronkite School’s
only international reporting organization)
Student Reporter AUGUST 2023 to PRESENT
Cronkite Borderlands Initiative (The Cronkite School’s’s international reporting program
focused on covering immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and abroad)
Pitching and writing long-form, community-oriented stories on immigration, women’s issues
and Arizonans
Took a reporting trip to Arizona’s border wall for a story about the impact of migration and
border militarization on local tourism there
Selected for a 10-day international reporting trip to Costa Rica to cover immigration
Contributing writer JANUARY 2024 to PRESENT
PHOENIX magazine (The award-winning, leading city magazine of the Phoenix metropolitan
area and Arizona at an estimated monthly readership of over 350,000)
Sidebars, profiles, roundups and reviews on local businesses, restaurants, art and culture,
fashion, and tourism around the Phoenix metropolitan area for bimonthly printed issues and
an online publication
Pieces included a trending story about a famous local skate shop’s charity program
Previous role at PHOENIX: Reporting intern AUGUST to DECEMBER 2023
Freelance Writer JULY to AUGUST 2023
Arizona Highways (The state of Arizona’s official travel magazine, distributed to over 200,000
readers worldwide every month)
Wrote blurbs centered on Arizona travel destinations and the state’s natural environment for
a monthly printed issue and online publication
Magazine Managing Editor JULY 2023 to PRESENT
The State Press (ASU’s independent student news organization, which the SPJ awarded as the
Best Independent Online Student Publication in the U.S.)
The managing editor to seven student reporters and a multimedia team to help lead the
production of content for State Press Magazine’s monthly issues and online publication
Working with the magazine’s editor-in-chief to set each issue’s theme, select pitches, guide
reporters, copy edit, make ethical decisions, hone a cohesive multimedia vision and produce
the final issue
AUGUST 2022 to AUGUST 2023