Awards:
- IRE & NICAR, Student Fellowship 2020
- Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, Student Fellowship 2020
- David L. Adams Apple Award, Best Magazine Cover 2020
- The Phoenix Award, Outstanding Worker of the Year 2020
Current Positions:
Enterprise Reporter – The Red & Black Publishing Co.
Investigative Intern – Georgia News Lab
Past Experience:
Contributor – The Red & Black Publishing Co.
(Oct. 2020-Dec. 2020)
- Conducted historical background research with the UGA Special Collections Library
- Corresponded frequently with public records custodians to appeal and obtain Georgia Open Records Act requests
- Applied statutory knowledge of the Georgia Open Records Act to advocate for the disclosure of records
Intern – Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press (Sept. 2020-Nov. 2020)
- Reviewed and summarized amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Reporters Committee, prior to official filings
- Analyzed various instances of media law litigation to provide context for amicus brief summaries
- Conducted interviews with the litigation staff to create short introductory pieces for the Reporters Committee’s website and social media posts for Twitter and Instagram
- Evaluated and edited summaries of Freedom of Information Act cases argued before the Supreme Court
Special Projects Contributor – The Bell Ringer (May 2020-Sept. 2020)
- Submitted timely investigative and enterprise stories centered around political and legal affairs within the University System of Georgia, including, but not limited to, pending litigations and external investigations
- Analyzed superior county and federal district court dockets and understand legal jargon
Editor in Chief – The Phoenix Magazine (Dec. 2019-July 2020)
- Increased ad sales revenue by $500 in less than four months through the creation of coupons and other staff incentives
- Held all scheduling responsibility and oversaw biannual calendar planning
- Entrusted to send out all ad sales invoices and submit commission payments to staff members accordingly
- Oversaw all editorial board members and holds weekly meetings to check up on work status
Intern – WJBF Channel 6 (Jan. 2020-March 2020)
(2017 – 2019)
- Attended daily pitch meetings to share newscast ideas and suggestions
- Shadowed reporters and photographers during human interest stories as well as crime and weather coverage
- Utilized Twitter to live-tweet event coverage for WJBF’s official Twitter account @WJBF
Emily G. Garcia 