Experience

Dorothy Hastings filming and producing an interview with Senator Mark Kelly for the PBS NewsHour.

Al Jazeera English, Washington, DC 

Producer | March  2024 - Present

•Pitch, research, write questions and produce interviews for AJE’s UpFront covering topics from US politics to global conflict

•Produced interviews with high-profile guests including Kenyan President William Ruto and author Ta-Nehisi Coates

•Traveled to London to produce an episode of Head to Head, an hour long interview covering China in front of a live audience

PBS NewsHour, Arlington, VA 

Producer, National Affairs | March  2023 - March 2024

•Pitch, write, research and produce broadcast segments covering national news

•Film, field produce, script and edit pieces for NewsHour’s broadcast and YouTube channel

•Conduct interviews, booking and segment research for on-air talent 

Associate Producer, National Affairs | April 2022 - March  2023 

Wrote scripts and provided correspondents and editors with segment research and the best visual and sound elements

Reporter/Producer, News | August 2021 - April 2022 

•Scripted tape and anchor copy on deadline for nightly news summaries and breaking news segments

•Edited video, researched and wrote articles for NewsHour’s website and social platforms

News and Production Assistant | March  2020 - August 2021

•Sorted through video and research for producers and editors in stories covering politics, foreign affairs, national affairs and arts. 

•Assisted digital and broadcast teams with streaming, pitching, writing articles and creating YouTube videos

Vox (freelance), Washington, DC

Contributing Writer | May 2023

Researched and wrote 3 articles for Vox’s style guide “Language, Please”

Tagg Magazine, Washington, DC

Contributing Writer | July 2019 - March 2020 

Pitched, photographed and wrote articles for print and online coverage of LGBTQ+ issues.

American University Photography Lab, Washington, DC

Lab Assistant | September 2018 - May 2019

Instructed students on darkroom and digital photography techniques

WAMU, Washington, DC

Assisted with Research | February 2019

Analyzed Georgetown University yearbooks from 1960 to 1973 and compiled screenshots of instances of racism as part of a larger project on the history of racism in colleges. 

Street Sense Media, Washington, DC

Editorial Intern | June 2017 - July 2017  

Conducted interviews, researched and wrote six bylines on homelessness and unemployment

Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, Augusta, ME

Reporting Intern | June  2015 - August 2015

•Researched and organized documents on the income sources for Maine lawmakers and used Excel to create an online database

•Reported and photographed for an investigative series on lead paint poisoning

EDUCATION    

American University, School of Communicaiton 

BA in journalism, minor in American studies | Magna cum laude | May 2019      

SKILLS

  • Adobe Suite

  • Pro Tools

  • Pitching, interviewing and booking guests

  • Script writing, fact checking and research

  • Field producing

  • Video production & editing

  • Camera operating (sony FS5 and cannon XF series)

  • Microsoft Office

  • Proficient in Spanish and Greek

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS