LARISA ALEXANDRA MANESCU

1010 W. 25th St. Austin, TX Austin, TX 78712 512.964.7144 l_manescu@yahoo.com http://larisamanescu.weebly.com/

! EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin May 2015 --- B.A., Plan I Honors; Concentration: Journalism, International Relations & Global Studies GPA: 3.917, Headliners Foundation Scholarship Recipient for 2013-2014

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Austin, TX Writer and translator Sept. 2013 Dec. 2013 ! Analyzed local and national news in the Americas for issues pertaining to freedom of expression and freedom of the press ! Produced aggregated stories that contextualize an important event, such as the passing of a law that restricts freedom of speech or an attack against a journalist in a nation known for its corruption and impunity ! Translated stories from Spanish into English to keep the Knight Center's online blog updated weekly The Daily Texan Austin, TX Opinion columnist Aug. 2011 Dec. 2013 ! Investigate a weekly topic of my preference that is timely and presents a well-reasoned argument as to why UT students should care about the issue ! Collaborate with an editor to consistently improve topic selection and organization of the column Project Vote Smart Austin, TX Legislative Research Intern Jan. 2013- May 2013 ! Analyzed newsworthy state legislation for the 2013 session, reading through pages and pages of bill text to isolate the most controversial aspects of the legislation ! Simplified the legal jargon of the bills into two-pages summaries of technical and non-partisan highlights that the general public would be interested in reading

SKILLS
! Proficiency in HTML, Storify, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Excel, and several content management systems ! Presence on multiple social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Vine, tumblr and Instagram ! Professional knowledge of written and spoken Spanish, native speaker of Romanian

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
! Social Media Journalism Used social media platforms professionally - taught by Robert Quigley, UT lecturer who focuses on new media and is known for popularizing the Austin American-Statesmans Twitter presence ! Reporting Words Produced news stories on a variety of different beats ! Reporting Images Developed multimedia story-telling skills - photo, video and graphic design ! Investigative Journalism Advanced interviewing skills and data journalism