FAUSTO GIOVANNY PINTO III

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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

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Sept. 12The New York Times, New York, NY Stringer Present On call for The New York Times in the New York City area. Currently working on first assignment establishing Bronx contacts for story. June 2012Aug. 2012 Mott Haven Herald, Bronx, NY Reporter Intern Wrote weekly for online site and contributed to monthly print publication. Stories included sinking properties of working class homeowners, profile of an iconic bakery, the closing of Bronxs only LGBT community center, and a response to a change in immigration law among the Bronxs Mexican population. CUNY Office of Communications and Marketing, New York, NY Reporter/Producer Assisted senior producers in creating podcasts and video packages for the CUNY homepage. Recorded audio for lectures and events held at CUNY campuses. Edited audio clips for online posting on CUNY Radios website. Write Introduction for audio posts. Bronx News Network, Bronx, NY Freelance Reporter Contributed monthly articles to Bronx News Network Newspapers and its websites including Tremont Tribune, Mount Hope Monitor and Norwood News. Attend monthly Community Board meetings in coverage area. Stories included shuttering of neighborhood community centers, specialty shop catering to minority needs, and education profiles of programs in local schools. Education Update, Inc., New York, NY Intern Reported and wrote articles for bi-monthly newspaper which covers New York City education issues. General office work in preparation for a bimonthly newspaper. Assisted with Journalism Youth Initiative which launched student newspapers in two New York City middle schools. Hunts Point Express, Bronx, NY Staff Writer Wrote articles both online and in print. Attended monthly Community Board meetings in coverage area. Stories included a compassionate pastor feeding the hungry in his neighborhood and a local Business improvement districts struggles.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sept. 2006R. A. Cohen & Associates, Inc., New York, NY Office Assistant Present Manage the document database for residential real estate company. Travel throughout the city to gather documents from city and state agencies. Complete annual rent registration. Assist accounting and legal departments. EDUCATION CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY MA in Journalism, Expected: Dec. 2013 - Himan Brown Scholarship Recipient (2012-2013) Hunter College of the City University of New York BA in English and Media Studies, Jan. 2010 SKILLS Proficiency in Windows and Mac, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, IPhoto Soundtrack Pro, Lexis Nexis, Accurint, Wordpress, Professional Audio Recording and Internet research. Transcribing. Conversational Spanish.

AWARDS AND HONORS 2012 New York Press Club Inaugural Scholarship. 2011: The International Center for Journalists Online Multimedia training for Hispanic Journalist. 2010 Murray Kempton Award for Journalism from CUNY.