Kasia Kovacs

JOURNALIST
Budapest, Hungary | kasiakovacs.com | kovacskae@gmail.com | cell: +36 70 886 6317| @kasiakovacs

EDUCATION E X P E R I E N C E
University of Missouri Graduate Freelance Reporter and Copywriter
School of Journalism 2015 – present
M.A. News Reporting with emphasis Reported for various organizations, such as CNN, American Airlines, and Digital
in investigative journalism Content Next. Ran the Travelogue Newsletter, a weekly email newsletter about
December 2016 travel writing. Wrote copy for websites and mobile applications.

University of Cambridge Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette, Bluffton, SC
Visiting Student of English Literature May 2017 – July 2018
and Language Investigative Reporter
2011-2012 Worked on enterprise stories, covering law enforcement, local government
accountability, the tourism industry and social issues. Worked as lead reporter on
William Jewell College several-month project investigating contamination on local Marine base. Filed public
B.A. English Literature and Critical records requests and analyzed data.
Theory with Oxbridge Honors
May 2013 Post-graduate Fellowships
Aug 2016 – April 2017
Eötvös Loránd University Inside Higher Ed, Washington, DC
Intensive Hungarian language course International Business Times, New York, NY
2018-2019 At Inside Higher Ed, reported stories focusing on free speech and protests on
campuses. At International Business Times, wrote multiple breaking stories per day
on tight deadlines.
SKILLS
American Press Institute, Arlington, VA
Data analysis; newsletter writing; travel June – Aug 2016
writing; copy editing; copywriting; fact Research fellow
checking; knowledge of FOIA and open Used quantitative and qualitative research skills to examine metrics data of digital
records laws; social media content and longform/enterprise journalism. Analyzed metrics of small-town newspapers.
analytics — Twitter, Instagram, Facebook;
mobile photography and videography; Columbia Missourian, Columbia, MO
Hungarian and Polish language skills Aug 2014 – May 2016

State Government Reporter, Higher Education Reporter
SELECTED AW ARDS Broke MU hunger strike story and was lead reporter on ensuing protests —
coverage of MU protests was nominated for a Pulitzer. Reported on state
First place, Public Service government and the University of Missouri.
Journalism, South Carolina Press
Association, 2018 Investigative Reporters and Editors, Columbia, MO
Jay Bender Award for Jan 2015 – Aug 2016
Assertive Journalism, South Fellow, Editorial Assistant
Carolina Press Association, 2017 Planned, copy edited and fact checked quarterly issues of IRE Journal. Tracked
Student Writer of the Year, Great Plains down contributors and assigned stories. Assisted at national conferences.
Journalism Awards, 2016
Winner, Atwater Prize for Writing, 2016 Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO
White House Correspondents’ June 2015 – Aug 2015
Association Scholarship, 2016 Business Reporter
First, Second and Third Place, Pitched and pursued business and technology stories as an intern, focusing on
Education Reporting, Missouri Press local businesses mergers and expansions, as well as local economic
Association, 2016 development; created short videos with iPhone.
First Place, Feature Writing, Missouri
Jefferson City News Tribune, Jefferson City, MO
AP Media Editors Awards, 2016
Aug 2014 – May 2015
Second Place, Articles about places, Reporter
AEJMC Magazine National Contest,
Reported on MO legislature and state agencies as an intern; cultivated relationships
2016
with Missouri Congressional Black Caucus and built beat on post-Ferguson
legislation; covered press conferences, breaking news and elections.