Meghan McCarty

(732) 668-8953
mem461@scarletmail.rutgers.edu

Student journalist at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

EXPERIENCE SKILLS

Feminist Current, feministcurrent.com — Contributor Web content writing

Sept. 2018 - PRESENT Copywriting

Researches global current events under tight deadlines. Determines
Online journalism
stories to feature in daily news roundups on the subject of women’s
rights, liberation, and radical feminism. Collaborates with Text editing
contributors and editors to edit and publish articles. Research

Associated Press, Cranbury, NJ — Vote Entry Operator

Nov. 2018 - Present Published Projects

Collaborates with the Associated Press to record specific vote

numbers per town during U.S. elections. Speaks with town clerks and Bologna’s Jews Warily Navigate A

deciphered vote data sets. Enters vote data efficiently and accurately. Volatile Climate, Kairos Magazine -

Familiarizes self with AP tabulation algorithm. Calls town clerks to Investigative piece on Orthodox

confirm votes were submitted. Jewish community in Bologna,

Italy. Co-written and reported
with classmate during Rutgers
Jersey Bites, jerseybites.com — Editorial Intern
Global international reporting
Jan. 2019 - Sept. 2019
study abroad program in Italy.
Worked alongside editors to prepare staff-submitted articles for
Sex Assault Survivors Face an
publication. Used Wordpress to format articles and photos. Pitched,
Unsettling Choice, Kairos
researched, and wrote articles. Scheduled and conducted interviews.
Magazine - In-depth article on
Researched and monitored local trends and events related to food and
sexual assault survivors’
New Jersey.
perspectives in wake of the 2020
presidential election

EDUCATION
Trump survived COVID-19
because of medical care most
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Americans will never receive, NJ
Sept. 2017 - Present Spark - Op-ed written for NJ Spark
newsroom on Medium.com
Expecting to graduate in May 2021 with a B.A. in Journalism & Media
Studies with Global Media specialization, with double minors in
Digital Communication, Information, & Media and Gender & Media.

Bishop George Ahr High School, Location — High School

Diploma
Sept. 2013 - May 2017