1. Annalise Frank (586) 850-5179
1500 Glen Wood Dr., Leonard, MI 48367annalisehfrank@gmail.com | @annalise_frank
Education Work Experience
Northwestern
University Medill School of
Journalism June 2014
Bachelor’s of Science in
Journalism
Bachelor’s of Arts in
International Studies, Asia
concentration
Student Activities
Medill Watchdog Initiative:
Worked with Chicago Tri-
bune reporters to unearth
evidence of mistreatment for
series of investigative stories
Medill Justice Project:
Built 10,000-word story on
possible wrongful conviction
with team of students and
advising professor
Awards
SPJ 2013 Mark of Excel-
lence Award Finalist for
In-depth Reporting
2013 NC Press Association,
2nd place for online break-
ing news coverage
Skills
Basic Vietnamese
Copy editing
Photography
Writing headlines
Django web framework
Intermediate Adobe
Photoshop and InDesign
Viet Nam News, Hanoi, Vietnam Sept. 2014 - May 2016
Princeton in Asia Fellowship Recipient, Copy Editor
• Edited, fact-checked and often rewrote national news and feature stories for
the 30,000-circulation, state-owned daily paper as a Princeton in Asia
journalism fellow
• Contributed freelance lifestyle articles
• Interviewed reporter candidates, and led training sessions on journalism
ethics and storytelling with new hires
• Collaborated with editors to increase the diversity of content, and worked
with reporters to improve the quality of Sunday cover stories
Raleigh News & Observer, Raleigh, NC June - Aug. 2013
State Politics Staff Writer
• Covered state government stories as a member of the Capital Team for the
130,000-circulation daily paper and affiliated Charlotte Observer
• Spent more than two months working from the legislative press room, track-
ing bills and statewide policy issues for the website, blog and print edition
• Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories about a controversial abortion
bill, a governor’s veto and Clean Water Act rules on which North Carolina was
four years behind
• Crafted a long-form feature about the effects of funding cuts on drug addic-
tion treatment centers, balancing politics with real-world effects on addicts
and facilities
Qatar Today, Doha, Qatar Jan. - March 2013
Correspondent
• Pitched and wrote enterprising stories of international interest about food
security, media freedom and air particle pollution’s effects on migrant workers
• Interviewed top-level Ministry of Environment and communications council
officials, and a reporter detained by the government
North by Northwestern, Evanston, IL Dec. 2012 - June 2013
Editor, reporter for online, independent, student-run campus magazine
• As Managing Editor, oversaw story flow to keep the website engaging
• Helped develop the publication’s response to campus outrage over racist
student behavior, and reported on the administration’s response
• As News Co-editor, led a close team of writers and facilitated change in the
section’s goals
Quincy Herald-Whig, Quincy, IL June - Sept. 2012
Staff Writer
• Wrote seven stories per week during a full-time internship for the 15,000-
circulation daily paper
• Shot and edited video to accompany stories on the paper’s website