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Nancy Shafran
(817) 987 - 3600
KTBC (FOX 7), Austin, Texas, June 2008 – August 2008
News Reporter- Intern (Nightside)
Generated enterprise stories for reporters
Field-produced stories for anchors
Shadowed reporters for live shot, storytelling experience
KXAN Austin News (NBC), Austin, Texas, January 2008-May
New Media Reporter Intern/Broadcast (Dayside)
Originated local stories for websites
Posted AP stories
Researched topics for daily web polls; posted daily web polls
Shadowed political reporter during Presidential primary 2008
Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Paid Internship, Middle East Region
June 2002 – August 2002
June 2001 – July 2001
• Edited proposals for economic development projects
• Developed projects for communications department
USAID- AMIR Program, Amman, Jordan
Paid Internship
May 2004-August 2004
June 2000-July 2000
Public relations for communications department
Edited technical manuals for small business loan applicants
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
B.A. August 2008
Political Science (Major), English (Minor)
Internship Focus: Broadcast Journalism
Representative Coursework: Suicide Terrorism, Political Violence of South Asia, Sociology of Criminal Justice,
Politics of Contemporary Africa, Indian Foreign Policy, International Relations
The New York School for Film and Television, July 2003
Skills
Computer: Proficient in iNews, Avid Instinct, Avid NewsCutter, Microsoft and Mac office productivity software
Background
Born in Sri Lanka and adopted by an American family; Became a U.S citizen; Lived in South Africa during the end
of apartheid; Lived in The Gambia until the Coup of 1994; Evacuated from Jordan during the 2003 American
invasion of Iraq. Have also lived in Hawaii, Louisiana, Jamaica and Austin, and Washington, D.C.
