JOURNALISM PORTFOLIO
A Dance Way of Life
Editor/Writer
- Most updated content on adancewayoflife.com
- Hannukah 2020 Merch List. Published December 2020. Read here.
- Dance Film Made to Shock You. Published November 2020. Read here.
- Creating Counting Blessings. Published October 2020. Read here.
- The Dancers of Counting Blessings. Published October 2020. Read here.
- This Girl is Fine(?). Published September 2020. Read here.
- The Difference Between "Is" and "Was". Published September 2020. Read here.
- Ancient Poem Made Modern in New Dance Film. Published September 2020. Read here.
- Celebrating the World During Corona. Published September 2020. Read here.
- Another Day of Dancing Digitally. Published September 2020. Read here.
- Turning my Den into a Dance Studio. Published August 2020. Read here.
The Dance Current
Editorial/Listings Intern
- Canadian Dancers Across the Pond. Published online August 2018. Read here.
The Courier
Contributor
- Grab your diploma then get on a plane! Published April 2017. Print only.
- Half time show for the Colts. Published February 2017. Print only.
- Centennial dance's mother. Published February 2017. Print only.
- Campus Dating 101. Published February 2017. Print only.
- Summer to Winter. Published January 2017. Print only.
The Dialog
Staff reporter
- Kaleidoscope show transitions students into professional designers. Published online April 2014. Read online here.
- Summer Guide: Harborfront Dance. Published in print April 2014. Read online here.
- Choreo lab encourages dancers to experiment. published in print April 2014. Read online here.
- Vivek Shraya asks people what they love about being queer. Published in print April 2014. Read online here.
- Mysterious "Performing Arts" department discovered at GBC. Published April 2014. Print only.
- Books that have been parodied to death. Published April 2014. Print only.
- Dance your way to a career. Published in print March 2014. Read online here.
- Gender and sexuality rock the boat at queer dance exhibit. Published in print March 2014. Read online here.
- DiCaprio vs McConaughey: GBC students debate the Oscars. Published in print March 2014. Read online here.
- Will Veronica Mars finally choose the jerk or the sweetheart? Published March 2014. Print only.
- Take a look at these great books written by women. Published March 2014. Print only.
Eye of the Tiger
Contributor
- Before you graduate, be a kid for a few hours. Published summer 2013. Print only.
- To quench your thirst for good reads. Published summer 2012. Print only.
- Movies for 1980s fans. Published fall 2012. Print only.
- Famed Superstar headed for Broadway! Published fall 2011. Print only.
- Romantic comedies: fifties style. Published summer 2011. Print only.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dance : Corps
- Launched an online campaign for Another Day in COVID-19 Land : Flash Show, a limited-run online show to raise money for a relief fund supporting Toronto based dance artists
- Wrote press release, designed and executed campaign strategy, created and shared Instagram content
- Achieved high figures in Instagram and social media coverage, getting the news out to over 20,300 of our target demographic (figure calculated by adding up the totals of each sharers followers)
- Arranged listings on dance/arts related websites and a newsletter
Aim Publicity
PR Intern
- Worked on DVD and Blu-ray press campaigns for Our Girl, Versailles, Plebs, Save Me, Marcella, A Place to Call Home, 800 Words, Romper Stomper (TV series), Breathless, Tom's Midnight Garden, Keeping Faith, Innocent, Space Truckers, Bulletproof, The Last Movie Star and The Music of Silence.
- Wrote and edited press releases.
- Pitched coverage to journalists and media.
- Secured coverage across national and regional press, magazines, online, TV and radio.
- Contacted agents and coordinated interviews with actors for the press.
- Planned, executed, tracked and documented coverage.
- Regularly updated company Twitter and Facebook page with news related to latest releases.
- Set up competitions and giveaways with media sources.
The Dance Current
Editorial/Listings Intern
- Created and edited event listings for the magazine’s website.
- Edited press releases into event descriptions for the listings page.
- Wrote own descriptions of events when needed.
- Sourced accurate event information, photos and video.
- Finished postings in a timely manner to keep content up to date.