Paige S

Lee Enterprises News Intern

News Info • Parttime

May 2025 - Dec 2025 • 7 mos

• Shadowed the local paper’s team of reporters as they covered a variety of events and conducted interviews. • Reported on local court hearings and sentencings, business openings, impactful events and breaking news. • Worked 40 to 45 hours a week researching and writing articles for the local news, sports, and business sections of the newspaper. • Contributed more than 50 articles to the local paper covering businesses, local events, court sentencings, breaking news, and compelling profiles of local community members.

Section Editor

Liberty University • Parttime

Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 • 1 yr 6 mos

Off-Campus News Editor, April 2025 – October 2025 • Pitched six to eight topics for compelling off-campus news section articles at weekly budget meetings. • Communicated with four to six volunteer writers to ensure assigned articles were written fully and accurately by deadline. • Edited four to six articles a week for AP Style, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary as well as clarity and conciseness. • Wrote two to three articles each week focusing on local news. • Conducted research to ensure accuracy of all information present in articles. Campus News Editor, April 2024 – April 2025 • Pitched six story topics for the campus news section articles at weekly budget meeting. • Established connection with university’s emergency management departments to bring about the inclusion of campus safety articles and individual profiles. • Assigned four to six volunteer writers story ideas and ensured articles were written fully and accurately by deadline. • Edited four to six articles for AP Style, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. • Wrote two to three articles each week focusing on campus news.