Hayley Tsukayama

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EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: Dec. 2010 — Present

  • Blogger for the Faster Forward and Post Tech blogs; covers gadget, tech culture, tech business and tech policy news.

Star Tribune, Washington, D.C.; Jan. 2010—May 2010

  • Correspondent in Washington, D.C. bureau; wrote blog posts, general assignment and enterprise stories covering Minnesota’s congressional delegation

Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Mo.; Aug. 2008—Dec. 2009

  • Reporter on Public Life/Elections and Education beats; covered city, county and national politics and K-12/Higher education contributed to the beat blogs and created multimedia projects for the newspaper’s Web site

Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., Columbia, Mo.; Sep. 2008—Dec. 2009

  • Resource center research assistant, maintained the organization’s story database and assisted reporters with background research for investigative stories

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn.; June 2009—Aug. 2009

  • Summer features intern; wrote enterprise and general assignment features for the Variety section

Miscellany News, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Aug. 2004—May 2008

  • Held news editor, copy staff, and staff writer positions; wrote, assigned and edited stories. Also outlined weekly section layout design.

AQ, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Jan. 2004—May 2008

  • Held editor and editor-in-chief positions; oversaw magazine’s submissions, publishing, financial, and design processes
  • Modernized submissions process by introducing on-line editing programs
  • Expanded focus of magazine, gaining better exposure and more diverse readership

Southwest Journal/ Skyway News, Minneapolis, Minn.; Oct. 2003—July 2004

  • Editorial intern; wrote several small articles for both papers, responsible for art briefs for Southwest and Downtown Minneapolis

REFERENCES

  • A Farewell to Hayley : A farewell article written by the competition about my time in the Star Tribune’s DC bureau.
  • More traditional references available upon request.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

  • Masters of Arts in Journalism, May 2010
  • Concentration in Public Policy Journalism

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

  • Bachelor of Arts in History and Japanese, May 2008
  • Minor in English, specifically Race and Ethnicity literature

HONORS AND AWARDS

WHCA-Missouri Fellowship in Governmental Affairs Reporting, Spring 2010

  • Worked with the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune’s Washington, D.C. bureau
  • Reported full-time, developed a research project and attended weekly seminars.
  • One of ten graduate students selected for the 2010 fellowship, which is sponsored by the White House Correspondents Association

Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan, Spring 2006

  • One of forty students selected to study at the Columbia  University and Stanford University joint institute, then affiliated with Kyoto University. Studied Japanese language, history and traditional theater.

SKILLS

  • Excellent public speaking and organizational skills
  • Proficient in Japanese language, reading and writing
  • Strong skills in computer-assisted reporting, Microsoft Access and basic SQL
  • Strong skills in layout programs particularly Quark and Adobe InDesign
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