Hayley Tsukayama
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
