Tricia Bobeda

Education Technology + Skills

Michigan State University School of Journalism (2009 – present) • Writing for print and web
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University (2005 – 2009) • Shooting and editing photos,
audio and video
Experience • Avid, Final Cut Pro, Soundslides
• HTML, XML, and wiki coding
Lansing State Journal • Adobe InDesign, Photoshop,
• Multimedia producer and online content manager for LSJ.com, Quark and basic use of
LansingNOISE.com and affiliated sites. Features reporter for the LSJ, Illustrator
Noise and affiliated products (2009 - present) • Audacity, LiveType, Vuvox, DPS
• Covered MSU’s trip to the Final Four using video, photography, Velocity, iMovie, Garageband,
microblogging, livechats, social media and traditional print coverage for CoveritLive
the LSJ • Content management using
• Full-time summer internship at the LSJ as a metro reporter (2005, 2006) Wordpress, Drupal, and
Saxotech
Capital News Service • Use of social media tools
• Technology manager for wire service at Michigan State University including Twitter, Facebook,
covering state government for publications statewide (2009-2010) Tumblr, YouTube, Flickr,
Hootsuite, Posterous, Delicious
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and others
• Great Lakes Echo online content manager (2009-2010)
• Web editor for the Great Lakes Wiki (2007) References
• Led community journalism training sessions around the state
References available upon request
CHAT (Conversations Helping Analyze Tomorrow)
• Social media consultant analyzing clients’ use of Web 2.0 tools to Awards + Memberships
implement strategies to utilize social media tools more effectively
• Videographer for Rethink News Summit in Newport, RI • Best in Show, Detroit Student
Film and Television Awards
Riley Baker Educational Consulting • Michigan Association of
• Researcher and writing coach (2007-2008) Broadcasters (Student division)
First place sports coverage, PSA
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association and short film
• Instructor at summer workshop for high school journalists (2010) • JEA’s Michigan Student
• Teaching assistant at the MIPA summer workshop (2005-2009) Journalist of the Year
• led session on multimedia journalism at 2009 fall conference • Member, Society of Professional
Journalists
Schmooze Magazine
• Creative director responsible for layout and design of campus magazine Contact
(2006-2007)
E: tricia.bobeda@gmail.com
Vision 22 television station C: 517-303-0435
• Producer, director, technical director and teleplay writer for Vision 22 T: @triciabobeda
station’s programming, including the 25 hour live telethon event (2003- Blog and digital portfolio:
2005) www.triciabobeda.com