Yasmeen Saadi
Student Research Assistant at Reynolds Journalism Institute- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
Topline Score
Bio
Experience
-
Reynolds Journalism Institute
-
United States
-
Strategic Management Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Student Research Assistant
-
Sep 2022 - Present
Working with RJI Fellow Tasmiha Khan to develop a toolkit for journalists to better cover Islam and Muslim communities Working with RJI Fellow Tasmiha Khan to develop a toolkit for journalists to better cover Islam and Muslim communities
-
-
-
Center For Rural Strategies
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Rural Reporting Fellow
-
Jun 2022 - Present
- reporting and writing stories - learned WordPress; helped in the production side of putting out stories; reconstructed pages on the website - helped script and voice a few episodes of the Yonder Report, a short radio segment put on by the Daily Yonder - reporting and writing stories - learned WordPress; helped in the production side of putting out stories; reconstructed pages on the website - helped script and voice a few episodes of the Yonder Report, a short radio segment put on by the Daily Yonder
-
-
-
University of Missouri-Columbia
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Undergraduate Research Fellow
-
Aug 2021 - Present
- performed investigative research under Professor Mark Horvit centered around rural communities in Missouri that lack access to resources including healthcare, food and education - helped create a database with information from police records to be used in later reporting - performed investigative research under Professor Mark Horvit centered around rural communities in Missouri that lack access to resources including healthcare, food and education - helped create a database with information from police records to be used in later reporting
-
-
-
KOMU 8 & Mid-Missouri CW
-
United States
-
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Production Assistant
-
Jan 2022 - May 2022
Worked directly with the producer to find and cut videos for live shows Worked directly with the producer to find and cut videos for live shows
-
-
-
-
Editor In Chief of BVN News and North Star Magazine
-
Aug 2019 - May 2021
- managing 15 staff writers- overseeing @BVNNews Twitter and @bvnnews Instagram accounts- designing covers and establishing theme for each issue, 6 issues/yr- 32 pg/issue, circulation 1600- writing, editing, interviewing, ad sales, and design
-
-
Editor and Design Coach for BVN Northern Light Yearbook
-
Aug 2018 - May 2021
- 5A/6A, 400 pg book- managing 11 staff writers- assigning stories and photos, designing spreads, photographing events
-
-
-
CommunityAmerica Credit Union
-
Banking
-
400 - 500 Employee
-
Innovation Intern at CommunityAmerica
-
Apr 2020 - May 2020
- Reviewed CommunityAmerica's products and services - Participated in STARTLAND Pitch Competition - Worked with diverse group of high school interns and employed design thinking to solve problems caused by COVID-19 - Reviewed CommunityAmerica's products and services - Participated in STARTLAND Pitch Competition - Worked with diverse group of high school interns and employed design thinking to solve problems caused by COVID-19
-
-
-
MediaWise
-
United States
-
MediaWise High School Intern
-
Jul 2018 - Aug 2019
- fact-checked popular claims - created Instagram and YouTube videos demonstrating lateral reading and how to decipher whether claims are true - fact-checked popular claims - created Instagram and YouTube videos demonstrating lateral reading and how to decipher whether claims are true
-
-
Education
-
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor's degree, Journalism -
Blue Valley North High School
High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates