Abbey McDonald

Business Reporter, The Astorian at EO Media Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Eugene, Oregon, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Reporter, The Astorian
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      Covering business and tourism for the Astorian and Coast River Business Journal Covering business and tourism for the Astorian and Coast River Business Journal

    • News Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

      Daily reporting, investigative and feature stories for award-winning local newspaper in rural Oregon. Daily reporting, investigative and feature stories for award-winning local newspaper in rural Oregon.

    • Staff Writer
      • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

      Pitching and reporting stories that combine investigative and solutions journalism for publication in regional newspapers. Pitching and reporting stories that combine investigative and solutions journalism for publication in regional newspapers.

    • Staff Writer
      • Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

      Interviewing, writing and editing for online publication with a focus on student, faculty and alumni activities. Additionally, I wrote articles about travel and culture as I studied abroad in The Czech Republic. Interviewing, writing and editing for online publication with a focus on student, faculty and alumni activities. Additionally, I wrote articles about travel and culture as I studied abroad in The Czech Republic.

    • Intern, Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism
      • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

      I reported and wrote 46 articles over ten full-time weeks for The News-Review, which has a print circulation of around 15,000. As a Snowden intern, my position emphasized ethics training and I pitched stories about politics, homelessness and COVID-19. Reporting on the pandemic was a challenge, and I really appreciate the support I got from the newsroom. I reported and wrote 46 articles over ten full-time weeks for The News-Review, which has a print circulation of around 15,000. As a Snowden intern, my position emphasized ethics training and I pitched stories about politics, homelessness and COVID-19. Reporting on the pandemic was a challenge, and I really appreciate the support I got from the newsroom.

    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • News Intern
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

      For Willamette Week, an alt-weekly newspaper, I reported on politics, legislature, events and other issues affecting the Portland area. This included writing on deadline for online and print publication, as well as data reporting and investigative research skills. For Willamette Week, an alt-weekly newspaper, I reported on politics, legislature, events and other issues affecting the Portland area. This included writing on deadline for online and print publication, as well as data reporting and investigative research skills.

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • Writer, Co-Copy Editor
      • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

      OR Magazine is the University of Oregon's premier digital publication with an interactive design. As a writer, I pitched a feature story, "Coming Home," about a Coquille tribal elder's lifetime rediscovering her people's lost art techniques. I led a multimedia team, researched and conducted interviews to write this story. As a Co-copy editor, I oversaw grammar and AP Style for the entire publication and provided structural feedback on every story. OR Magazine is the University of Oregon's premier digital publication with an interactive design. As a writer, I pitched a feature story, "Coming Home," about a Coquille tribal elder's lifetime rediscovering her people's lost art techniques. I led a multimedia team, researched and conducted interviews to write this story. As a Co-copy editor, I oversaw grammar and AP Style for the entire publication and provided structural feedback on every story.

Education

  • Robert D. Clark Honors College
    2017 - 2021
  • University of Oregon
    Bachelor's degree, journalism, anthropology
    2017 - 2021
  • University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
    2017 - 2021
  • Charles University
    Faculty of Social Sciences
    2019 - 2020

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