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Carrie Melago

Managing Editor for Local News at Chalkbeat
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Experienced journalist and newsroom manager with expertise in editing, reporting, and training.
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Carrie Melago is a seasoned journalist with 20+ years of experience in newsroom management, editing, and reporting. She has held senior roles at The Wall Street Journal, Chalkbeat, and New York Daily News, overseeing coverage, editing stories, and training newsroom staff. Carrie holds a Master's degree in American Studies from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland College Park.

Experience

  • Chalkbeat
    • United States
    • Internet News
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Editor for Local News
      • Jul 2019 - Present

      Oversee daily and enterprise coverage in our New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Newark bureaus.

    • Story Editor
      • Mar 2018 - Present

      Edit stories from our beat reporters in New York City, Indianapolis and Chalkbeat's other local bureaus to provide excellent coverage on local education news.

  • The Wall Street Journal
    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Editor, Training
      • Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

      Oversee newsroom training programs, including digital training, new hire orientation, masterclasses.

    • Digital editor, Greater New York
      • Jun 2012 - Apr 2016

      Oversaw digital operations and drove real-time coverage of events in the New York City area;Directed reporters on breaking news stories, encouraging them to quickly file stories, photos and videos;Ran the @WSJNY feed and devised ideas for engaging readers;Edited articles for digital and print and generated enterprise story, interactive and video ideas.

  • New York Daily News
    • Assistant City Editor, reporter
      • 2003 - 2012

      Assistant City Editor, Dec. 2009 to June 2012•Directed coverage of New York City’s schools and oversee enterprise stories;•Dispatched and directed reporters on breaking news stories.•Edited copy for the newspaper and its website, nydailynews.com;•Posted articles, produced packages and wrote headlines for the website.Morning assignment editor and general assignment reporter, Oct. 2008 to Dec. 2009 •Developed story ideas and created early schedule of articles presented at morning meeting;•Reported and wrote breaking news and feature stories. Education reporter, Sept. 2006 to Sept. 2008 • Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories about New York City schools. Crime reporter, April 2005 to Aug. 2006• Worked at the high-pressure Police Headquarters bureau, writing numerous crime stories daily.Long Island bureau reporter, Aug. 2004 to March 2005Intern and freelancer, June 2003 to July 2004

  • New Haven Register
    • News Reporter
      • 1998 - 2002

Education

  • 1994 - 1998
    University of Maryland College Park
    Bachelor's Degree, Journalism
  • 2002 - 2004
    Columbia University in the City of New York
    Master's Degree, American Studies

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