Megan Card
journalist, student, bonafide coffee addict
RESUME
References
Argus Leader
Daily newspaper, Sioux Falls, S.D., circulation 55,000
​10-week news intern, May - August 2013
seven A1 stories, 23 centerpiece stories in other sections,
eight videos
The Volante
Weekly student newspaper, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.
editor-in-chief as a sophomore, January 2013 - present
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
Daily newspaper, Fargo, N.D., circulation 35,000
10-week news internship, June - August 2012
12 A1 stories, 48 news and feature general assignment stories
Coyote News Radio
USD, Vermillion, S.D., weekly news anchor,
January 2012 - January 2013
West Branch Times
West Branch, Iowa, freelance reporting,
October 2012
Pella (Iowa) Chronicle
Weekly newspaper, Pella, Iowa, circulation 5,000
staff reporter and photographer, June 2009 - present
60+ news and feature general assignment stories
Chuck Baldwin
Journalist-in-residence
USD - Vermillion, S.D.
605-677-5802
Patrick Lalley
Managing Editor
Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, S.D.
605-331-2291
Jacqueline Palfy
News Editor
Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, S.D.
605-331-2317
Dave Roepke
News Editor
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, N.D.
701-241-5542
Clint Brown
Editor
Pella Chronicle - Pella, Iowa
641-628-3882
Skills
Adobe Suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Wordpress
Content Management System
Final Cut Pro/Express
University of South Dakota
​August 2011 - present
Contemporary Media and Journalism, Political Science,
expected May 2015
GPA: 3.89; Emphasis: print journalism
Journalism experience
Education
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Activities
Comparative Counterterrorism Study Abroad Course, Ireland and U.K., May 2013
S.D. Girls State, Sacajawea Scroll, copyeditor, May 2012
Washington, D.C., Public Policy Practicum, May 2012
2012 Associated Press New York spring workshops, April 2012
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute Mobile Journalism Workshop, Novermber, 2011
Member, University of South Dakota's Honors Program, August 2011 - present
Senior member, USD Political Science League, August 2011 - present
Honors
Al Neuharth Excellence in Journalism Scholarship, full tuition, fall 2011 - present
Student Publications Scholarship, Journalism, $1,300, fall 2013
Gene Kimmel Award, Political Science, $1,425, fall 2013