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Pamela Rider

CONTENTS

1- Personal Statement

2- Resume’

3- Contact Information

4- Work Samples

5- Awards

6- References

 

PERSONAL STATEMENT

My name is Pamela Rider. I reside in Jamaica, New York. I am a freelance journalist and solopreneur. Presently, I am a student of Emerson College working towards my Master’s degree in “Journalism and Media Innovation.”

From 2020 to 2023, I attended York College and earned a BA in Journalism, achieving a GPA of 3.5 in my field. Surprisingly, I have realized that journalism has many enjoyable facets. “Community beat reporting” is one of the many popular facets of journalism. As an editor for the school newspaper “Pandora’s Box,” I have published numerous articles about the community and school activities. During my course in broadcast journalism, I was with YC Radio. There, I created scripts and did on-air reporting. This was done on a bi-weekly basis within ten weeks.

I’ve had the opportunity to do my internship within the realm of “community beat reporting” at the “Queens Ledger.” This task required fancy footwork, perseverance, patience, note-taking, and interviews of many types, including in-person, photos, story writing, assessments, editing, insertions, non-marginalizing, displaying objective outlooks, and plenty of use of my time. I’ve enjoyed this facet of journalism and look forward to what’s up next.

My short-term goal is to get my feet soaked and wet, take in as much knowledge and experience as humanly possible, make a decent salary, and enjoy the ride as I go along.

My middle-term goal is to have the opportunity to become a radio host/ personality and an anchorwoman.

My long-term goal is to have my talk show!

RESUME

CONTACT INFORMATION

• X
• Blog
• LinkedIn
• pamelarider59@gmail.com

 

WORK SAMPLES/ Muckrack.com

1- This article made the front page in the April 20th edition of “The Leader/Observer” Newspaper. It describes the celebration of Jackie Robinson held at the King’s manor in Jamaica, NY.

2- This article covers the story of the first black woman who was assigned to a ladder company for the FDNY.

3- This article is about food pantries that feed the community during this time of food insecurity.

4- This article describes an up-and-coming restaurant in Jamaica, New York that specializes in different types of empanadas.

5- This article covers a community event hosted by a local church in Jamaica, New York. The purpose was to promote community engagement and education.

6- This article focuses on the impact of SNAP recipients living in Jamaica, New York, during the 2025 Government Shutdown.

 

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES

• Dean’s List
• Janice Cline Award
• Mentor Collective Certificate
• SEO Fundamental Certificate
• CUNY EDGE Recognition Certificate
• NYS Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Certificate
• SPARC Certificate

 

 REFERENCES

   1- Walter Sanchez/ Editor-

ads@queensledger.com

   2- Alicia Venter/ Reporter-

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-venter/

   3- William Hughes/ Investigative Reporter-

whughes@york.cuny.edu

   4- Thomas Moore/ Journalism Professor-

tmoore1@york.cuny.edu

   5- Yvette Williamson/ Director of Bursars-

ywilliamson@york.cuny.edu

   6- Greg Mays/ Founder of “A Better Jamaica, Inc-

greg.mays@abetterjamaica.org

   7- Dr. Azeta Hatef/ Doctor of Philosophy-

azeta_hatef@emerson.edu