Deirdre Kronschnabel
dgkronsch@gmail.com | (860) 810-7691
deirdrekronschnabel.com
Education
Elon University May 2019
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Minor: Spanish
Honors: Honors Fellow, Presidential Scholar, Provost Scholar
N.C. College Media Association | 1st Place Feature Writing 2020 | 3rd Place Feature Writing 2018
Thesis: “Telling Stories of Survivors: How Journalists Navigate Interview Relationships with Trauma Survivors”
Provost Scholar | Elon University Office of the Provost
Presentor | National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
Selected Speaker | Student Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF)
Summer Intensive | Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
Presentation Committee Member | Undergraduate Research Student Association (URSA)
Communications Experience
Senior Reporter, The Pendulum, Elon, NC Aug 2017 — May 2019
• Wrote lifestyle, sport and news articles for Elon News Network website and weekly newspaper
• Conducted interviews with Elon University students and faculty and local community members; covered
campus events; profiled local personalities; collaborated with designers to generate graphics, generate
illustrations and adjust layouts; shot photos to accompany stories
Reporter, Elon News Network, Elon, NC Aug 2016 — Jan 2018
• Reported live, in-studio on local news in the Elon, Alamance, and Burlington communities, floor directed, and
ran camera for Elon Local News, Elon Morning, and The Online Exclusive
• Conducted and organized film interviews; wrote scripts; edited story packages; shot b-roll
• Operated CG Ticker for the five-hour live 2016 Elon News Network Election Show and 2017 Student
Government Association Election Show
Editorial Intern, Raleigh Magazine, Raleigh, NC June — Aug 2017
• Worked directly under Editor-in-Chief to complete both daily and long-term assignments for publication
online and print
• Wrote articles for lifestyle, news and event coverage under deadline
• Thoroughly researched and proposed stories, conducted phone and personal interviews and provided social
media coverage of live city events
• Updated website and formatted articles using WordPress platform, paying close attention to photo placement,
embedded links and organization while working with high sense of urgency
Press Team, Internet Governance Forum-USA, Washington, DC April — July 2017
• Selected as one of 19 student journalists to provide the only full-day coverage of the 13-event Internet
Governance Forum-USA at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Contributed to the ongoing documentation of the evolution of communications and the annual report to the
United Nations Secretariat
• Prepared for four months at training meetings including timed reporting, live transcription exercises and in-
depth material review
• Published minute-by-minute coverage on the Imagining the Internet website and via Twitter
Asst. Social Media Manager, Elon News Network, Elon, NC Jan — April 2017
• Organized content for Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook with a monthly readership of 50,000 views, scheduled
daily tweets using TweetDeck and worked with analytics team to determine best practices
• Cut and uploaded Elon Local News, Elon Morning, and The Online Excusive full shows and packages to Elon News
Network YouTube and Facebook
AP Style | Adobe Creative Suite | Social Media Management | Event Coverage | Photography & Video Training |
Graphic Design & Digital Art | Conversational Spanish | Intensive Research | Multimedia Storytelling | Interviewing
