Courtney Michelle
 





      Indiana University    
      Bloomington, 2011
•	Major: Journalism and International Studies
•	Concentrations: Human Rights and Broadcast
•	GPA: 3.60/4.0


 
 
Shattered Dreams
Sunday, October 31, 2010
 
At the border of Quiaca, where Argentina meets Bolivia, immigration rates run rampant. Over 100,000 Bolivians a year cross the border. 9,000 of them are children. They come as families and individuals to escape compromised economic and political situations in search of a better life and a better
Media in Latin America
Monday, May 24, 2010
 
MEDIA    
El Mercurio provides the most amazing opportunity for Chilean students from Universidad Catolica. It is an apprentice-type program that offers undergraduate journalism students the chance to shadow a professional reporter. Although journalism students from the US are highly encouraged to
Reporting the Unreported
Friday, July 3, 2009
 
For two months, I have spent my time at Quicksilver Productions working on the documentary program Unreported World. I have been searching for untold international stories in neglected parts of the world. It sounds virtually impossible to do so, and believe me, it was difficult, but I have
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Thursday, 2 April 2009
 
Dubai – It was 3:30 am and I was lying down for the first time in days. 20 hours of travel is draining, but I was wide-awake. In the morning I would begin my adventures in Dubai. I was anxious, nervous, and most of all – excited. If you told me a month ago I would be here, I would have laughed in
A Call for Action
Thursday, 28 February 2008
 
Boston - Thousands of students from across the globe gathered at MIT this past weekend for the Millennium Campus Conference. They traveled as engineers, social entrepreneurs, and volunteers to discuss the importance of eradicating global poverty and learn how they can make a difference as
 
 
 
Related Experience
Intern, Faultlines Al Jazeera English, Washington, D.C. 2010
•	Researched current affairs, such as Haiti post-earthquake, Arizona’s immigration law and the US death penalty
•	Scheduled and logged interviews for each program including one with General Wesley Clark and Rep. Raul Grijalva 
Intern, Quicksilver Productions, Oxford, UK 2009
       •	Researched databases for overlooked international issues for Channel 4 series
            “Unreported World,” and proposed thorough analysis report on each issue
•	Three of the in-depth stories I researched were selected to be produced 
Presenter, Education Without Borders 2009
•	Selected to present documentary for prestigious international conference
•	Includes an all-expense paid trip to Dubai, UAE
•	http://journalism.indiana.edu/news/sophomore-presents-video-at-dubai-conference/  
Founder and President, IU Document This, 2009
•	Co-produce creative documentaries for this student film organization 
•	Design and overlook documentary projects
Producer, “Breaking Boundaries” documentary, 2008
•	Created a documentary for IU’s One Here One There, a student-organization dedicated to helping educate children in sub-Saharan Africa, covering the distribution and assistant management of 100 XO laptops from One Laptop Per Child
•	Accepted for presentation at Education Without Borders 2009
•	http://www.onehereonethere.org/in-south-africa-video.asp 
Intern, WLKY Channel 32 News, Louisville, KY 2008
•	Packaged two stories on hard news topics
•	Interviewed subjects twice as the reporter
•	Shadowed reporters and photographers at interviews, meetings, and crime scenes
Honors and Awards
Ernie Pyle Scholar, Class 2011
•	Selected by the IU School of Journalism Honors Program with 21 other students
•	Acknowledged for academic excellence and exceptional journalism experience 
Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalist Scholarship, 2009
•	Honored for potential, financial need and a strong academic record
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