Maggie
Garred
Multimedia Journalist
About Me
For 3 years I worked for a company where I drove in Atlanta traffic for 5 hours a day listening to talk radio. I decided it was time for a change. I did what every 27 year old having a mid-mid-life crisis might do and applied to graduate school for journalism. I traded my car and spacious apartment for a crowded subway and shoebox studio in New York City.
Here's to living the dream and lots of prayer.
Since beginning journalism at New York University I have had incredible opportunities to produce print and multimedia works. I produced audio stories, video packages, and other multimedia works. I learned to embrace high-pressure situations and tight deadlines.
I have written about local breaking news, politics, local events and tourism, as well as LGBTQ issues and religion. I was sent to Georgia to cover the governor's race, St. Louis to cover LGBTQ rights in the United Methodist Church, and D.C. to write about Justice Kavanaugh's hearing.
I moved to Washington, D.C. for a summer internship where I left a focus on local and national news to focus on foreign relations. I quickly learned a little about regions all over the world. I wrote a series of stories about Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, trade wars between the U.S. and China, conflicts in South Korea and Japan, and news concerning Turkey, Guatemala, Venezuela, India, and Russia.
After my summer stint in Washington, D.C. I was back in New York to complete my program. For my capstone, I worked with two members of my cohort and produced an audio piece on the New York bail reforms. I also reported on anti semitism in New York using the FBI's Hate Crime data. I learned how to understand, clean and visualize the data every reader can grasp the truth.
With the end of my program came a new job! I started at WNYW Fox 5 New York in January. Stay tuned for updates!
Work Experience
The Washington Times | Summer 2019
Internship
I worked on the foreign desk at the Times. Here I reported stories focusing on trade wars, regional conflicts, religion, and technology.
I attended several think-tank seminars and wrote articles based on information shared and interviews that followed. You can find my most recent work for the Times under the Articles tab above.
Pavement Pieces | Fall 2018- Spring 2019
Contributing Journalist
I pitched and reported stories on a variety of topics including LGBTQ+ issues, religion, politics and breaking news in and around New York City. I produced several audio pieces, many print articles and explainer videos.
City & State Magazine | Spring 2019
Internship
At C&S I set-up and conducted interviews weekly for long-format online articles with a focus on local New York City and state politics. Stories were reported and written on deadline.
Digital Newsroom | NYU Broadcast
Spring 2019
In Digital Newsroom I wrote and produced weekly packages for broadcast news segments. I executed a variety of roles including Executive Producer, Director, Technical Director and Video Producer.
Skills
Expert in Microsoft Office
Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Audition, Premiere, Photoshop and Acrobat
Proficient in Hindenburg Journalist Pro
Proficient in AP ENPS
Education
New York University
2019 / DEC
Expected Graduation Date
Multimedia Journalism, M.A.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
National Journalism Center
2019/ Summer Internship
Assigned to The Washington Times
Foreign desk
Georgia State University
2013/ May
Music Composition, B.S.
School of Music, Summa Cum Laude