Street Address
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Northwestern University
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Curriculum Vitae
Amy A. Ross
2240 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
Website: www.amyaross.com
amyross2019@u.northwestern.edu
Education:
Present Ph.D. student, Media, Technology and Society, Northwestern University
2014-2015 M.A. Media, Technology and Society, Northwestern University
Advisor: Pablo J. Boczkowski
2010 B.S. Mass Communication with an emphasis on journalism, University of Costa Rica (UCR)
Journal Articles
Ross, Amy A. (2016). If Nobody Gives a Shit, is it Really News?: Changing standards of news production in a learning newsroom. Digital Journalism, 1-18.
Conferences Presentations
Ross, Amy A. (2015). From Teaching Newsroom to Content Lab: Changes in the Norms and Standards of News Production at a Learning Newsroom. Paper presented at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford, England October 28th-30th.
Grants
Internal
2015 Negotiating Culture: integrating legacy and digital cultures in news media, Conference Travel Grant
-The Graduate School Travel Grant ($800), Northwestern University
-Department of Communication Studies ($1,500), Northwestern University
External
2012 Was awarded a grant to attend the AnfibioWorkshop “Inside, on the edge or outside: Chronicles of the diversity of Latin American youth”, sponsored by the Foundation for a New Ibero-American Journalism (FNPI) and by the General San Martin National University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Awards and Scholarships
2010 Graduation with honor, Univeristy of Costa Rica
2007-2010 Full academic scholarship, University of Costa Rica
2005 Valedictorian, Marian Baker School
2000-2005 National Honor Society (USA)
Professional Experience
2009-2014: Journalist at the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.
2012-2014: National news desk: Covered education
2010-2012: National news desk: Covered minorities and other vulnerable social groups
2009-2010: Daily cultural and entertainment supplement VIVA and Sunday supplement PROA
2009 Assistant at University of Costa Rica radio stations as coeditor of the political website Voces 2010.
2009 Internship, Sunday supplement PROA, La Nación.
2008-2009 El Financiero: Translator for the digital edition in English
2008 In charge of the Boletín Digital (Digital Bulletin) of the School of Sciences of Mass Communication, University of Costa Rica
Languages spoken
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish since early childhood.
Select Journalistic Publications (In Spanish)
“Vecinos por una noche” (‘Neighbors For a Night’), PROA, La Nación, September 12, 2010.
http://www.nacion.com/2010-09-12/Proa/NotasDestacadas/Proa2512702.aspx
“Guaro de iniciación” (‘Initiation Booze’), PROA, La Nación, October 3, 2010.
http://www.nacion.com/2010-10-03/Proa/NotasDestacadas/Proa2522185.aspx
“La droga de la devastación”(‘A Devastating Drug’) , PROA, La Nación, November 28, 2010. http://www.nacion.com/2010-11-28/Proa/NotasDestacadas/Proa2576930.aspx
“Vivienda solo tiene recursos para atender 14 de 357 precarios” (‘Housing Department Has Sufficient Resources to Attend to the Needs of only 14 out of 357 slums’), La Nación, February 14, 2011. http://www.nacion.com/2011-02-14/ElPais/NotaPrincipal/ElPais2681076.aspx
“Cyberbullying en Facebook: fuente de acoso e insultos contra adolescentes” (‘Cyberbullying on Facebook: A Source of Harassament and Verbal Abuse Against Adolescents’), May 6, 2013. http://www.nacion.com/nacional/comunidades/Cyberbullying-Facebook-fuente-insultos-adolescentes_0_1339866192.html
“Lentitud de Internet entorpece ventaja tecnológica en las aulas” (‘Cyber Sluggishness Hampers Technological Advantage in the Classrooms’), June 24, 2013. http://www.nacion.com/nacional/Lentitud-Internet-entorpece-ventaja-tecnologica_0_1349665078.html
Date of this version: March 2016
