Tadiwos A.
Alexandria, VA, USA
$120 - $120
7 reviewsI am highly motivated, adaptable, social-media savvy multi-media journalist, reporter, writer, producer and editor who produces, narrates, writes and edits my own stories.
Currently, I'm a freelance digital writer/editor at WTOP News. I write and copyedit news articles, write engaging headlines to accompany articles, write social media posts, create photo galleries, send out breaking news emails and app alerts, monitor local/national news outlets, social media and email to make sure WTOP is on top of the most relevant and breaking news stories of the day, and manage the WTOP.com homepage using news judgement and analytics to guide decisions.
Journalism has been my number one passion since I was a kid, especially as it pertains to sports. I love, eat, drink and sleep sports. The love for the profession led me to three summer sports reporting internships at the Voice of America (VOA). Additionally, I directed a radio show in the Nigerian (Hausa) Service at VOA.
As a result, my strong reporting skills helped me land sports reporter roles at The Current Newspapers and The Northwest Courier, two local newspapers in Washington, D.C. During my stint as a reporter, I covered high school sporting events, wrote feature stories about games, athletes and coaches, pitched story ideas to editors, and produced web, digital, and print content.
Then, I took those skills to the Black News Channel were I was a digital content producer. At BNC, I wrote feature stories highlighting the perspective of Black communities and executed the production of audience-first, engaging storytelling through digital articles, videos, photo galleries, social media, push alerts, live streams and interactive elements.
I was born and raised in the nation's capital region. It's one of the top tourist cities in the nation and I am blessed to be around people telling their stories and sharing it to the world. I got my Bachelor of Arts degree in communication with a concentration in journalism from George Mason University in May 2017.
As a writer and reporter, I understand the media landscape, how to cultivate relationships with sources, and how to produce thoughtful and engaging content.
- Reporter / Journalist
- Production Assistant
- Digital Content Creator
- Copy Editor