Bree completed her masters of science degree in Journalism from Quinnipiac University‘s School of Communications in December of 2010. During the 1 1/2 year program Bree took classes in broadcast journalism, journalism theory, media law, audio journalism, narrative journalism, multimedia journalism, computer assisted journalism, opinion journalism, media, communication and society, and a completed a graduate internship at Condé Nast Traveler.
Below is a sample of Bree’s Journalism school portfolio:
Connecticut’s Sustainable Table
May 2010
Connecticut’s Sustainable Table is an online resource for people who wish to learn about sustainable food and where to find it throughout Connecticut. The term sustainable food has become a buzzword recently and Connecticut’s Sustainable Table is a guide to what sustainable food is, the pros and cons of sustainable food, and where to find sustainable food in Connecticut. The interactive website was created as a capstone project for Quinnipiac University’s Spring 2010 graduate journalism course Reporting for the Web. Visit Connecticut’s Sustainable Table.
Mind: Describe an important event using your inner voice
March 2010
“After the stitches, the X-rays, and the bandages. After the blood was cleaned up, the door replaced, and the cuts healed, the entire event seems surreal as if I was there but it hadn’t’ happened…”
Dialogue: Capture a compelling coversation
February 2010
“Splashes of light fall across alternating blue and red seats as the train emerges out of Manhattan. The small Metro-North car’s pale cream floors are full of dirt and shoes and more shoes.
Friday at 6 p.m. and the train is full of commuters escaping the city and work for the weekend. There is little standing room left as men and woman who were at one point this morning well dressed…”
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Journey: Describe a memorable journey
February 2010
“The sharp buzz of the phone interrupts the momentary silence. I stare at it, dreading anwering. The last caller was a man who wanted to know why he could not buy a nuclear submarine and dock in the Connecticut River. Sighing, I pick up the phone…”
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Quinnipiac University Admission Essay
April 2009
“Is the Palestinian teenager who blows him or herself up in the middle of a crowded street a terrorist, a martyr, a victim, or a little bit of all three? If the European Union bans plasma screen television will the result be the saving of electricity and less damage to the earth or will televisions leaking chemicals in landfills ultimately do more damage?
As a journalists these are are not the questions I want to answer but the ones I want to present…”
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