2013 National Journalism Award Winner, Sustainable Tourism (Dominican Republic).
2020 Keystone Media Awards Winner, Investigative Reporting and 2022 Keystone Media Awards Winner, Diverse Journalist (USA).
Jesenia De Moya Correa is specialized in bilingual, multimedia reporting on science, health and the environment for Latino Caribbean communities on the islands and in the United States of America. Most recently, she was named Director of the Latino Media Initiative at the Center for Community Media.
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Education
Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, United States of America: Master of Arts, Spanish Bilingual Journalism (December 2017).
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, Dominican Republic: Bachelor of Arts, Media & Communications Studies (January 2014).
Experience
Director, Latino Media Initiative at Center for Community Media: (June 2023 – Present).
- Developing strategies to support business development in the Latino Community Media ecosystem.
- Fostering collaborative relationships with partners in key locations around the country.
- Assisting with the grant-seeking, reporting, research and training programs needed to improve the U.S. Latine journalism ecosystem.
Multimedia Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer: (June 2018 – August 2022).
- Came to the newspaper as one of the six journalists to inaugurate the Lenfest Journalism Fellowship, a two-year program to do reporting in the Philadelphia region between the summers of 2018 and 2020.
- Was one of the 14 journalists nationwide selected to participate in a reporting fellowship on new economies and solutions to climate change offered by The Media Consortium.
- Built and developed the Latinx communities beat for The Inquirer. Founded and managed El Inquirer, the paper’s Spanish-language site for the region, since August 2019.
- Was selected one of the 10 journalists of color in Philadelphia to participate in the Lenfest Institute’s Constellation News Leadership Initiative.
- Ideated and conceptualized the structure for The Inquirer’s Communities and Engagement Desk as part of the paper’s INQ4All anti-racist initiatives.
- Was awarded one of 13 fellowships to attend the Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship program offered by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writers, the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Digital News Intern at El Diario NY: (September 2017 – November 2017).
- Aggregate news content to El Diario NY website.
- Researched, interviewed and reported on local news of interest for Latino communities of NYC.
- Reported on Health and Environmental issues/topics of interest or in need for Latinx communities to acknowledge.
Bridge Intern at Voice of America’s Latin America Division: (June 2017 – July 2017).
- Covered breaking news on Venezuela’s political and humanitarian crisis.
- Research and reporting on Science and Environmental issues from/for LatAm in Spanish. Multimedia web piece.
- Interviewed and translated content from Spanish to English. Produced social videos and interactive charts.
Independent Journalist as a freelancer: (April 2016 – Present).
- Diario Libre – Writer, Environment/Science
- HITN – Crawl Operator for 2016 Presidential Election Coverage / Production Assistant for Trump’s Inaugural Ceremony Coverage / PSA Production Coordinator for Thrive NYC
El Alto Web Series Line Producer & Social Media Coordinator at Saltra Pa’Tra Films: (June 2015 – December 2015).
- Produced a 10-episode season for an independent A/V web series project on traditions and culture of Caribbean diaspora in NYC.
- Organized a 4 to 6 hours’ weekend shooting with an 8-member technical and artistic crew.
- Edited and proofread 10 scripts and post edition videos for all episodes.
- Created, scheduled and posted content for postings on social media and YouTube channel.
Media and Marketing Summer Intern at The Nature Conservancy: (June 2015 – August 2015).
- Produced social media content (drafted images and text) for weekly posting on Twitter.
- Performed online and offline information and content research to support media and marketing team to pitch and approach media outlets, journalists and public representatives.
- Created and aggregated keywords to TNC’s Photo Archive; took images and uploaded them to the archive.
- Monitored several email accounts on a daily basis.
- Monitored and built reports on media and social media metrics.
Content Development Manager at Centro León: (June 2014 – March 2015).
- Wrote and produced copies for the museum, for internal and external communications.
- Published on a daily basis in traditional media, social media profiles and a website.
- Edited and proofread all branded content: texts, photographs, videos, graphics, books, catalogs, audios and interactive materials. Pitched ideas and stories to publish.
- Collaborated with the Design, Technology and Multimedia Teams.
- Analyzed and prepared social media metrics reports, developed SEO strategy, created a style book and an editing procedure for Centro Leon museum.
Radio Producer, Host & Reporter at Radio Santa María: (January 2014 – May 2014).
- Gathered, produced, edited and broadcasted news for a live two-hour newscast.
- Learned to work under tight deadlines.
- Hosted and edited short capsules and interviews for station programming.
- Participated in production discussions with programming and press directors.
Print Journalism Internship: Periodista por un Año at Editora Listin Diario: (July 2012 – July 2013).
- Gathered and wrote general news assignments and in-depth features for all six sections (local, national, sports, economics, culture, entertainment) of the oldest Dominican newspaper and for the regional magazine “Zona N”.
- Participated in editorial discussions and proofread the weekly section “El Norte”.
- Shot photographs.
Editor-in-Chief: Huellas de Misión ILAC Magazine at Sonríete Public Relations: (September 2012 – October 2012).
- Coordinated the production and translation from Spanish to English of a 46-page magazine.
Copy Editor/Assistant at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra: (August 2012 – December 2012)
- Proofread and edited essays and assignments of a 38 student class, on a weekly basis.
Set Director “Semana Más Corta” Film Festival Internship at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra: (January 2012 – June 2012).
- Coordinated the Script – Writing, Arts and Entertainment, Photography and Camera Direction units, a 32-member team.
- Edited scripts, graphics, designs, photographs and video packages in production cycle off and on live event.
Online Journalism Internship: Editor-in-Chief Aecsocial Web at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra: (May 2010 – May 2011).
- Led 10 communication students who worked as writers, photographers and graphic designers for the online newspaper of the Department of Communication Studies of the University.
- Edited all content published on a Joomla CMS.
- Coordinated social media agenda, strategies and live coverage of academic events and the creation of a new brand identity and image strategy for the project.
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