Kyle Chouinard
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Reporter covering politics, business and labor
Portfolio
Experience
Las Vegas Sun | Las Vegas, NV
General Assignment Reporter
August 2024 - Present
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Covered 2024 election from a swing state, turning around quick write ups on campaign stops and deeper dives into voting blocs and shady campaign practices
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Built a strong beat on immigration, breaking news on local police re-engaging with ICE and using public record requests to investigate that relationship
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Aided in Nevada statehouse coverage during the 2025 session, picking up the majority of political pieces afterward
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Quickly localized national reporting for the Southwest region
Carnegie-Knight News21 | Phoenix, AZ
Reporting Fellow
May 2024 - August 2024
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Researched the impact of artificial intelligence on 2024 election and American democracy
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Interviewed legislators about both proposed and passed legislation related to AI
City & State NY | New York State
Editorial Intern
February 2023 - April 2023
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Pitched stories weekly regarding state of politics in New York
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Produced feature stories on nuclear energy, political labor and higher education over semester internship
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Assembled a magazine package containing multiple stories, provided help with design elements
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Featured 2 times on Politico New York's Playbook newsletter
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Delivered stories directly for City & State NY's newsletter "First Read Tonight"
Awards
Samuel V. Kennedy III Award for Newspaper Editing | Syracuse University
Reporter of the Year (Finalist) | Associated Collegiate Press
May 2024
August 2024
The Daily Orange | Syracuse, NY
Managing Editor
May 2023 - May 2024
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Managed 30-person newspaper staff for the fall 2023 semester
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Collaborated with section head editors, photographers, designers and backend developers for both print and digital editions of the paper
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Oversaw enterprise and investigative projects
News Editor
August 2022 - December 2022
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Managed 8-person news section throughout fall 2022 semester
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Authored over 150 articles for the news section over two years
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Covered university affairs, political campaigns as well as protests on and off campus
Asst. News Editor
August 2021 - July 2022
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Managed 8-person news section throughout fall 2022 semester
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Authored over 150 articles for the news section over two years
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Covered university affairs, political campaigns as well as protests on and off campus
Skills
Data analysis and visualization: R, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, Datawrapper, Flourish
Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Audition, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Photoshop
General skills: Writing for SEO, AP Style, Slack, project management
Education
Syracuse University
B.A./B.S.
2020 - 2024
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Dual major in Magazine, News & Digital Journalism and Policy Studies
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Maxwell Leadership Scholar
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3.7 cumulative GPA
