Lynh Bui's Resume

Lynh (Bich) Vuong Bui
2600 N. Pennington Drive
Chandler, AZ 85224
Home: 480-786-3740    Cell: 480-694-0468
lynhbui@att.net


Media Experience    Related Experience    Awards    Education    References

MEDIA EXPERIENCE


Phoenix New Times, intern
January 2005-Present
Phoenix, Ariz.

•    Write enterprise and news stories and calendar features for alternative weekly

The Arizona Republic, Scottsdale bureau intern
August 2004-December 2004
Scottsdale, Ariz.

•    Developed and covered the community college/higher education beat for the city of Scottsdale
•    General assignment reporting for 12th largest metro daily in the nation and its Scottsdale community section

National Geographic, intern
June 2004-August 2004
Washington, D.C.

•    Conducted pre- and post-research
•    Wrote content for departments and online pages
•    Produced interactive online quiz

EW Woman, intern
January 2004-May 2004
Scottsdale, Ariz.

•    Wrote stories and edited articles for national Asian-American women's magazine

State Press Magazine, editor
January 2004-May 2004
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Edited and managed staff, stories and weekly campus magazine

State Press Magazine, contributor
August 2003-December 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Wrote theater and movie reviews along with other arts and entertainment stories
•    Published two-page centerpiece about refugees resettling in Arizona, which Associated Collegiate Press awarded second place for diversity story of the year

Arizona Foothills Magazine, intern
August 2003-January 2004
Scottsdale, Ariz.

•    Copy edited and fact-checked stories for lifestyle magazine
•    Wrote monthly restaurant review

The State Press, summer reporter
May 2003-August 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Covered all news beats including cops, arts and entertainment, the Legislature and ASU campus
•    Wrote two enterprise stories
•    Produced weekly: three city desk stories, events calendar, breaking news articles and cop shop

The State Press, reporter
January 2003-May 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Submitted minimum of three articles per week for 20,000 circulation campus daily within assigned beat (ASU administration, Academic Senate, student government, Arizona Board of Regents)
•    Initiated eight-article series on university tuition increases

The State Press, columnist
August 2002-January 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Authored weekly opinion column for campus daily

Campus Insiders, research writer/intern
August 2001- May 2002
Tempe, Ariz.

•    Outlined directions and suggested tips to target audience for a guidebook
•    Edited copy and fact checked other writers' works

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RELATED EXPERIENCE



Summer Journalism Institute, councilor
June 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•   Supervised 20 high school students for two-week overnight camp
•   Edited The Student Press
•   Taught basic newswriting

Channel 2 - SDTV, co-producer
March 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•   Moderated and co-produced ASU student government vice presidential debate

The Barrett Honors College, intern
June 2002-January 2003
Tempe, Ariz.

•   Edited and wrote public relations copy for 2001-2002 BHC Annual Report

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AWARDS


  • 2004-2005   Charles A. Stauffer Journalism Scholarship
  • 2004-2005   Associated Collegiate Press diversity story of the year 2nd place
  • 2003-2004   Miller Family Scholarship in Journalism
  • 2002-2003   Phoenix Press Club Scholarship
  • 2001-2002   ASU Provost's Scholarship
  • 2001-2002   ASU Asian-American Scholarship
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    EDUCATION


    Arizona State University
    August 2001-May 2005
    Tempe, AZ

    •   B.A., Journalism and Mass Communications
    •   Barrett Honors College
    •   Minor: Political Science
    •   Cumulative GPA: 3.88
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    REFERENCES


    Kristin Gilger, ASU professor and director of student media
    •   Arizona State University, Box 871502, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1502
    •   Kristin.Gilger@asu.edu
    •   480-727-6884
    Maureen West, Assistant city editor for Scottsdale newsroom of Arizona Republic
    •   16277 Greenway-Hayden Loop Ste. 200, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
    •   Maureen.West@arizonarepublic.com
    •   602-444-8000
    Stephen Doig, Interim director of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
    •   Arizona State University, Box 871305, Tempe, AZ 85287-1305
    •   Steve.Doig@asu.edu
    •   480-965-0798