NICOLE SHINN
Portfolio
Nicole Shinn is a News Producer at Spectrum News 1 in Austin, Texas. She currently produces the weekend evening newscasts. She is passionate about investigative journalism as well as social justice, race, politics and community based reporting.
She is a recent graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication where she minored in Justice Studies and was a student at Barrett, The Honors College.
Nicole has published original reporting on Arizona PBS, NBC News Now and nbcnews.com.
PORTFOLIO OF WORK
The following is a collection of my latest projects. Each piece is unique in style, content and platform. Through each story I have learned something new and honed in on my craft. I have included stories on digital, radio and broadcast platforms. This portfolio has works from my time at the Cronkite School as well as NBC News.
Radio + Print Work
COVERING HEALTH: THE NEW CRONKITE NEWS HEALTH DESK
This is one of many radio stories I did for Blaze Radio Online, covering the new Health Desk at Cronkite News
SENATE MEETING: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
This is another radio story that I did covering the Undergraduate Student Government's Senate meeting.
Etymology Of A Protest
This documentary, titled Etymology Of A Protest, follows two major events/movements of 2020. One being the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the other being the COVID-19 pandemic (specifically the movement to wear masks). This documentary aims to analyze how these issues became so polarized and politicized in our country, and more importantly this documentary urges Americans to have an empathetic reaction in the face of tragedy rather than a divisive one.
This documentary was the collective effort of three people. I, Nicole Shinn, contributed in the role of executive producer. I worked with two other peers who contributed respectively in the roles of editor and director.
C.R.O.W.N.
Nicole Shinn/Special for Cronkite News
This short-form documentary and the accompanying digital article was written, produced, edited, shot and directed by Nicole Shinn as her graduating thesis project.
The documentary and article explore the CROWN Act, and natural hair discrimination nationwide as well as examine how CROWN Act legislation passing in Tucson and Tempe, Arizona have impacted those respective communities.
The documentary aired on Arizona PBS and the article was published for Cronkite News and the Tucson Sentinel.
This is a long-form digital story about the increased rates of ADHD diagnosis amongst college students and the accompanying abuse of prescription stimulants on college campuses in the United States. This story was published and syndicated by NBC's Owned Television Station websites.
The reporting, editing, production and voice over for this story were done by Nicole Shinn during her time as a digital news intern with NBC's Owned Television Stations.
Description: Over the last two decades, ADHD diagnosis and prescriptions to treat them have been on the rise, especially among college-aged students, which has contributed to higher rates of prescription stimulant misuse on college campuses. NBC spoke to three psychologists who specialize in ADHD to learn more about what’s causing the rise in diagnosis and why college students are misusing the medication.
Broadcast Packages/VOs
JMC packages shot, edited and produced by Nicole Shinn in an advanced broadcast reporting class. NBC News package produced by Nicole Shinn, original reporting also done by Nicole Shinn.
