Hello, I'm Linda Kennedy,
a journalist and multimedia communications professional
from Salt Lake City, Utah.
a journalist and multimedia communications professional
from Salt Lake City, Utah.
SELECTED WORK
Editorial/Content Marketing: Prince William Living Magazine
Digital Storytelling: Master's in Journalism, Harvard Extension School
Utah Volunteers_Calvary Chapel SL_5 min._L.Kennedy_092522.mp4Storytelling Video: UServeUtah and CalvaryChapel Salt Lake, 2020.
While COVID-19 permanently closed several churches in Salt Lake City, Utah, Calvary Chapel, Salt Lake (CalvarySLC), kept its doors open by becoming a food bank, and despite the controversy surrounding a controversial presidential election, participated in Donald Trump's Farmers to Families Food Box Program. It became so popular in Salt Lake that CalvarySLC quickly drew additional donations from local grocers, and expanded their outreach by forming the Utah Food For Families organization. The story is a backdrop to this report about how t Utahans' service-oriented values garner numerous Americorps awards year after year.
Storytelling Podcast: Andrea McCarren/Raising America's Vet Dogs.
2022 Gracie Award, Alliance for Women in Media
How could a simple line item on a bucket list save a life? Andrea McCarren, an award-winning veteran journalist, has the answer to that. I had the rare opportunity to interview Andrea and her colleagues to obtain the most intimate details about her journey raising service dogs for our military's wounded war veterans. She shares how one volunteer effort to raise a service dog transformed her entire life and is now defining her legacy.
"I'm proud of my age. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I care much less about what people think of me - I'm more confident, and my career has shifted into a laser focus on the cause." -Andrea McCarren
Social Media: Alliance for Women in Media
Harvard Extension School Global Ambassador 2020 - 2022
Few honors in my life compare to being selected as one of 19 Harvard Extension School students worldwide to serve as a Harvard Extension School Global Ambassador.
I worked with the Associate Dean of Students, academic advisors, and officers of the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) to develop, plan, and execute inclusive student events. It was inspiring to see a plan on paper develop into gatherings that brought our global community together for networking and friendship. Being able to utilize my editorial and marketing skills for my community was a rare privilege and I will always appreciate them for their belief in me as their HES Global Ambassador.
Above all, meeting and working with HES leaders and students around the globe was
a treasured experience. Please enjoy looking at how our community came together below, and the ways we learned how to make a difference.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift.
The purpose of life is to give it away.”
— William Shakespeare
Global Ambassador Events: Harvard Extension School
Editorial/Content Marketing: Lifetime Channel/WGU #SHEDIDTHAT
Note: I produced the editorial component of these #SHEDIDTHAT stories. The video components were produced by other digital professionals for WGU and Lifetime.
Editorial/Content Marketing: WGU, Hey Teach!
Data-driven Infographics: Visual.ly
100 College Final_Draft.pdf"America As 100 College Students" for the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
why youre still bored.pdf"Social Media Malaise" for Delvv
InfographicMCAFEE V2.pdf"Phishing Deceives the Masses" for McAfee
Managing Editor: Sandy Chamber of Commerce Sandy Style
Associate Editor: Utah Business Magazine, Business Utah, Wasatch IQ
Contributor: World Trade Center Utah
Associate Editor: Utah Business Magazine, Business Utah, Wasatch IQ
Contributor: World Trade Center Utah
Sandy Style: Managing Editor
Utah Business Magazine: Associate Editor
Business in Utah: Contributing Editor
New York Times Journal Pressroom, Circa 1930s. Free for use.
Before the 21st century and digital archives, newsrooms included rows of filing cabinets loaded with thousands of photos and news clippings. They called those rooms "the morgue" or "the tombs."
That's where I worked my first newsroom-related jobs in college; I helped reporters dig up references to the past from newsroom libraries at the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On the side, I covered local figure skating events. You can see some of that work here.
On the side, I covered local figure skating events. You can see some of that work here.
kennedy.t.linda@gmail.com
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