Daniel Barletta
28 Overlea Ave., Saugus, MA 01906
(617) 797‑8932 | danielmbarletta@gmail.com
Education
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism May 2021
Communication Minor
GPA: 3.96/4.00
Honors and Awards: Sophomore Honors, Dean’s List, New England Scholar, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Barbara Hill Journalism Award, Sheehan Memorial Scholarship
Journalism Experience
The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT August 2018-May 2021
Sports Editor and Staff Writer
- Lead the sports section by supervising a team of writers, creating weekly budgets, assigning beats and stories and running meetings
- Cover UConn men’s basketball, men’s and women’s hockey, softball, women’s soccer, cross country and women’s lacrosse teams by attending games and writing game previews, recaps and feature stories on players and coaches
- Write other articles on college and professional sports, including a weekly column, for newspaper and website
- Read and edit all stories for AP style, grammar, spelling and other errors for the paper’s final production
- Design the layout of the newspaper’s sports section with articles, pictures and headlines for print
UCTV Student Television, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT April 2018-May 2021
Sports Department Member
- Film and report on games for UConn basketball, soccer, baseball and other sports
- Manage social media pages while at games
- Make packages and highlight reels of games using video editing software
- Appear on and help produce sports talk and debate shows
UConn Athletics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT August 2019-May 2021
Feature Writer
- Interview athletes from various sports and write feature stories on them for UConn Huskies website
- Cover news conferences and events for game advances or other articles
- Began a “Getting to Know the Freshmen” interview series with the football and hockey teams
MassLive, Springfield, MA October 2020-May 2021
High School Sports Clerk
- Receive scores and stats for high school games in Western Massachusetts and put them into a database that keeps track of each team’s schedule and every player’s stats
- Write stories about some of the most important games of the day as well as feature stories about athletes in the area
This Week in Worcester, Worcester, MA April-August 2019
Boston Sports Correspondent
- Wrote weekly articles recapping Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics game results and news
Gatehouse Media, Danvers, MA June-August 2018
Sports Department Intern
- Covered high school tournament games of all spring sports (baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse) in Greater Boston
- Conducted post-game interviews and wrote game stories published in local papers and on websites
- Recorded/produced podcasts and wrote weekly columns on the Red Sox
- Wrote feature stories on summer baseball teams
Other Experience
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT August-December 2018
Honors First Year Experience Facilitator
- Worked with co-facilitator to create plans for class and come up with activities to keep students engaged
- Acted as a mentor to first-year honors students and helped them adjust to life on campus
Skills
Journalistic: Writing on deadline, AP style, interviewing, sports history knowledge, camera work
Computer: WordPress; Final Cut Pro; Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Audition and InDesign; Excel, SEO
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook