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Sergio Hernandez: Experience

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SERGIO HERNANDEZ
525 WE S T 133RD S TRE E T, APT. 7 B , NE W YORK, NE W YORK 1 0 0 2 7
! 646 . 5 80 . 2 75 5 S E RGI O@CE RE AL COMMAS . COM
www. c e r e a l c omma s . c om
EXPERI ENCE
CURRENT
NEW YORK, NY
THE WEEK
SENIOR BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITOR (2013): Write and edit a four-page section each
week, covering business, economic, personal finance, and technology news for a
newsmagazine with a circulation of 525,000. Contributing writer for TheWeek.com,
reaching an audience of 11.8 million monthly unique visitors.
2011- 2013
NEW YORK, NY
PROPUBLI CA
CONTRIBUTOR (2012-2013): Won the 2014 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Digital
Journalism Article for a yearlong investigation into nationwide criminal prosecutions
targeting people with HIV/AIDS. Was a bylined and contributing reporter on Out of Order,
an 18-month investigation into prosecutorial abuses and oversight failures among New
York City district attorneys which was the runner-up for a 2014 John Jay College/H.F.
Guggenheim Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Award and a finalist for the 2013
Livingston Award for Excellence in Local Reporting.

REPORTING INTERN (2011): Fact-checked and contributed reporting to stories about nuclear
safety; civil rights disparities in public education and death investigation standards for
child and elder deaths. Reported and wrote explainers and blog posts about breaking
national stories.
2012
NEW YORK, NY
THE DAI LY
REPORTER/PRODUCER: Covered breaking national news and reported enterprise features
including a monthslong investigation into the illegal offshore tax shelter industryfor
News Corps first-of-its-kind, daily national publication for iPad and digital touchscreen
platforms.
20102011
NEW YORK, NY
VI LLAGE VOI CE
REPORTER: Reported a long-form investigative feature about the NYPDs systemic failure to
comply with freedom of information laws. Covered breaking local news and wrote features
for Runnin Scared blog, with an emphasis on city crime and politics. Independently filed
and won a two-and-a-half-year Freedom of Information lawsuit against Mayor Michael
Bloombergs office, exposing the citys efforts to promote the controversial appointment
of publishing executive Cathie Black as city schools chancellor.
2010
NEW YORK, NY
GAWKER MEDI A
REPORTER: Filed original stories and blog posts covering entertainment, government and
national affairs, and crime.
EDUCATI ON
NEW YORK UNI VERSI TY
Bachelor of Arts: Journalism, Psychology (May, 2010)
SKI LLS
Copyediting: AP, Chicago, Bluebook, and house styles; Data: Microsoft Excel, IBM SPSS
Statistics; Research: freedom of information law, public records and databases, library-
and web-based (LexisNexis, Accurint, ProQuest, Westlaw, PACER, etc.) academic and legal
research; Multimedia, Design, and Web: DSLR photography, Adobe Creative Suite, Final
Cut Pro, Audacity, HTML/CSS, Content Management Systems; Social Engagement: SEO,
Twitter, Facebook; Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish; elementary Japanese.
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SERGIO HERNANDEZ
525 WE S T 133RD S TRE E T, APT. 7 B , NE W YORK, NE W YORK 1 0 0 2 7
! 646 . 5 80 . 2 75 5 S E RGI O@CE RE AL COMMAS . COM
www. c e r e a l c omma s . c om
AWARDS &
HONORS
2014 GLAAD MEDI A AWARD, WI NNER
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALISM ARTICLE: Won for Sex, Lies and HIV: When What You
Dont Tell Your Partner is a Crime, a yearlong project investigating the criminal
prosecution of people with HIV. The award was ProPublicas first GLAAD award, which
honors media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and
issues that affect their lives. (BuzzFeed/ProPublica)
2013 LI VI NGSTON AWARD FOR YOUNG JOURNALI STS, FI NALI ST
EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL REPORTING: Bylined and contributing reporter on Out of Order, a
series investigating prosecutorial misconduct and attorney discipline in New York City. The
series was honored as a finalist for the 2013 Livingston Award for Young Journalists,
which recognizes outstanding achievement by professionals under the age of 35 in local,
national, and international reporting. (ProPublica)
2014 JOHN JAY COLLEGE/H. F. GUGGENHEI M EXCELLENCE I N CRI MI NAL
JUSTI CE REPORTI NG AWARD, RUNNER- UP
SERIES: Bylined and contributing reporter on Out of Order, a series investigating
prosecutorial misconduct and attorney discipline in New York City. (ProPublica)
2012 ONLI NE JOURNALI SM AWARD, FI NALI ST
EXPLANATORY REPORTING: Contributed reporting to The Opportunity Gap, an interactive
news application exploring how minority and low-income students have less access to
advanced coursework in U.S. public schools. The project was a finalist for the Online News
Associations 2012 Online Journalism Award for Explanatory Reporting, honoring
excellence in digital journalism. (ProPublica)
MEMBERSHI PS
Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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