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Caitlin Yilek

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Politics reporter at CBS News Digital

  • Education

    • University of portland

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      B.a. spanish, german

  • Experience

    • The beacon

      Aug 2010 - May 2011
      Staff reporter

      + Interviewed students and staff for weekly story assignments. + Researched and pitched story ideas. + Attended weekly story planning and critique meetings. + Worked closely with editors and adviser to ensure quality of stories. + Made necessary edits to stories.

    • The beacon

      Aug 2011 - May 2012

      + Contacted/solicited to clubs, individuals and groups to write opinions articles and commentaries. + Wrote the weekly editorial on behalf of the editorial board. + Responsible for design and editing articles within Opinions section. + Attended weekly story planning and critique meetings. + Researched and pitched story ideas. + Managed The Beacon's Facebook and Twitter accounts. + Crowd sourced for reporters and story ideas.

      • Opinions Editor

        Aug 2011 - May 2012

      • Social Media Manager

        Aug 2011 - May 2012

    • St. cloud times media

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2015

      + Edited stories and social media posts for grammar, content, accuracy and AP style. Fact-checked articles. + Pulled stories from state, regional and AP wires. Researched and pitched wire stories to editors for the front page. + Pitched and wrote occasional news stories based on Census data. + Employee representative on the editorial board with the publisher, executive editor and opinion editor. + Wrote editorials about local and national issues that affected the St. Cloud area. Filled in for the opinion editor when he took vacation. Show less

      • Lead Producer (digital + social media editor)

        Feb 2015 - Sept 2015

      • Producer (digital + social media editor)

        Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

      • Copy Editor

        Jun 2012 - Oct 2014

    • The hill

      Oct 2015 - Nov 2016
      Social media curator

      + Wrote tweets and Facebook posts, often rewriting headlines and changing photos to maximize engagement. + Pitched and wrote blog posts, especially on topics that had the potential to increase traffic and engagement. + Enhanced stories with video and social media embeds. + Monitored Tweetdeck and CrowdTangle to identify emerging trends.

    • Washington examiner

      Nov 2016 - Jul 2020

      + Covered breaking news, events and court proceedings (Yujing Zhang, Maria Butina) in a quick and accurate manner. + Interviewed sources and built source relationships.+ Served as unofficial East Wing correspondent. Wrote pool reports and traveled with the first lady to her events around the U.S. + Covered 2020 presidential candidates from the campaign trail and Wisconsin candidates during the 2018 midterm elections. + Used PACER on a near-daily basis to follow cases connected to Chinese espionage. Show less

      • Breaking news reporter

        Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

      • Senior digital engagement editor

        Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

      • Social media producer

        Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

    • Cbs news

      Dec 2020 - now

      + Shaped CBS Evening News' reporting from the broadcast into web-friendly articles. + Wrote and sent push alerts to the CBS News app and Apple News. Also wrote and sent email alerts and video push alerts to smart devices. + Reported and wrote articles on news of the day, court cases involving (alleged) espionage, and newsmaker interviews that aired on CBS Evening News and CBS News Streaming. + Managed CBS Evening News' YouTube channel, writing headlines and captions for videos, sharing community posts, uploading YouTube Stories, etc. Show less

      • Politics Reporter

        Feb 2023 - now

      • Digital Content Producer

        Dec 2020 - Feb 2023

    • National press foundation

      Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
      Paul miller reporting fellow

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • American council on the teaching of foreign languages-certified intermediate mid german

      Mar 2012

    • American council on the teaching of foreign languages-certified intermediate mid spanish

      Mar 2012

    • Österreichisches sprachdiplom

      Apr 2010

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Caitlin Yilek
      Collegiate Newspaper Contest Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association 2012 First Place, Best Columnist Second Place, Best ReviewHonorable Mention, Best Section (Opinions)Honorable Mention, Best Editorial
    • Awarded to Caitlin Yilek
      Gold Circle Award Columbia Scholastic Press Association 2012 Second Place, Editorial WritingThird Place, Personal Opinion
    • Awarded to Caitlin Yilek
      National Mark of Excellence Award Society of Professional Journalists 2012 First Place, Editorial Writing (small school division)
    • Awarded to Caitlin Yilek
      Regional Mark of Excellence Award Society of Professional Journalists 2011 First Place, Editorial Writing (4-year college/university)
    • Awarded to Caitlin Yilek
      Regional Mark of Excellence Award Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Third Place, Breaking News Reporting (4-year college/university)