CAROLINE
SWEENEY

RESUME
In January of 2022, Caroline ended her local journalism career.
Her time in newsrooms led her to a Media Coach position with Minneapolis-based communications firm Media Minefield. In August of 2022, she started a Master's of Public Affairs at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
EMPLOYMENT:
WEWS News 5: Cleveland, OH
January 2020 - January 2022
-- Reporter/MMJ
KCTV5 News: Kansas City
November 2016 - November 2019
-- Reporter/MMJ
KSNT News: Topeka, KS
May 2015- October 2016
-- Anchor & MMJ
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Topeka, KS
July 2014 – May 2015
-- Breaking news reporter
The Pottstown Mercury: Pottstown, PA
January 2013 – July 2014
-- Breaking news reporter
AWARDS:
2020 Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award
2019 Region 5 Murrow: Large Market Television Newscast
KC Press Club Bronze Award for deadline reporting/breaking news/spot news: Corporal Jason Harwood slaying
PAPME 2nd Place – Enterprise Reporting and October 2013 DFMie: “Concussions in girls: The hit, the reaction, the reality” series
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence award: Region 7 – First Place
Bill Brown Award for Outstanding Collegian Journalist Staff Management
EDUCATION:
Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS
Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications, May 2010
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, August 2012