Nikki Haslett

Multimedia Journalist, Editor, Writer

United States

Hello! My name is Nikki Haslett and I'm a recent first-generation honors graduate from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

While obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in English writing and a minor in journalism, I have taken on a variety of thoughtful, interesting, and engaging topics during my college career; I was the first staff member to write on WCU's decision to move to remote instruction during the initial COVID-19 lockdown, interviewed local clothing sellers for a fashion magazine I created in my journalism practicum, and reported on the possible threats to Roe v. Wade and reproductive healthcare resources under SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Aside from my experience in copyediting, research and news writing under ethical standards, I've worked with multimedia tools to tell stories in other ways, such as Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Audition, Canva and Premiere.

As a result, I gained both in-person and digital newsroom experience, having published 30+ articles under Her Campus and The Quad Student News Service. In 2020, I was nominated for the Keystone Press Award for an article I co-wrote, titled “Local Universities Face Mass Faculty Layoffs,” and received public recognition by the senior editors and executive board of Her Campus at West Chester for my piece on the Farmers' Protest in New Delhi.

I am currently seeking editorial opportunities for digital/print publications. Feel free to email or message me and thank you for taking a chance to read my work!

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Portfolio

Projects

Semester Project
12/16/2021
SNAPSHOT! Mag

A single-issue digital fashion magazine I created for my final semester in my journalism program at WCU. I used Adobe Photoshop and InDesign to create and style each article spread.

The Quad Articles

The Quad
12/06/21
The Life and Legacy of Virgil Abloh

Last Sunday on Nov. 28, 2021, Off-White founder/designer and artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear collection, Virgil Abloh, passed away from a rare form of cancer at only 41 years old.

The Quad
11/08/2021
A Day in the Life of a Depop Seller

Have you heard the saying, "one man's trash is another man's treasure?" Well, as Gen-Z and millennials created a surge in popularity of sustainable shopping methods like thrifting and using resale platforms such as Depop, Thredup and Poshmark in recent years, the phrase rings absolutely true.

The Quad
09/13/2021
A campus vs. COVID-19

For the very first time since classes were moved to remote platforms on March 10, 2020, all students of West Chester University convened for in-person classes last Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, commencing the start of the Fall 2021 semester.