Alec Snyder
Congressional Reporter
he/him

POLITICO Pro

Legislative Compass Reporter

2022 - present

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• Scrutinize and analyze major legislation in Congress across half of POLITICO Pro’s 14 policy verticals.

• Maintain source network for and beat report on policy and legislation within the technology, cyber, health care, legal affairs, energy, transportation, agriculture, sustainability, cannabis and, previously, defense, education and financial services sectors.

• Write in-depth bill analyses that include bill provisions and news elements for POLITICO Pro Premium subscribers.

• Author POLITICO Pro’s daily “Day Ahead” newsletter on prominent stories and policy measures on Capitol Hill.

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CQ Roll Call

Committee Reporter

2021 - 2022

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• Wrote stories on, describe bills, amendments and nominations and track votes for congressional committee markups.

• Maintained source network for and beat report on transportation, natural resources and agricultural congressional committees.

• Collaborated with editors and deputy editors on committees team to review all bill, amendment and nomination descriptions.

• Analyzed specific bills in-depth and profiled congressional members and candidates with other CQ research reporting teams.

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CNN

News Assistant

2019 - 2021

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• Tracked and reported on legislation in various states impacting election integrity and security, voting reforms and voting accessibility under CNN's new Voting Rights team, as of March 2021.

• Newsgathered for story pitches, breaking news and alerts and enterprise stories for CNN’s Northeast coverage.

• Wrote stories for CNN’s Digital and Trending Teams and collaborated with editors and The Row to ensure content quality. 

• Interviewed sources and analyzed documents independently or in tandem with producers for digital and broadcast stories.

• Produced look-live and run-of-network on-air hits for correspondents and reporters in the field and in flash studios.

• Curated and flagged content for network or affiliate reporting and generate counterprogramming for the network.

• Ingested video and orchestrated rolling feeds on proprietary platforms for CNN-wide use in broadcast and digital stories.

• Transcribed news conferences, press gaggles and correspondent interviews for network-wide reference and use.

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The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette

Growth and Development Reporter

2018

 

• Organized and reported a three-part story series exposing wrongdoing that led to interim county administrator’s resignation.

• Specially selected to collaborate with projects team on investigation against Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office practices.

• Studied and monitored rapid housing, construction, business and population growth trends throughout Beaufort County, SC.

• Beat reported on Beaufort County and Bluffton, SC councils and attended committee and subcommittee meetings.

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MediaFile

Politics and Business Staff Writer

2016 - 2018

 

• Analyzed media coverage on interpretation of U.S. political news, including within Congress and the White House.

• Scrutinized media business dealings and their effects on the news and coverage their audiences consume.

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GW-TV

Anchor, Reporter and Writer

​2016 - 2018

 

• Filmed news packages, reported on campus and DC news, and anchored campus news show “GWeek.” 

• On-air fact-checked, wrote broadcast script, and directed control room for campus political debate show “Colonial Crossfire.”

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CBS News

CBS Evening News Production Intern

2017

 

• Fact-checked broadcast scripts and logged audio and video footage for news packages.

• Edited footage down to sound bites for producers on FORK Production Client and inserted transcriptions on ENPS.

• Cultivated and maintained contact with sources for breaking news and investigative stories.

• Scheduled interviews with sources for evening newscast and researched information for reporter questions.

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CBS News

Investigative Unit Intern

2017

 

• Sifted through police records and interviewed sources via Nexis and PACER to profile congressional baseball shooter.

• Data mined and created Excel databases for Kushner financial holdings and opioid overdose and death toll trends by state.

• Interviewed officials and doctors for “60 Minutes” story on opioid deaths in six of the highest overdose-death-rate states.

• Greeted and prepped interview guests for exclusive stories on Trump administration policies and practices.

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WJLA-TV

Investigative Unit Intern

​2017

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• Produced “7 on Your Side” phone banks and connected viewers with topic industry experts.

• Non-linear edited and spliced footage and b-roll on Adobe Premiere Pro for sweeps investigation packages.

• Enhanced photographs on Adobe Photoshop for still b-roll and blow-up graphics over story narration audio.

• Determined newsworthiness of viewer tip line stories and verified validity of their disputes.

• Coordinated field interviews and collaborated with reporters to complete watchdog and consumer alert stories.

• Provided input on social media presence and filmed Facebook Live coverage of in-house events and field stories.

 

 

WRGW Radio

News Anchor and Producer

​2015 - 2016

 

• Anchored and ran nightly news broadcasts. Assigned national, international, local, and campus news stories to fellow anchors.

• Operated control room and managed sound board and audio levels. Covered and wrote online content for student performance ​group beat at gwradio.news.com.

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Bleacher Report

Philadelphia Phillies Featured Columnist

2011 - 2014

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• Authored nearly 200 articles, publishing at least one article weekly, usually in slideshow format, on the Philadelphia Phillies.

• Occasionally covered Major League Baseball (MLB) and other specific MLB teams.