Ryan Struyk

Lead CNN's strategic efforts to integrate artificial intelligence across editorial and newsgathering operations—empowering journalists to use AI to report distinctive stories, leveraging AI to streamline editorial workflows and educating the newsroom to use AI with creativity and integrity.

Managed editorial direction and production for CNN’s flagship Sunday political program—guiding show planning and strategy, leading and developing a team of producers and collaborating with senior executives and anchors on high-profile interviews, presidential debates and special events. Filled in as executive producer when needed.

CNN's lead political interview producer. Wrote hard-hitting interview questions for dozens of presidential candidates, senior members of Congress, Cabinet members and foreign heads of state for flagship Sunday public affairs show, presidential debates and key special events. Filled in as executive producer when needed.

Produced interview segments for top newsmakers with tough, creative questions to break news for flagship Sunday show, presidential debates, and key special events. Conducted comprehensive research on virtually every domestic and foreign policy issue. Managed control room logistics including timing shows, writing banners and coordinating remote shots.

Spearheaded editorial oversight of the CNN Politics mobile app—producing daily data-driven editions, helping launch version 3.0, and crafting push notifications and editorial guidance for major stories. Pitched and wrote data-driven digital articles for politics with innovative computational analysis. Contributed to the development and interpretation of CNN public opinion polling.

Coordinated political research on public opinion polling, campaign finance, advertising and delegate scenarios. Wrote breaking news and enterprise stories across platforms including television, digital, radio and social. Led post-election initiative to combat and fact-check fake news on Facebook.

Reported daily for the Idaho AP wire—writing clear, concise copy on tight deadlines and publishing two to three stories per day. Monitored legislative agendas for breaking developments, exercised strong news judgment and built a trusted network of lawmakers, staff and lobbyists.

Developed expertise in survey methodology by writing questionnaires, analyzing crosstabs, and interpreting polling data. Analyzed exit polls for key Senate races on Election Night 2014 and launched a newsroom-wide strategy to share suggested social posts with hundreds of ABC News staff members.

Wrote two to three political stories per week for ABCNews.com, ranging from hard news coverage of press events to data-driven analyses of Congress. Developed a social strategy that tripled engagement on the ABC Politics Facebook page.

Pioneered new publication workflow to publish three times per week online rather than weekly in print. Managed team of 12 editors and 80 student writers. (Promoted from Online Editor, 2013)

Wrote two articles per month on regional groups of churches and covered the denomination's annual weeklong governance meetings in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Wrote on-air scripts and digital articles in a top-40 market while assisting the investigative team with interviews, research, and live coverage of breaking news events.

Reported for a regional news carrier with a 180,000-home circulation, covering city commission meetings, school board sessions and primary elections.

Gained hands-on experience with YieldManager, NetSuite, and Google AdX while reviewing ads for suitability and helping set up live advertising campaigns.

Taught a personalized 100-level news literacy course to help students analyze media, bias and democracy in modern media. Earned above-average course evaluations for effective teaching, useful feedback, clear expectations and respectful rapport—with one student noting it was “the most applicable class I have taken at Carroll.”

Designed and taught a 200-level feature journalism course focused on writing long-form stories for digital and print audiences. Developed an original syllabus and assignments and hosted various nationally-recognized guest speakers. 93% of students gave overall "excellent" rating for instructor in course evaluations.