I am seeking work that challenges my wide-ranging skills, where I can help produce stories with data analysis and presentation, create tools like web scrapers or add graphical flair and interactivity to news content.
Shane LaGesse
Download PDFJournalist and developer specializing in data visualization and news applications. See more at shanelagesse.com.
Work Experience
Euractiv | Brussels, Belgium | May 2025–Aug. 2025
Reporter/Developer Intern. Reported on EU Commission and Brussels. Produced front-page graphics and in-story data visualizations. Programmed web scrapers & Slack alerts, automated social media posting.
Missourian Newspaper | Columbia, MO | Aug. 2022–May 2026
Developer. Created Python tools to automate election data gathering. Developed a modular version for reporters to create web scrapers.
Reporter, State beat + General Assignment. Covered the Missouri State Senate race and other election topics, as well as regular G.A. shifts.
U.S. News & World Report | Washington, D.C. | May 2023–Aug. 2023
Education Reporting Intern. Reported and wrote articles on higher education with advice for prospective and current students.
LavidaCo Communications | Washington, DC | 2020–present
Designer, developer. Automated data pipelines with Python. Created websites, data visualizations and interactive tools for newsrooms and individuals.
Maneater Student Newspaper | Columbia, MO | Aug. 2022–May 2024
Digital Production Editor/News Reporter. Redesigned the Maneater website, set up digital advertising as a revenue stream, and created an interactive landing page for the magazine. Covered local/campus news.
Agenda Watch | BigLocalNews, Stanford University | Summer 2023
With Reynolds Journalism Institute, gathered metadata.
Projects See more at shanelagesse.com
Who Owns the Flavor? | 2026
Developed custom CMS and frontend hosting interactive news content for a long-form culinary investigative project. HTML, CSS, JavaScript with Node.js.
Rappahannock Floodplain Map | 2025
Virginia Press Assoc. Best in Show, non-daily graphic. Created an interactive map of the floodplain in Rappahannock county, searchable by address. HTML, CSS, JavaScript with Node.js, Leaflet.
Education
University of Missouri – Columbia | Honors College | 2026
Bachelor of Journalism; Computer Science, IT and Japanese minors
Université Libre de Bruxelles – Brussels, Belgium | Work/study summer 2025
Sophia University – Tokyo, Japan | Study abroad spring/summer 2024