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EXPERIENCE
Reporter, Lodi News-Sentinel, Lodi, Calif., June 2006-Feb. 2007
- City planning reporter. Beat included land development, environmental issues and the wine industry. Wrote 2-3 stories daily, including at least one in-depth piece per week. Assisted with compiling, writing and editing weekly Real Estate tabloid.
Reporter, The Daily Democrat, Woodland, Calif., Aug. 2005-June 2006
- General assignment reporter. Beat included education, crime and the courts. Wrote 2-3 stories daily and a weekly technology column. Assisted with obituaries and features. Participated in weekly news broadcast by local public access station.
Assistant Editor/Blog Editor, Prosper, Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 2005-Aug. 2005
- Assisted with fact checking, research and copyediting. Wrote “Talk of the Region” section. Developed and edited front and back of book. Prepared monthly editorial profile for marketing.
- Edited blog, updated Web site, contacted possible bloggers, posted press releases and blogs to Web site and attended events to promote the magazine.
Reporter/Columnist, The State Hornet, Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 2004-May 2005
- Student government reporter. Attended weekly meetings of student governing body and wrote 2-4 stories weekly.
- Wrote weekly opinion column by deadline. Covered local and national current topics. Assisted in editing process.
FREELANCE JOURNALISM
Policy Today, San Francisco; Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento, Calif.; Comstock’s, Sacramento, Calif.; Courthouse News Services, Sacramento, Calif.; Jane and Jane, Sacramento, Calif.
EDUCATION
B.A. Journalism, California State University, Sacramento, May 2005
B.A. French, California State University, Sacramento, May 2005
Study Abroad Program, University of Paris, Nanterre, Fall 2003
SKILLS
Computer: MAC & PC literate, Adobe Photoshop, some HTML and Web design, typing speed 75 wpm.
Language: Strong editing and writing skills; familiar with AP, MLA and Chicago styles; proficient in speaking/writing/reading French.
ACTIVITIES
Sacramento Press Club
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