Newspaper Reporter Resumes in US-Michigan-Ann Arbor: Christopher

Newspaper Reporter Resume

Contact Candidate

Name:

Christopher

Location:

US-Michigan-Ann Arbor

Experience:

1-3 yrs

Most Recent Job Title:

Newspaper Reporter

Objective:

To find a paid position at a video game website or publication.

Resume Text:

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

A dedicated, talented writer with a solid journalism background. Pays particularly close attention to accuracy and deadlines, and always strives to do the best job he can on an assignment. Good worth ethic. Experienced with a wide variety of stories, including hard news, features, sports, governmental meetings and movie and video game reviews.

EXPERIENCE:

"The Clare Sentinel" (January 2006 to November 2008) Reporter for weekly newspaper. Wrote approximately 13 stories per week, including hard news, feature stories and sports. Covered government agency meetings (city/town, county and school board) and interviewed public officials (including law enforcement officers, government officials and teachers) for stories. Also took photos at meetings and at high school football games. Also covered breaking news stories. Took pride in accuracy and my ability to meet deadlines.

Video game review blog (Started in June 2007)

Wrote reviews of XBox, XBox 360, Playstation 2 and Wii games as I completed them in my spare time. Address: midmichigangamergeek.blogspot.com.

"Clare County Cleaver" (October 2005 to December 2005)

General assignment reporter for weekly paper. Wrote hard news and feature stories, covered meetings of government agencies (city/town and county), interviewed and wrote feature stories about public officials, teachers and others.

"CM-Life," Central Michigan University (August 2003 to May 2005)

Video game reviewer. On average, four reviews per month.

JOURNALISM COURSES:

Reporting, editing, information gathering, media law, international and cross-cultural communications, graphics and visual communications, and similar courses.

OTHER WRITING:

Wrote three Star Wars fan fiction stories (80-100 pages), several RPG adventures. Submitted a Shadowrun fan fiction story to an online fiction-writing contest.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Quark Express, iPhoto

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant; Journalism Major

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