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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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Ten years of editorial experience, including copy editing, proofreading, reporting, line editing, fact checking, background research and everything in between. I am great at tweaking copy to fit and finessing layout and heds (in any format web, InDesign, InCopy, Word, LotusNotes, etc.).
As a reporter, I also am skilled at dissecting reports, legislation, legal opinions and other political minutiae and crafting the details into a well-researched, jargon-free story.
My reporting coverage includes environmental issues, science writing, federal and state government, politics, court opinions and litigation, financial regulations, educational policy and medical and health issues. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Copy Editor |
8 Years |
| Editor |
10 Years |
| Reporter |
10 Years |
Specialty |
| Environment & Nature |
9 Years |
| Law |
9 Years |
| Politics |
9 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
10 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Thompson Publishing Group (11+), Nikkei English News (3-5), Patch.com (3-5) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Center for Reproductive Rights (3-5) |
Other Work History
Previous freelance work for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Internships at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and for the four-color magazine for the American Society for Engineering Education. |
Computer Skills
Word, InDesign, InCopy, Excel, basic HTML, extensive Mac and Windows desktop publishing experience |
Technical Skills
Master of AP style, experience with Chicago and MLA styles. Also experience with Bluebook legal citations. |
Equipment
Laptop, camera, tape recorder |
References
Available upon request. |
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. |
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| Work Samples |
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Reporting Samples |
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 8/1/2010)
Recent issue of the monthly Clean Air Permit Managers Guide. Stories include EPA's adoption of a new sulfur dioxide standard, a proposal to replace the Bush administration's interstate transport rule for power plant emissions, and EPA's rejection of Texas's air permitting program.
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 7/1/2009)
See page 2 for a detailed analysis of federal renewable fuels policy and regulations. The proposed changes would affect ethanol fuels and gas stations.
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 2/1/2009)
See Page 6. Story concerns a Clean Air Act issue of concern to a niche audience. Article features multiple interviews.
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 6/1/2008)
See page 3 of this Newsletter. The reporting and writing of this enterprise story began with a tip from a source. The tip eventually was confirmed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after numerous phone calls and emails.
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 3/1/2006)
See page 2 of the Newsletter for my reporting on oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning an important Clean Water Act issue.
The article was written for a niche audience concerned with environmental issues.
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(Thompson Publishing Group, 5/1/2008)
Example of editing in PDF of an eight-page newsletter. Corrections to AP style, line edits, headline rewrites, etc.
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Current Resume |
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(Kelly J Gordon, 8/3/2010)
Feel free to download my current resume.
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