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Gatini Tinsley


	Professional/Personal Overview

	- Write articles for various corporate communications vehicles, including a beauty-related article on the importance of sun protection for women of color for a monthly employee publication for Detroit’s largest hospital network - Produce two cultural affairs shows monthly and four specials per year for Detroit Public Access Television, reaching an audience of over 200,000 across eight cities in Southeast Michigan - Wrote two beauty and health feature articles monthly for Unlock Magazine, a regional print and web publication; produced beauty stories ranging from a seasonal piece on Dior shimmers to a piece on how to select the right shade of red MAC lipstick based on skin tone -Wrote news stories, interviewed subjects on- and off-camera and helped produce up to five stories daily for Detroit’s largest news station (owned by Post-Newsweek)

Work Info

Expertise
Reporter	4 Years
Writer	4 Years
TV Reporter	5 Years
Specialty
Women's Issues	5 Years
Human Interests Articles	5 Years
Beauty	5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

5 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

MIRROR NEWS (11+), WDIV LOCAL 4 NEWS (11+), WILX CHANNEL 10 NEWS (11+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE (3-5), FERNDALE COURRIER (3-5), FOCUS HOPE CORPORATE NEWS LETTER (1-2)

Other Work History

COMMUNITY MEDIA NETWORK TELEVISION: 11+PROJECTS

Computer Skills

I-NEWS, IDESIGN, PRO

Technical Skills

AVID, FINAL CUT PRO

References

Brooke Blackwell (WDIV)
Kevin Reagan (WILX)

Associations

National Association of Black Journalists
Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Other

Certification in Public Broadcasting at
Detroit Public Access
Community Media Network

Freelancer Availability

I freelance full-time. I live near Detroit, MI. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.

Work Samples

Side of Bacon (Mirror News, Michigan Chronicle, Metro Times, 4/27/2012)
	Side of Bacon (Michigan Chronicle/Ferndale Courrier/Mirror News, 4/27/2012) Unexpected Savory Desserts
Feature Story
	Journalism: The Dangerous Truth Part 2 (Mirror News, 3/16/2012) Exposing the medias lack of responsibility for journalists in danger.
	Journalism: The Dangerous Truth (Mirror News, 3/1/2012) Exposure of the dangers of reporting in foreign countries