Roger Gilson

300 Main Street Rosendale, NY 12472
Website: https://theotherhudsonvalley.com/
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Professional Experience

Journalist and creative writer reporting on politics, culture and the environment in New York's Hudson Valley.

Expertise

Reporter
6 Years
Writer
15 Years
Web Developer
3 Years

Specialty

Environment & Nature
4 Years
Politics
6 Years
Crime
2 Years

Industries


Newspaper - Local/Regional
3 Years
Online/new media
4 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The River Newsroom (10+), The Other Hudson Valley (10+), The Register Star (10+), The Legislative Gazette (10+), Chronogram Magazine (1-2), Broke-Ass Stuart (1-2), New York City Pudding (Defunct) (10+)

Technical Skills

Wordpress CODEX, Targeted Advertising, SEO, Avid (basic)

Computer Skills

Word, InDesign

Equipment

Digital Camera/Equipment, Laptop

Awards

New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest - 2016 Runner-up for the Series "Cold Cases"

Associations

New York Press Association member as publisher of The Other Hudson Valley

Showcase

General

Investigative article about problem gambling and the potential negative effects of opening casinos in upstate New York.
Profile of Peter Wing, who has spent the last 45 years constructing a castle out of found materials.
Literary journalism piece about Mysteryland USA, a multi-day Dutch electronic festival held on grounds of Bethel Woods, the site of the original Woodstock.
Piece about Ebola and New York state officials' preparations to deal with the disease.