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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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An award-winning health journalist, blogger, published author, Gormley has covered everything from nuclear respositories to natural beauty, from Chinas trade policies to health-food trends. Gormley is your health-content editorial guru. |
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Editor |
18 Years |
| Reporter |
11 Years |
| Writer |
18 Years |
Specialty |
| Health |
18 Years |
| Lifestyle |
11 Years |
| Medicine |
18 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
18 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Alive magazine (3-5), Great Life magazine (1-2), IDG/Taste for Life Publications (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
NOW Foods (11+), Wakunaga (6-10), Nutrition 21 (3-5), Maypro (3-5), Martek Biosciences (1-2) |
Other Work History
[see resume please] |
Computer Skills
IT/WEB SKILLS
MS Office Suite (including Excel and Powerpoint)
Mac OS (including basic InDesign and Quark) |
Technical Skills
Online blogging via Blogger and WordPress (e.g., Health Books Navigator)
Online reporting (e.g., American Chronicle)
Drupal (CMS system)
Website content architecture and development (e.g., Nutrition21.com, Zeramax.com, Chromax.com)
SEO strategy (including the creation of micro sites, e.g., Chromiuminformation.org) |
Equipment
Canon digital cameras; Pentax K-1000 (with a selection of lenses), Pentax automatic. |
Foreign Language Skills
Spanish [working knowledge]; French [some]. |
Work Permits & Visas
U.S. citizen. Eligible for Canadian passport/dual-citizenship. |
Unions
National Writer's Union |
References
Can provide on request. |
Awards
Led staff in capturing major editorial awards (including "Best Editorial Commentary") in 2001, 1999, 1998 and 1997, including the Gold GAMMA Award for General Excellence in 2001 and 1999 from the University of Georgia School of Journalism and the Magazine Association of Georgia. |
Associations
ASJA |
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Writing Samples |
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(Nutraceuticals World magazine, 3/1/2009)
During the last 25 years, China's economic model has evolved from an insular system into a more market-oriented economy with a fast-growing private sector. Although now a major player on the world's economic stage, China has rolled out trade reforms slowly.
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(Dietary Supplement Information Bureau, 5/5/2008)
While meta-analyses, when properly conducted, can be an insightful tool; when ill used they are subject to bias by those who hold pre-determined conclusions and are seeking a way to force studies into them.A wide body of scientific evidence has established that taking antioxidant supplements—includin
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(Delicious Living!, 11/1/2002)
No one wants to be slowed down by illness, yet every year 1 billion people in the United States get a cold and anywhere from 56 million to 140 million come down with the flu. Your best defenses against sickness are to wash your hands frequently, eat well, get plenty of rest, and keep a positive attit
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(Delicious Living!, 10/1/2002)
Still a matter of some debate, though, is exactly how FM differs from CFS. "For most people, if they're always tired, have brain fog, and can't sleep, they either have CFS or fibromyalgia or both," says Teitelbaum, adding that 70 percent of people with FM also meet the criteria for CFS as recognized
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Gormley's Writing Being Quoted |
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(Nutrition Business Journal, 4/20/2010)
Ever wonder when the U.S. nutrition industry appeared and how it’s evolved since? Manufacturer NOW Foods assigned natural products journalist and blogger James Gormley to find out. Gormley’s Timeline of the Natural Products Industry (currently posted on his blog, The Gormley Files) traces the develop
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(Dietary Supplement Information Bureau, 10/1/2008)
Our friend James Gormley has a new article up at the American Chronicle which shines all kinds of education on the liver, kicking Liver Awareness Month off properly on this first of the month.
The liver doesn't get nearly the attention that some other major organs recieve, but liver disease affec
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| mediabistro.com Questions |
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What do you wish you'd learned sooner?
That the human need to achieve relevance is at the core of all endeavor and conflict in this world.
What book is on your nightstand right now?
A biography of Albert Einstein.
What's the best job you've ever had?
Father of two.
What's your idea of a perfect Monday morning?
Watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"...er, only kidding. Reading a book by the pool at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Describe your dream assignment
Going back to China, this time for one month (where I covered a health conference in 2001).
What's the hardest work project you've ever tackled?
8-1/2 years bringing Better Nutrition magazine to national prominence among health-conscious consumers.
What's your idea of a perfect Saturday night?
Watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
In ten years, I want to be:
Doing what I love--writing and creating.
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