Lucy Jordan

Washington, DC USA
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Professional Experience

Recently returned from covering everything from the illegal trade in antiquities to politics and crime for a national newspaper in Cambodia, I am now turning my attention to freelancing full-time. I'll consider any subject if it takes my fancy, but have experience writing about travel, music, photography, education and the environment for national and local magazines and newspapers. I am fast, reliable and excellent at adapting to different writing styles.

Expertise

Copy Editor
1 Year
Reporter
2 Years
Researcher
1 Year

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
3 Years
Environment & Nature
1 Year
Travel
1 Year

Industries


Advertising agency
1 Year
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
1 Year
Newspaper - National
1 Year

Total Media Industry Experience

3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Telegraph (UK) (1-2), The Times Educational Supplement (UK) (1-2), The York Press (1-2), The Cambodia Daily (10+), The Sunday Herald (UK) (6-10), The Village Voice (US) (3-5), Jetsetter.com (3-5), Dazed and Confused (UK) (3-5), The New York Times blog (1-2), The Park Slope Reader (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Ferrero (3-5)

Other Work History

One year as a general reporter at The Cambodia Daily. Six months as an editorial research assistant at the Village Voice.

Technical Skills

Proficient with Quark, familiar with Final Cut Pro, Indesign, Firezilla.

Foreign Language Skills

Conversational German, basic French, basic Khmer.

Computer Skills

Proficient with word, excel, Windows XP, Mac OS 10, Linux, Java, Flash, Adobe.

Equipment

Macbook, digital voice recorder, Flip UltraHD Video Camera

Work Permits & Visas

Green card by marriage

References

Wayne Barrett, former senior investigative reporter and editor of the Village Voice: waynebarrett220@gmail.com. Julia Wallace, deputy managing editor at The Cambodia Daily, julia.wallace@gmail.com

Showcase

General

Contract Farming Bill to Give Gov Control Over Sector
(The Cambodia Daily 1/12/2011)
This article is a front-page investigative scoop about a new sub-decree planned by the Cambodian Government that would give them the central in all contract farming deals. The article revealed an alarmingly inadequate consultation process for the sub-decree, and a planned arbitration process that was to include representation for businesses, but none for farmers. This story was followed by other local news organisations. Page two to follow.
Contract Farming Bill to Give Gov Control Over Sector: Page 2
(The Cambodia Daily 1/12/2011)
Here is the jump from the above front-page investigative article about contract farming in Cambodia.
America, From the Outside
(Dazed and Confused 1/2/2010)
A review of an extensive exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York of photographer Robert Frank's book 'The Americans'. In 1955, Frank had applied for, and won, a Guggenheim Fellowship enabling him to "make a broad voluminous picture record of things American." The result was 'The Americans', a book of 83 photographs of everyday folk, places and things; bikers, politicians and nannies, diners, Detroit car factories and the great American road, endlessly stretching ahead.
My Life as a Private Tutor
(The Times Educational Supplement 8/26/2011)
A first-person narrative feature about my experiences as a tutor to wealthy families. The style is warm and humorous and the article weaves serious reporting with anecdotes that chart the trials and tribulations of the job. This article was written under a pseudonym.