Linda Lombardi

Silver Spring, MD USA
Website: http://www.lindalombardi.com/
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Professional Experience

Former pets and animals columnist for the Associated Press. A book based on my blog Animals Behaving Badly will be published by Perigee/Penguin in the fall. My work includes feature stories for the Current Newspapers in Washington, DC, and articles for Zoogoer magazine and The Bark.

Expertise

Researcher
15 Years
Writer
5 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities
5 Years
Education
10 Years
Environment & Nature
10 Years

Industries


Academia Teaching
10 Years
Other
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

5 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Associated Press (10+), Current Newspapers (10+)

Computer Skills

Word, MS Publisher, WordPress, Blogger, light HTML

Equipment

laptop, digital camera

References

Beth Cope, Features editor, Current Newspapers, bethcope@currentnewspapers.com, 202-244-7223.

Showcase

General

Article about a pet capybara, the world's largest rodent.
Article about an unusual dog rescue group.
Holiday story about cat toys for hard times.
Story about the Year of the Frog conservation event.
About a firefly conservation and research program with citizen participation.