Dwyer Gunn

Brooklyn, NY USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a freelance reporter, editor, proofreader and copy-editor, with an extensive background in economics and finance and a passion for good food. I've interviewed Nobel-winning economists about the financial crisis and profiled development economists at work in northern Uganda, and I've written about both one of the world's largest food festivals and a Buenos Aires-based supper club. As the editor of a widely-read economics blog, I gained extensive experience in both editing highly-technical writing on economics and finance and making those topics reader-friendly. My work has appeared in both The New York Times and The Atlantic online. I'm also available for corporate ghost-writing, with experience covering a variety of economics, business and investing topics.

Expertise

Copy Editor
2 Years
Editor
2 Years
Reporter
2 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
2 Years
Food
2 Years
Finance
2 Years

Industries


Online/new media
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Freakonomics Blog (10+), The Atlantic Food Channel (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Northern Trust Global Investment (3-5)

Other Work History

Former editor, the Freakonomics Blog.

Technical Skills

AP Style The Chicago Manual of Style The New York Times Style

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Wordpress.

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, video camera, audio recorder, printer, scanner.

References

Available on request.

Showcase

Food

Wisconsin Celebrates the Cranberry
(The Atlantic 10/6/2009)
An article about Wisconsin's popular Cranfest.
A Renowned Buenos Aires Supper Club Hits the Road
(The Atlantic 11/22/2010)
An article about Casa Felix, a Buenos Aires supper club that also stages an annual cooking tour in the U.S.

Finance/Economics

The Nanny Nation
(Freakonomics.com 7/8/2009)
A review of Barry Ritholtz's book "Bailout Nation."
The Paradox of Sadness
(Veja 6/4/2010)
An article, co-authored with Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson, about declining female happiness in recent years.
Will the "Green Revolution" Ever Hit Africa?
(Freakonomics.com 6/19/2009)
An article about agriculture in Africa.