Professional Experience
A veteran journalist, I've been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg Business News, Investor's Business Daily, The Asbury Park Press, The European, among others. I have written about everything from New Jersey politics to the unhappy pensioners in post-Communist Hungary, and profiled people from Main Street to Wall Street. I was a business reporter for 10 years, a general news reporter for seven, and an editor for three. I've lived in Boston, London, Budapest and now New York. My clips can be seen at www.iblndesigns.com/caren. Member of American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE).
Expertise
Editor
7 Years
Reporter
22 Years
Writer
22 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
22 Years
Politics
10 Years
Crime
10 Years
Industries
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
22 Years
Newspaper - National
6 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
22 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
22 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Financial Advisor magazine (3-5), Fundfire, Ignites, Board IQ newsletters (10+), WomensWallStreet.com (3-5), Americafruit (6-10), Investment Dealers' Digest (6-10), The New York Times (10+), Bloomberg Business News (3-5), Euromoney (3-5), Business Central Europe (3-5), Wealth Manager Magazine (1-2), Monocle Magazine (1-2), Absolute Return Magazine (1-2)
Other Work History
Staff writer in statehouse in Trenton for Gannett's eight newspapers in NJ. Spent a year in Budapest, Hungary, working for an English language newspaper, Bloomberg, the Budapest Business Journal and an Economist mag called Business Central Europe. Was managing editor of a daily financial newsletter called Fundfire. Wrote more than a dozen pieces for The New York Times, for various sections. Was a staff writer for Investor's Business Daily and Investment Dealers' Digest, and was the US Editor of Euromoney.
Foreign Language Skills
A bit of Spanish. Can communicate easily with construction workers
Computer Skills
word, excel, HTML
Equipment
laptop, digital camera, audio recorder.
References
Furnished upon request
Awards
Journalist of the Year, from the New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies
Associations
ASJA, IRE