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Gabrielle Gurley

Arlington, MA USA

Professional Experience

As a tenacious journalist with a passion for political and social issues, I relish a good challenge. I specialize in news and feature writing with the flair and accuracy editors crave, be it a short, sweet quick hit or an in-depth analytical challenge. Thanks to my diverse media experience, I have an appreciation for detail, deadlines and fast-paced environments. Topics tackled include cable television, homelessness and low-income housing, compulsive hoarding (collecting). I also review political and historical nonfiction books and write op-eds on diverse topics from the “Ghettopoly” board game to the Iraq War.

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Spare Change News (10+)
  • Boston Metro (6-10)
  • Boston Globe (1-2)
  • Publishers Weekly (10+)

Awards

Staff Award, Outstanding Series/Studio Honors, National Academy Arts and Sciences, Boston/ New England Chapter/Christian Science Monitor Television, Boston, MA

Other Work History

Associate Producer, Christian Science Monitor Television, Boston, MA. Traffic/Production Assistant, C-SPAN, Washington, D.C. Freelance Radio Newsreader, BBC World Service, London, UK Press Consultant, Action & Words Theatre Company (Fringe), London, UK Administrative Positions, WGBH Boston

Foreign Language Skills

Excellent conversational French Basic Spanish

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Lexis-Nexis.

Equipment

PC, Olympus digital camera, audio recorder.

References

Upon request

General

Complusive Collecting
(The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA 7/6/2004)
Overview of local authorities approaches to public health problems posed by complusive hoarders/collectors (individuals who collect all sorts of items, which appear worthless to everyone but the hoarder, until living premises become uninhabitable).
Unfit Commander
(Publishers Weekly 11/1/2004)
Book Review: Critique of George W. Bush's National Guard service by Glenn W. Smith/Texans for Truth
HUD Restores $150 Million to Section 8 Program
(Spare Change News, Cambridge, MA 6/24/2004)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development bows to national pressure to rescue public housing agencies affected by unexpected mid-year changes in Section 8 (low-income) housing voucher policies.
"Takeover of local cable advocated"
(The Boston Globe 11/21/2004)
A report on cable television issues in Arlington, MA.