Karen Bennett

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

Extensive experience as a freelancer with a concentration in arts journalism (I wrote about jazz for 14 years for US & UK publications); I have written for women's business magazines, general business magazines; have taught at university level. Started my career as a general assignment reporter during which time I covered the largest murder investigation in PA history.

Expertise

Reporter
20 Years
Writer
20 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
10 Years
Women's Issues
9 Years
Music
14 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
18 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
18 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

22 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Oxford American (1-2), Philadelphia Inquirer (not recent) (10+), Business Miami (U Miami) (10+)

Other Work History

Teaching: New School University 5 yrs.; NYU, LaSalle U, isolated courses

Foreign Language Skills

basic Italian

Computer Skills

Windows XP, Word

Equipment

laptop, tape recorder

References

numerous, upon request

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