Kristi Eaton

Tulsa, OK USA
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Professional Experience

A freelance journalist with a background in hard news, I have recently expanded to health, travel and lifestyles pieces as well. I've covered everything from immigration in Arizona and the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands to the best foods to eat for heart health for both newspapers and magazines. I enjoy writing about women's issues, education, health, business trends, personality profiles and everything in between. My website, kristieaton.com, has my complete bio, resume and more work samples.

Expertise

Fact-Checker
1 Year
Reporter
6 Years
Social Media
5 Years

Specialty

Education
6 Years
Health
6 Years
Women's Issues
2 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
2 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Las Vegas Review-Journal (10+), The Arizona Republic (10+), Ms. Magazine (1-2)

Other Work History

Staff reporter at The Saipan Tribune newspaper on the island of Saipan

Technical Skills

editing audio and photos in Adobe

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Equipment

I own and can use on assignment: laptop, Canon SLR with zoom lens and several audio recorders.

Associations

Society of Professional Journalists

Showcase

General

A tale of three cities
(Ms. Magazine 11/1/2010)
I pitched and reported this story about a lack of emergency shelters for women along the Gulf Coast five years after Katrina.
The Skinny on Pro-Ana
(Newsweek's Current Magazine 12/1/2006)
This is one example of a story I wrote about my battle with anorexia from the ages of 10 to 15. Current was produced by Newsweek and distributed to college campuses, but it is no longer publishing now.
Teach for America: One year later
(TulsaPeople Magazine 8/1/2010)
Tulsa was not one of the first choices for Teach for America to expand to. But generous donations from local groups drew the organization to the city. I looked back at its first year for the cover story of the annual education issue of TulsaPeople.
I-Dosing: Can music get you hight?
(Las Vegas Review-Journal 11/2/2010)
A look at the trend of I-Dosing, and what it means for your child's health.
Working through the crisis
(OKLAHOMA Magazine 10/1/2009)
A profile on Oklahoma native Elizabeth Warren, who was chosen to chair the Congressional Oversight Panel created to investigate the U.S. banking bailout.
How One U.S. Territory Handles Immigration
(Campus Progress 6/10/2010)
I wrote about the changing immigration and labor laws in the Northern Mariana Islands, where I lived and worked for a local newspaper for about a year.
Remittances Change Lives
(Cronkite Zine 1/1/2008)
Examining the impact remittances have on Mexican families. I wrote the story as part of an indepth reporting project while a senior at Arizona State University. The project took me to several cities in Arizona, the Arizona-Mexico border and deep into the heart of Mexico.