Meaghan Murphy

Los Angeles, CA USA
Website: http://www.meaghanmurphy.com
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Professional Experience

I am a seasoned entertainment journalist who has a consistent record of breaking stories for major entertainment news outlets. I got my start in journalism as as a blogger and frequently use Twitter and Facebook to develop sources and to build an audience. I know what stories and headlines click and what don't–and can quickly make adjustments on the fly.

Expertise

Editor
5 Years
Reporter
10 Years
Writer
10 Years

Specialty

Entertainment
10 Years
Fashion
12 Years
Lifestyle
10 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - Ent - TV (National)
10 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

12 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Fox411.com (10+), FoxNews.com (3-5)

Technical Skills

Photography, digital retouching, art direction, web design, blogging, social media

Foreign Language Skills

Conversational Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Excel, OSX, HTML, Express Scribe

Equipment

MacBook Pro, Canon PowerShot G5, iPhone, Sony ICD-PX312

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. Citizen with a valid passport

Showcase

Star Magazine Clips

Exclusive interview with Levi Johnston
(Star Magazine 11/2/2009)
Soon after Sarah Palin was announced as the Republican candidate for vice-president, I was sent to Alaska to report. There, I made many sources-including Levi Johnston, the father of Bristol Palin's son, Tripp. I was granted a rare interview with Johnston shortly before he posed for Playgirl.
Exclusive reporting on Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Honeymoon in Bora Bora
(Star Magazine 7/17/2006)
Thanks to a travel industry connection, I was the only reporter able to stay at the same exclusive resort as Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban while they were on their honeymoon in Bora Bora. My week-long reporting resulted in a four-page spread in Star magazine.
Exclusive photo shoot and interview with "Jackass" star Steve-O
(Star Magazine 9/4/2006)
With less than an hour before my interview with Steve-O, I bought a bottle of champagne and rented a tuxedo, hoping that the "Jackass" star would participate in an impromptu photo shoot. Lucky for me, he was happy to to show off his new "caring, deeper and mature" persona on his Hollywood rooftop.

FOXNews.com Clips

EXCLUSIVE: 'Skins' 'In Danger of Being Canceled,' Source Says
(FOX411.com 1/26/2011)
My series of exclusives on the cancellation of MTV's controversial show "Skins" was the lead story on FoxNews.com for most of that week.
Walking with dinosaurs: Feathered, furry and fierce
(FOXNews.com 12/18/2013)
Director Barry Cook explained how he and his team used the latest scientific research to help accurately render Troodons and Gorgosaurus in the 3D film "Walking with Dinosaurs."
EXCLUSIVE: Jenny McCarthy Dumps Oprah Winfrey's Struggling Network for NBC
(FOX411.com 7/28/2011)
Using my exclusive sources, I broke the news that Jenny McCarthy left Oprah Winfrey's OWN to develop a show on another network