Melanie Anderson

Los Angeles, CA USA
4 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I cover health, local government and community news. Before going freelance, I wrote news briefs, features and investigative pieces as the sole reporter at Beverly Hills Weekly newspaper. An earlier internship at a Bay Area custom publishing company, where I helped produce magazines and marketing materials for health-care providers, sparked my interest in health topics. Ongoing and recent projects include writing, editing and designing the Beverly Hills High School Alumni Association's 64-page annual newsletter; writing and editing magazine pieces for Diablo Custom Publishing; contributing articles and photos to Patch.com; and publishing a general health blog: http://melaniereports.wordpress.com/. Please contact me for magazine/newspaper/online assignments, copywriting, editing, research, fact-checking and other projects.

Expertise

Editor Entry LevelReporter 2 YearsWriter 3 Years

Specialty

Government 2 YearsHealth 1 YearSports & Recreation Entry Level

Industries

Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 1 YearNewsletter - Trade 1 YearNewspaper - Community 2 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Patch.com (3-5)
  • Santa Monica Daily Press (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • Beverly Hills High School Alumni Association (1-2)
  • Diablo Custom Publishing (1-2)

Other Work History

Beverly Hills Weekly - Reporter Diablo Custom Publishing - Editorial intern The Daily Californian - Sports reporter The California Patriot - Copy editor

Technical Skills

Adobe InDesign, WordPress.com

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Equipment

laptop, digital camera (non-SLR), audio recorder

References

Available upon request

General

Youth Center Kindles Samohi Grad's Hope for a Better Future
(Santa Monica Patch 12/3/2012)
Pico Youth and Family Center community steps up to help Santa Monica High School grad achieve goal of becoming a firefighter.
Happy, healthy holidays
(The 2012 Santa Monica Holiday Event and Shopping Guide, Santa Monica Daily Press 12/1/2012)
Pico's the place for winter workouts and holiday shopping.
First-Time Holiday Ice Rink Gears Up for Busy Season
(Culver City Patch 12/11/2012)
The ice rink in Downtown Culver City is yet another opportunity for people to celebrate the holidays in style.
Healthy Choices, Healthy Lives
(Choose Health, Woodland Healthcare 9/1/2010)
Classes that support your well-being and life with diabetes
Prevent Child Drownings
(John Muir Health 6/1/2010)
Know proper precautions, take steps to save lives
Rehab Sports Injuries
(John Muir Health 4/1/2011)
Whether you're an ailing weekend warrior or an injured high school athlete, John Muir Health's Rehabilitation Services can get you back up to speed.
Beverly High graduate Gottfurcht is first rheumatoid arthritis patient to conquer Mount Everest
(Beverly Hills Weekly 11/24/2011)
What's Next for Hawthorne?
(Beverly Hills Weekly 7/19/2012)
Board of Education to consider the merits of historic preservation versus new construction
Butler v. Osborn v. Bloom
(Beverly Hills Weekly 2/16/2012)
Assembly candidates face off for Beverly Hills' support in an election that could go down to the wire
What's all the noise about the noise ordinance?
(Beverly Hills Weekly 9/15/2011)
City Council forges a compromise, but is anyone really happy?
The Light In Her Eyes
(Beverly Hills Weekly 7/12/2012)
Q&A: Just before the start of the Syrian conflict, director Julia Meltzer documented a Damascus Qur'an school for girls