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Diane Curtis

Mill Valley, CA USA
25 Years Experience

Professional Experience

Seasoned editor and writer with specialties in education, politics and law but with a generalist background and interest as well. Adept at writing think pieces as well as light features. Long-time UPI reporter, which included stint as White House correspondent. Also have been an editorial writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. Willing to take on any assignment. My education stories can be viewed by doing a search for Diane Curtis at www.edutopia.org. Legal stories on the California Bar Journal website are at www.calbar.ca.gov. (Do a search for Diane Curtis.)

Expertise

Content Editor (online) 6 YearsCopy Editor 25 YearsWriter 25 Years

Specialty

Law 7 YearsEducation 20 YearsGovernment 25 Years

Industries

Newspaper - Local/Regional 15 YearsPR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients 7 YearsWire Service 10 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • California Bar Journal (10+)
  • After-School Magazine (1-2)
  • Boalt Hall Law School (1-2)

Awards

California Teachers Association 1996, first place for editorial writing; Best in the West 1995, first place for editorial writing; Pannell Kerr Forster Achievement Awards 1986, outstanding financial writing (team coverage)

Other Work History

The George Lucas Educational Foundation, staff writer/editor; San Francisco Chronicle, education reporter, editorial writer; Associated Press, United Press International, San Jose Mercury, Sacramento Bee (staff positions)

Technical Skills

Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Adobe, DNN, Rapidweaver

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, Mac (use MacX for freelance)

Equipment

laptop, 35 mm camera, tape recorder

General

Is it a crime for a fake veteran to lie about the Medal of Honor?
(California Bar Journal 11/1/2011)
Story about the Stolen Valor Act for the California Bar Journal. Other stories from the California Bar Journal can be found by doing a search for Diane Curtis at www.calbar.ca.gov.
Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students
(The George Lucas Educational Foundation 11/1/2001)
Overview of the benefits of project-based learning. Other stories written for The George Lucas Educational Foundation can be found by doing a search for Diane Curtis at www.edutopia.org.