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Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Reports on water and agriculture as Wisconsin Watch’s Report for America representative on theMississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a collaborative reporting network in partnership with theMissouri School of Journalism and the Society of Environmental Journalists. Focuses on environmental,land use and agricultural issues in western Wisconsin.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Full-time general assignment reporter at seven-day daily based in northeast Iowa that covers 10-county region across three states. Generate local news and feature stories on deadline for print and digital editions, with eye toward promoting inclusion and expanding audience. Monitor beat for novel coverage opportunities pertaining to Wisconsin news, including the subjects of health, education, aging, death, government, agriculture and religion. Highlight significance within stories to readers across three-state region. Produce long-form pieces for weekend edition and lifestyle section, weekly feature obituary series, along with monthly humor column. Obtain data and public records. Collect video footage. Post content and live updates on company social media pages. Collaborate with photographers and graphic artist to identify visual storytelling opportunities. Communicate coverage plans with supervisors and peers. Coach new reporters.

Marshalltown, Iowa

Full-time staff writer at seven-day daily in central Iowa. Responsible for producing news and feature stories on deadline, with emphasis on education and county government. Create accompanying photography, video and data visualizations. Develop sources in and monitor activities of local and surrounding school districts, community college and state Legislature. Stay abreast of trends in education and develop stories illustrating local impacts. Perform public records requests. Use social media to engage readers. Self-edit work and adhere to AP style.

Le Mars, Iowa

Wrote news and feature stories, covering city government, arts, health, recreation and crime beats. Produced accompanying video (http://bit.ly/BennetVideo) and photography. Generated innovative story angles. Cultivated working relationships with sources statewide. Developed social media program and doubled online following. Monitored web analytics for evaluation of reader engagement. Edited pagination. Trained colleagues in use of social media, equipment and software as needed.

Madison, Wisconsin

Researched and wrote longform articles on deadline, covering weekly meetings and events. Worked on in- depth, data-driven features for print and digital editions. Contributed original photography and interactive data maps. Appeared on local talk radio to discuss findings of stories.http://bit.ly/bennetIsthmus

Ba, Psychology

Master'S Degree, History Of Science, Medicine And Technology

Master'S Degree, History