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Columbia, Sc

I provide a variety of writing and related services including, but not limited to feature articles, profiles and columns; copy editing and proofreading; document formatting and resume and cover letter assistance.

Columbia, Sc

Wrote and edited everything from Medicare policy articles for print and website, training materials, work instructions and procedures and case studies.

Columbia, Sc

Wrote and edited articles for newspaper’s Nation/World section; designed section pages; compiled story ideas and presented day’s top stories at daily staff meetings; monitored several news wires for breaking stories; proofread finalized section pages before going to press.

High Point, Nc

Supervised newsroom operations at night and on weekends, duties included assigning stories and staffing weekend reporters' rotations; Coordinated publication of Local/Metro section; compiled list of local and regional story ideas for next day's edition for discussion at daily editors' meeting; edited local copy, designed section pages and reviewed proofs of completed pages prior to printing; Coached and evaluated reporters; Wrote weekly column featuring high school "non-revenue" sports and covered sporting events when needed; Filed nightly operations reports for day shift management to review.

New Bern, Nc

Night Editor: Supervised nighttime newsroom operations at night, including editing local and wire copy; monitored local and national news outlets for breaking stories and assigned late-breaking stories as needed; Designed front page and 'A' section inside pages, wrote headlines and reviewed proofs of completed pages prior to publishing .Sports Reporter/General Assignment Reporter (Feb. 1996-March 1998): Covered local sports and general assignment stories, including local government, police and courts and breaking news; wrote weekly sports column and feature stories; Supervised sports desk on alternating weekend evenings, designed sports section pages, edited local and wire sports copy; took phone calls and compiled results from local sporting events.