Dawn Reiss Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

I believe everyone has a great story to share. How you share it and the way you share it matters. Getting the story right begins with trust and honest conversations. It's asking the right questions and being accurate. The way something is said matters as much as what is said. Context matters. My work has appeared in 40+outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, TIME, Time.com, US News & World Report, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Reuters, AFAR, Crain's Chicago Business, Civil Eats, Chicago Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Fortune.com, CNN.com, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post and American Way magazine, among many others. I've interviewed the likes of Maya Angelou, Magic Johnson, Justin Bieber, demystified financial topics for every day investors, gone dog sledding in Alaska, eaten crickets in Cambodia, investigated the deaths of two sailors who died in the Race to Mackinac, and spent four months driving to every NFL city in the country. I'm probably best known for my TIME and Time.com reporting coverage the trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich which netted a Peter Lisagor Award for Best Breaking News coverage.I’ve been a fellow through the Dart Center on Gun Violence and Freelance Investigative Reporters and Editors (FIRE) which is funded through Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE).I've also created content strategy plans and assisted various publishing houses as well as individuals such as former New York Times Motherlode editor KJ Dell'Antonia who published "How to Be a Happier Parent."Great stories are told by those who know how to tell them the best.Learn more at DawnReiss.com

Boulder, Co, Us

Reporter covering the natural food industry. What do start-ups need to know? What's trending for small business owners and entrepreneurs. What is happening to the supply chain and distribution for food businesses?

Washington, Dc, Us

I report and write stories that demystify investing. I make financial topics accessible and easy for "everyday investors" and small business entrepreneurs as well as the tech sector.Topics have included:* Investing in the Internet of Things (IoT)* Big Data* Stress-Test Your Portfolio* Mistakes to Avoid With Dollar-Cost Averaging* Wine* Drone Technology* How Debt-Laden Millennials Can Invest* What is a Registered Investment Advisor?* ERISA: Why the Fiduciary Rule Is Not a New Idea* Coworking spaces* Getting Financial Advice When You Have Less Than $100,000 to Invest* Invest in Restaurants* Water ETFs* Equity Crowdfunding* Venture Capitalists* How to Evaluate a Target-Date Fund's Glide Path* Myths About Financial Advisors* How to Invest in Health Technology* What You Should Know About Dividend Reinvestment Plans* Buy Your First Stock* Investment Strategies to Tackle Climate Change

Mclean, Va, Us

Report on travel, food and restaurant trends for USA Today's Travel Section, USAToday.com and 10Best.com, a division of USA Today.

Chicago, Il, Us

Content that matters means incorporating strong writing and impactful headlines that are coupled with the best practices. It’s about telling a story in multiple platforms from a blog post, multimedia slideshow, infographic, video or tweet to a six-page feature. That includes using data-driven SEO practices to guide editorial decisions and uploading content into a variety of CMS.• Wrote, edited and produced content over various platforms including: short and long-form features (print and online), blog posts, brochures, infographics, slideshows, podcasts and videos.• Overhauled and helped re-launch a quarterly magazine and website geared towards high-net-worth individuals ($5-$25 million). • Generated story ideas, managed multiple projects and coordinated content coverage geared towards small business owners, financial services, foreign exchange markets, healthcare, building, remodeling and housing industries.• Re-designed and supervised in-house writing program. Developed content guidelines to improve quality and performance. Cost analysis: Saved Imagination $120,000 annually.• Managed a stable of freelancers. • Created and maintained production schedules. • Managed communication between content, digital, social media and design teams. • Uploaded stories within Drupal and proprietary CMS.• Attended conferences and tradeshows to generate story ideas. • Developed, created and delivered content and content strategy for B2B and B2C magazines and websites. • Optimized stories for SEO via Google Adword keyword tool and helped manage social media content.• Worked with metrics department to analyze monthly metrics report via Google Analytics.

New York, Ny, Us

Freelance reporter, Time magazine and Time.com. • Covered both trials of Ilinois governor Rod Blagojevich. • 2010 recipient of the Peter Lisagor Award for breaking news coverage of Rod Blagojevich trial.• Story on protests in Madison, Wis. captured Time.com’s No.1 most read spot for eight days and made Time’s 10 Most Popular Stories of the Week.• Covered other topics including Chicago mayoral race and investigation on a Catholic priest who was secretly training women for ordination.

Served as the president of the largest non-profit Society of Professional Journalists chapter in the country with more than 400 members for the 2008-09 term. Then served as Immediate Past President. Joined the board in June 2007. · Directed and supervised a non-profit board of 23 journalists including the Chicago Tribune's managing editor, the news director of WGN, CNN bureau chief and Bloomberg news director. · Orchestrated the 32nd annual Peter Lisagor Awards media awards banquet that included 280+ attendees, a multimedia experience with a PowerPoint presentation, video, photos, Twitter updates, plaque presentation, Lifetime Achievement awards. Wrote the script for the co-master of ceremonies and coordinated the keynote speaker presentations.Please view this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtj83XgE_3U· Programming during my term included Ethics in the Digital Age, where we flew in Poynter experts Bob Steele and Al Tompkins, Race & The Presidency, First Amendment Forum moderated by former U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson II and monthly burger nights at Chicago’s famed Billy Goat with featured journalism guests.· Ushered the club into the digital age. Had the website overhauled and updated to incorporate video, graphics, photos and more accessible content. Created and update content on Headline Club Face book’s group. Created and contribute to a monthly e-newsletter for the club, including a president’s letter to members.· Served as club spokesperson and respond to media requests and statements on everything from freedom of information issues to general industry trends. · Wrote and assisted grant letter requests, including securing a $15,000 from The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for a Chicago Headline Club Watchdog Award and Watchdog Fund for investigative journalism projects.

Co-authored book about quirky, off-beat people, places and things to do in Chicago. Released in March 2010 by Publications International.My Kind of Town, Chicago is a collection of little-known anecdotes, legends, untold stories, and fascinating facts about the Windy City. The book includes:A wide range of Chicago trivia presented in a clear and entertaining formatInformation on Chicago stars, legends, and titans of business, including Marshall Field, Oprah Winfrey, Resurrection Mary, and the city's most famous ghost.Fast facts pages that offer tidbits about Chicago sports, politics, history, and more. There's a "You Can Thank Chicago" section which details Chicago's wide range of contributions to the world, including Twinkies, Tinkertoys, and the skyscraper.Chicago's ludicrous laws, like a $5 penalty against anyone who throws a rock or casts a stone in public.

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Author of the blog "Quirk in the Road," about off-beat topics in Chicago.• Average more than 10,000 page views per month. • Newsweek.com and AOL.com linked to several blog posts.• True/Slant was absorbed into Forbes Media in 2010.

St. Petersburg, Fl, Us

· Covered sports, news and general assignment.· Wrote 10-15 times a week, a 300+ yearly story average. Decided content and space allocation for Citrus sports page.· Recruited, managed, edited 12-15 sports freelancers for Citrus County bureau.· Largely self-motivated and responsible for finding stories, scheduling artwork while under strict deadlines.· Highlights include: Investigated and wrote A1 story sex offending teacher, coach whose relationship with a softball athlete, covering 2006 Kentucky Derby and assisting hurricane team. · Responsibilities also included: writing a blog, making appearances on WYKE-TV49, and public appearances and writing for TBT*, the St. Petersburg Times' daily tabloid aimed at 25-34 year-old demographic.

· Helped manage editorial content in a local sports, lifestyle and entertainment publication with a 41,000 circulation. · Responsibilities included creating stories ideas, writing and editing content. · Managed works in progress through final proofs and ensured deadlines were met.· Collaborated with other departments include: Art/Photo, Design, Production, Sales and Marketing.· Identified trends, researched ideas, built and maintained relationships with companies, athletes and business owners.

Thirty cities, 30 stadiums and 30 NFL games. With two other interns, I drove to every NFL city in the country for the Ultimate NFL Road Trip. We logged more than 25,542 miles driving across country over the course of four months, sometimes going to three games in a week. We started in Oakland and then went to Arizona, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco and then across country to Atlanta in four days.

Dallas, Tx, Us

· Wrote columns, features, game stories, breaking news, advances, investigative articles, etc. for the Northeast Tarrant County bureau and SportsDay, the main sports section. · Responsible for area high school coverage and contributed to collegiate and professional articles.