John Buzbee Email & Phone Number

United States

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Worked a general assignment beat for the Mississippi Gulf Coast's premiere news provider. I completed analytically engaging reporting assignments daily, collaborating with my small, local team as well as other McClatchy teams spread across the country. My stories ranged from features to breaking news to longform business stories.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Served the digital desk of Louisiana's largest news provider, consisting of four markets— New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Acadiana and Shreveport-Bossier. For all four markets, I sent push notifications, ordered the homepages, wrote social media captions and used analytics to steer news judgment. Worked alongside a team of about 10 full-time staff. Was the sole.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Led a robust team of four optimizer-reporters to the best analytics the Reveille had ever experienced in a single semester. I introduced a new newsletter (which also sold more ads), revamped/incorporated more social medias, made all preexisting content more consistent and introduced breaking news coverage and digitally-focused content creation which.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Headed the news section of one of the country's most prominent student newspapers in its off season, collaborating a skeleton crew to meet deadlines and prioritize what news to cover. During the session, online readership reached an all time high compared to previous summers.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Led a staff of eight columnists for one of the country's most prominent student newspapers. I approved pitches, edited content to a high quality-standard and ensured deadlines were met— both online and for the print publication. I also promoted and facilitated "outside the box" content ideas, like satirical columns, head-to-head columns, roundtables and.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Managed The Reveille's social medias for a couple hours a day, promoting content published to the main website. Accessed analytics and used them to best gage how to format content. I still reported/wrote for other sections of the newspaper, usually news.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Worked as a general-assignment reporter and under the "arts and analytical colleges" beat for one of the most prominent student newspapers in the country. I completed a variety of articles, from a student’s viral TikTok account reviewing restrooms to prisoner advocacy groups. I wrote multiple front-page stories, feature stories and others that were.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Worked underneath the communications director for the city's Bar association, which serves local lawyers' needs and interests. Routinely wrote news/press releases, edited content and completed special projects for the association, which were usually tied to events it was hosting.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Served my hometown's park system at the Santa Maria Golf Course, representing the parks system at the ground level and promoting a positive experience for patrons. I ensured the grounds were kept to a high quality standard, maintained carts and assisted in the regular functionality of the course's operations, filling in as managers needed.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Assisted with the everyday running of a family-run, small business that manufactured, assembled, shipped and sold mechanical seals used in a variety of industrial capacities, such as chemical plants. Worked on special projects overseen by the foreman and occasionally ran mills and lathes.