-Managed and oversaw a team of four employees-Managed all City of Independence communications and media related to Utilities, Municipal Services and the Water Department. Assists in additional communications & media relations for other City departments.-Social media (Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, Twitter/X, Threads) management for all City-related pages.Independence is the 5th largest city in the state of Missouri and home to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, the National… Show more -Managed and oversaw a team of four employees-Managed all City of Independence communications and media related to Utilities, Municipal Services and the Water Department. Assists in additional communications & media relations for other City departments.-Social media (Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, Twitter/X, Threads) management for all City-related pages.Independence is the 5th largest city in the state of Missouri and home to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, the National Frontier Trails Museum and some of the best water in the world. Show less

-Managed UMKC, UMKC School of Law, UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management and UMKC School of Science and Engineering LinkedIn accounts.-Composed two different monthly email newsletters for the student body (18,00 audience) and alumni audience (69,000)-Successfully garnered media outreach for several major on-campus events including the opening of the $32 million Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research CenterThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public university… Show more -Managed UMKC, UMKC School of Law, UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management and UMKC School of Science and Engineering LinkedIn accounts.-Composed two different monthly email newsletters for the student body (18,00 audience) and alumni audience (69,000)-Successfully garnered media outreach for several major on-campus events including the opening of the $32 million Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise and Research CenterThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public university in Kansas City, Missouri. UMKC is part of the University of Missouri System and has a nationally highly-rated medical school. It is also the largest comprehensive, fully accredited university in the Kansas City area. Show less

Print/Radio/Broadcast Reporter for the Springfield News-Sun, Dayton Daily News, WHIO-7, K99.1 FM.-Contributed print, radio and broadcast pieces for all of Cox Media Group Ohio affiliates which included: Springfield News-Sun, the Dayton Daily News, the Journal-News, WHIO-7 and K99.1 FM.-Sat in on daily print budget discussions, contributed to the planning of daily print layout-Chaired coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for the three print publications, writing daily about the… Show more Print/Radio/Broadcast Reporter for the Springfield News-Sun, Dayton Daily News, WHIO-7, K99.1 FM.-Contributed print, radio and broadcast pieces for all of Cox Media Group Ohio affiliates which included: Springfield News-Sun, the Dayton Daily News, the Journal-News, WHIO-7 and K99.1 FM.-Sat in on daily print budget discussions, contributed to the planning of daily print layout-Chaired coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for the three print publications, writing daily about the pandemic's effect on southwestern Ohio, specifically Clark, Champaign and Montgomery County-Additional note-worthly coverage includes: the Oregon District mass shooting, protests following the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020 & the 2019 Memorial Day tornadosComplete set of workers here: https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/staff/riley-newton/ Show less

-Extensive breaking news coverage-Was not assigned a beat, so covered extended to everything from school boards to court reporting-Wrote and edited obits-Helped place and design daily papers as well as assisted with daily budget planningComplete set of works here: https://www.thetelegraph.com/search/?action=search&firstRequest=1&searchindex=solr&query=Riley+Newton

-Covered statehouse government beat in Jefferson City, MO. for the 2017 and 2018 legislative session-Legislative coverage in 2018 focused on breaking news regarding an investigation into then-Governor Eric. Greitens-Extensively covered local 2016 election, as well as the presidential election-Worked as an on-call reporter once a week, was sent out on assignment to turn a story on hours noticeComplete set of works here:… Show more -Covered statehouse government beat in Jefferson City, MO. for the 2017 and 2018 legislative session-Legislative coverage in 2018 focused on breaking news regarding an investigation into then-Governor Eric. Greitens-Extensively covered local 2016 election, as well as the presidential election-Worked as an on-call reporter once a week, was sent out on assignment to turn a story on hours noticeComplete set of works here: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/users/profile/rlynewton/ Show less

-Copy edited sports content for the daily print, as well as online content-Wrote all headlines for sports content in Tuesday/Thursday print

-Managed magazine's Twitter, Facebook, SnapChat, and Instagram accounts-Sent out weekly analytics reports on account traffic and a weekly newsletter to magazine subscribers containing fresh content-Edited and posted online articles-Created online elements for stories such as sidebars, interactive maps, and photographyComplete set of works here: https://www.voxmagazine.com/users/profile/riley%20newton/

-Underwent fact-checking training through PolitiFact headquarters-Ran in-depth fact checks on multiple Missouri politicians including then-Governor Eric Greitens-Launched 'The Greitens Gauge,' which tracked promises made by the governor on the campaign trialComplete set of works here: http://www.politifact.com/missouri/staff/riley-newton/

-Statehouse government reporter for the 2016 legislative session in Missouri (mostly focused on the Senate)-Produced radio clips for CBS/KMOX radio affiliateComplete set of works here: http://mdn.org/2016/STAFF/NEWTONR.HTM

-Freelanced two articles while working at Missouri Digital News-Both articles ran in print and online