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Southfield, Mi

A professional editorial consulting and contracting firm that provides editing, copy editing, news release writing/ editing and digital content production services. Specializing in diversity, inclusion and equity in news coverage and in newsrooms.

Produce detroitnews.com homepage. Editor for breaking news, ensuring that the top of page and home page modules are updated with breaking news stories of high interest. • Edit and assign breaking news stories.• Select photos for display on homepage, edit and post photo galleries, video and audio files.

Bureau Chief for Oakland County. Supervised six reporters covering 20 municipalities, courts and police departments. • Collaborated with reporters, photographers and graphic designers on story development and line editing.• Posted Oakland County stories on the newspaper’s website throughout the day.

Liaison between county page designers and the four county bureau chiefs to assist in page problem resolution as dictated by late breaking news.• Ensured daily copy deadlines were met and day-ahead county page displays were filed and moved to the copy desk.• Supervised county bureau reporters in absence of bureau chiefs.• Coordinated special projects including election grids and supervision of election night grid staff

Edited five weekly tabloids, targeting coverage to the specific communities in which they were circulated.• Directed and mentored five reporters.• Developed stories including line editing, copy editing, and photo selection

Managed the Copy Desk and directed a RIM of 13 copy editors. Slotted copy and headlines for accuracy, organization, grammar and style.• Edited graphics and proofing pages for three daily editions.• Directed night-side production in the slot which includes changes made throughout daily editions; distributed advance copy to RIM editors, slotted advance copy and headline orders.• Wrote headlines, distributed pages and worked with the design desk to maintain a steady flow of pages and meet deadlines.

Directed daily coverage of the city of Detroit government, politics, civic and community affairs, race relations, urban affairs and Wayne County government and politics. Set the direction of daily coverage, working with four reporters, the graphics department, photo departments, and senior editors. Completed line editing to produce clear, concise, and accurate copy. Coordinated, from conception, editing enterprise packages produced by reporters.

Directed daily coverage of the D.C. government, politics, civic and community affairs.• Performed front-end editing and line editing. Coached and guided reporters on beat coverage. • Coordinated enterprise packages with reporters and senior editors.• Made frequent appearances on television and radio public affairs programs as a representative of the newspaper to discuss D.C. affairs.

Chief political reporter covering the district government, politics, civic and community affairs. Generated daily stories and coordinated enterprise and long-term coverage with desk editors and reporters in the D.C. bureau.

Chief political reporter covering the Prince George’s County government, politics, civic and community affairs. Generated daily stories

Covered the Atlanta government, politics, civic and community affairs. Generated stories for four-time weekly publication; line edited copy, designed layout of front and inside pages.