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1234 Olympic Blvd |
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San Jose, CA 95006 |
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Home (001) 555-9089 |
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OBJECTIVE |
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| To obtain a position as a staff writer for a major metropolitan newspaper |
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
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Feature Story of The Year, San Jose Mercury News, 1997.Grapes of Wrath Revisited. Profile of farm workers in Salinas. |
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Newman Fellowship, Hartford University, 1996. Elected to this international journalism symposium by members of the International Union of Journalists. |
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Copley Newspaper Prize for Excellence in Journalism, 1994. True Grit. Four-part series on the rebuilding of a community after a flood.
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EMPLOYMENT |
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| San Jose Mercury News |
| Feature Writer, January 1997 to Present |
| Feature reporter, covering lifestyle, social and political issues of California's Central Valley. |
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| San Diego Union |
| Staff Writer, August 1997 to January 1997 |
| Citywide reporting, covered courts and daily crime log. Provided daily coverage of major local events. |
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| San Pedro Times |
| Staff Writer, July 1987 to April 1989 |
Covered meetings of the local board of supervisors, courts, and marina governing board. Averaged two stories a week.
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EDUCATION |
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| University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| B.A., Journalism, Minor: Communications, June 1987 |
| Won Feature Series of the Year Award from the Murdoch Society of Newspaper Journalists | |
