Ben Lawson

Experience

blawson421@gmail.com 660.341.1698 415 N. Walnut Street Maryville, Mo. 64468 benjamindlawson.wordpress.com

News Desk Intern St. Joseph News Press, St. Joseph, Mo. Write news stories for the print and online editions of the daily newspaper. Covered a variety of topics including: local government, spotnews events, traffic accidents, personality profiles, finance and business. Managing Editor Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University Manage the editorial staff of the Northwest Missourian, the weekly-campus newspaper at Northwest Missouri State University. Assist in the hiring, training and disciplining process of staff members. Generate story ideas, budget the online and print edition of the newspaper and assign stories to reporters. Work with student writers (many of whom have no formal training in writing) to organize and refine work, provide feedback and approve final submission. Coordinate with design, photography and advertising staff. Collaborate with student and faculty colleagues to plan stories and designs for print editions of the newspaper. Write news and feature stories on local government, spot news events, entertainment, music, movies, personality profiles, local business and a variety of other topics. Occasionally serve as a photographer when needed. Covered several different beats. Previously served as Features Editor and Chief Reporter. Media Relations Assistant Northwest Missouri State University Wrote profile stories on notable students and faculty that ran on the University website and were sent to news organizations. Wrote news releases on events and promotions for the University that ran on the University website and were sent to news organizations. Proofread the Northwest Alumni Magazine.

6/04/13 7/12/13

5/12 Present

5/12 8/12

Education Skills

2014 B.S. Mass Media/Multimedia Journalism Northwest Missouri State University Experience uploading news stories to a website using a Blox CMS system. Experienced in photography and photo editing using Adobe Photoshop. Knowledgeable in videography and video editing using Final Cut Pro. Mark Hornickel Media Relations Specialist, Northwest Missouri State University 660.562.1704 mhorn@nwmissouri.edu Laura Widmer General Manager of Student Publications, Iowa State University 660.853.9365 laura.widmer@iowastatedaily.com Greg Kozol Assistant City Editor, St. Joseph News Press 816.271.8148 greg.kozol@newspressnow.com

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