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JON HAYWOOD
901 Robert D. Gray Street - PO BOX 711 * SHELBY, MS 38774
PHONE: (662) 402-0304 * E-MAIL: JONTARIUS@GMAIL.COM

Education
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 2009-2013
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, May 2013
Major: Broadcast Journalism; Minors: History & Political Science
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Summer 2012
Participated in the universitys short programme, took a feature writing course and wrote
and reported articles and essays on issues affecting urban and rural South Africa
Extracurricular Experience
Associated Student Body Debates, Spring 2012
Co-Organizer and Media Liaison
Organized contact between student body president candidates and members of the
campus media.
Worked with campus media to set up live streaming of debate and overflow viewing
space.
Selected a moderator for debate from an applicant pool of graduate students and helped
develop debate questions and debate format.
Ole Miss Pre-Law Society, October 2009 May 2011
President
Re-launched campus pre-law chapter after years of dormancy.
Planned and developed meetings of interest to undergraduate students.
Connected undergraduates to a primary pre-law contact/advisor at the universitys law
school.
Mississippi State Veterans Home, 2009 2010
Volunteer
Worked with other undergraduates to develop activities for older veterans
Routinely visited with residents of the home and established relationships with them
Work Experience
North Bolivar School District, August 1, 2013 to Present
5
th
& 6
th
Grade Social Studies Teacher
Encouraged interest in current events by incorporating current events (news
articles and videos) in social studies lessons
S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, Ole Miss, August 2012 - January 2013
Senior Multimedia Editor
Curated student media created content across multiple platforms (website, social media)
Collaborated with student heads of campus newspaper, TV station, radio station on
creating multimedia content (videos, slideshows, polls) and markets content via the web
The Daily Mississippian, June 2010 April 2013
Online Editor, January 2013 April 2013
Managed and created content for newspaper website
Curated all social media accounts for newspaper and acted as a liaison between
newspaper and other student media outlets
News Editor, January 2012 May 2012
Edited news articles for clarity, structure, AP style and factual errors
Decided whether news articles were fit to run
Opinion Editor, June - December 2011
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Hired and managed a staff of over 20 opinion columnists and editorial cartoonists
Maintained and selected letters to the editor for publication
Edited opinion columns for clarity, structure, AP style and factual errors
NewsWatch99/Channel 99, Ole Miss, January 2011 December 2011
Reported and edited stories for broadcast, featured on college news station
Produced news packages for other student journalist
RebelRadio, Ole Miss, January 2012 May 2012
Served as weather and news update anchor
Served as a substitute host for college radio shows

Broadcast Clip(s)
Link: www.Bit.ly/1iWSoWy