Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Stacy Julien of AARP and CRUSH Fitness. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Stacy Julien is a journalist and editor with nearly 20 years of experience working in newspapers, magazines and on…
Lynn Freehill-Maye is an independent writer and co-chair of this year’s American Society of Journalists Conference (ASJA). She writes about “compelling people and places from her home in upstate New York and beyond.” Before becoming an independent writer, she worked as the tourism and environment reporter at the Pulitzer Prize-winning Virgin Islands Daily News and as editor of the University of Texas’ 200,000-reader alumni…
Covering tragedies is part of the job when you’re a reporter. It’s never something reporters like to do, but there’s no escaping it. If there’s a fire, you cover it. If there’s a homicide or mass shooting, you cover it. You’ll likely encounter relatives of the victim, someone who’s lost their home, or someone else whose…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features business journalist Bob O’Brien of The Deal, who also spent many years at The Wall Street Journal. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Bob O’Brien is a senior writer at The Deal, covering private equity.…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Katie Bo Williams of The Hill, whose work has also been seen in The Atlantic and The Washington Post. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Katie Bo Williams is a…
Breaking into journalism post-college can feel daunting. On top of first-job jitters, there are a host of new skills that need to be learned in order to succeed in a now digital-heavy industry. Earlier this month, we hosted our latest #ConnectChat, “Skills Journalism Students Need to Learn,” with our guest Kelley Callaway, president of the College Media…
Alex Kasprak is a science writer with experience as both a scientist and as a science communicator. Before turning to writing, he studied fossilized chemicals in ancient rocks in an effort to shed light on dramatic periods of environmental change during mass extinction events. As a writer, Kasprak has focused on science communication and outreach over…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Dale Buss, a writer and regular contributor to major outlets like Forbes and the New York Times. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Dale Buss is an experienced author and journalist with…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Sean Powers (@SeanPowersGPB), a producer and reporter. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Sean Powers is a producer for “On Second Thought” and Georgia Public Broadcasting‘s “All Things Considered.” A native of the…
Returning to school to get a graduate degree isn’t for everyone and there are several things to consider including cost, time commitments, working while getting a degree, and other life events. How do you know if it’s the right thing for you? Recently, ProfNet hosted a webinar called “Should Journalists Consider Grad School? A Conversation…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Jen A. Miller (@byJenAMiller), a freelance journalist and author. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Jen A. Miller has been an independent journalist for over a decade. But, she didn’t start…
“Google it.” How many times have you heard that phrase? How many times have you said it? You rarely hear “search the Internet” anymore, since Google seemingly has become synonymous with the Internet. Google aims to make the user experience as positive as possible, with products for the Web, mobile, business, home and office. Now…
Christopher O’Donnell is the Tampa city hall reporter at the Tampa Tribune, the second largest daily newspaper in Florida. He also covers the Tampa Bay Rays’ battle to get out of their stadium contract at Tropicana Field. Before moving to the Tribune, he was the education reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where his reporting on…
Freelancing requires a lot of patience, persistence and discipline. Dawn Papandrea (@DawnPapandrea), who specializes in personal finance, higher education, and family topics, started out as an editor about 15 years ago, and began freelancing on the side about 6 years ago. She then took the plunge and began freelancing full-time a year ago. “My favorite…
Randy Dotinga knows — probably better than anyone — the difficulties of transitioning into full-time freelance work. “I’ve been a full-time freelance writer since 1999. Before that, I was a daily newspaper reporter. It’s amazing that I’ve been doing this since 1999, considering that I’m only 25 years old,” he joked during a recent ProfNet #ConnectChat. Dotinga…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Kristi Gustafson Barlette (@JustKristi), an editor at the Times Union, a Hearst publication in upstate New York. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. When she was in eighth grade, Kristi Gustafson Barlette attended…
This latest installment of PRN Media How-To focuses on making the most of PR Newswire’s ProfNet service. Catch up on previous how-tos and try our free media tools for yourself by signing up at prnmedia.prnewswire.com. In today’s fast-paced, social media-connected, content-driven world, traditional journalists aren’t the only ones writing for various platforms. Bloggers, authors, content marketers,…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. In this installment, we’re featuring George Putic, a science and technology reporter with Voice of America. After receiving a degree in dramaturgy from Belgrade University’s School of Dramatic Arts in Serbia, George Putic realized his calling was the screen and broadcast news. “Theater was attractive as a…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. In this installment, we’re featuring James Pilcher, an investigative reporter with the Cincinnati Enquirer and Kentucky Enquirer. James Pilcher (@jamespilcher) didn’t always want to be a journalist. “Actually I thought about being a lawyer or trying to work for the State Department,” he…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, a Q&A series with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment belongs to Amir Khan, a health and wellness reporter with U.S. News & World Report. At U.S. News & World Report, Amir Khan covers a variety of health topics, including health technology, diet and nutrition and fitness, all with an eye…
