EDITORIAL

overview

Freelance journalist since 1990; published in The New York Times, Red Herring, Computerworld, CIO, Information Week, American Salon, Photo District News, and various IT and business publications; contributor to consumer and business websites; copyediting for business and consumer publications including Poets & Writers, Rolling Stone and Martha Stewart Living; author of an IT career guide

specifics

Deadline-driven, self-motivated professional providing meticulous attention to detail; available to work remotely or onsite; experienced using Adobe InCopy with InDesign, plus various Web content management systems, and able to get quickly up-to-speed on new software platforms; available for article assignments, content editing and copyediting/proofreading

current.clients

Multichannel News, NewBay Media, New York: Regular contributor to weekly trade publication covering the cable TV industry; 1991-present; copyediting/proofreading to close issue each week; compile seasonal listings of upcoming original programming on cable networks; content editing and copyediting/proofreading for special issues; substitute for vacationing staff; writing

Broadcasting & Cable, NewBay Media, New York: Regular freelancer for weekly trade publication covering the television industry; 2006-present; substitute for vacationing staff (print and digital); content editing and copyediting/proofreading for special issues; writing

recent.articles

“Women to Watch,” Multichannel News, Jan. 28, 2013: Profiles of 13 up-and-coming women in the cable industry (subscription required)

“From Love-40 to the Heart of the Matter,” Broadcasting & Cable, June 11, 2012: A Fifth Estater profile of broadcast journalist Mary Carillo

previous.experience

Author, Get Your IT Career in Gear: Wrote guide to careers in information technology published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, Berkeley, Calif.; 2001

Contributing Writer, Computerworld, IDG, Framingham, Mass.: Wrote feature articles and regular columns for IT Careers and IT Management sections of weekly trade paper; 1992-2002

Contributing Editor, ITWorld.com: Created weekly newsletters on IT security and small-business IT; wrote columns; conducted audio interviews; etc.; 2002-2008

Contributing Editor, TechTarget.com: Wrote feature articles on IT careers; 2002-2004

Contributor, AMCtv.com: Interviewed film critics and Hollywood biographers for Q&A features on cable network website; 2002

Blogger, Elvis.com: Commissioned by Elvis Presley Enterprises to write daily “fan’s journal” covering the events at the 25th annual Elvis Week, at Graceland, Memphis, Tenn.; 2002

Stringer, The New York Times, Newark, N.J. Bureau

Covered local New Jersey news, including courts, government, crime, business, etc.; wrote news briefs for Metro section, contributed to articles and wrote local-edition features; 1998

Staff Reporter/Editor, Fairchild Publications, New York

• MIS Week (IT trade publication), May 1986-June 1990: Senior Editor (1989-90), Section Editor (1988-89), Silicon Valley Correspondent (1987-88), Beat Reporter (1986-87)
• Electronic News (IT OEM trade publication), August 1984-May 1986: Copy Editor