Experience
The (Toledo) Blade— Photojournalist, January 2022 - Present
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Captures moments of triumph and trial in Northwest Ohio through daily assignments.
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Covers sports year-round from Friday night lights to Top Rank boxing.
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Balances online and print deadlines with finding visually compelling images.
The Flint Journal — Multimedia Intern, July 2021 - December 2021
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Visually documented life in Genesee County through daily assignments.
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Covered an anti-vax protest in Lansing for the statewide team.
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Coupled photo galleries with short videos for a complete visual package.
Central Michigan Life —Editor in Chief, Fall 2020 to Spring 2021
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Coordinated staff of editors, photographers, reporters and designers.
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Organized content, both visual and written, for the monthly print edition.
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Created budgets for daily online and social media content.
Altoona Mirror — Altoona, PA • Photographer/Reporter, 2019
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Served as the sole weekday photographer and ran photo desk operations.
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Wrote several articles, including coverage of the Altoona Curve, Pittsburgh Pirates Double-A affiliate.
Central Michigan Life —Senior Reporter, 2017 to 2019
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Wrote news and feature stories, including an article about a street violinist, which was read more than 35,000 times within two days.
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Worked multiple beats, including city, college of medicine, college of liberal and social sciences and college of science and engineering.
Freelance:
Midland Daily News — 2021
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Helped cover community sporting events.
Michigan Out of Doors — 2019
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Wrote a feature story on a high school bass fisherman who started the fastest-growing bass fishing club in Michigan.
Albany Times Union — 2019
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Had college football photos published, which were featured on the front page.
The Detroit News — 2019
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Had college football photos published from Western Michigan and Central Michigan rivalry game.
Education
Central Michigan University
August 2017 to May 2021
- Journalism Major
- Multimedia Minor
- Creative Writing Certificate
References
Dave Clark
Midland Daily News
Editor, former College Media Adviser
Phone: (231) 250-0897
Email: David.Clark@hearst.com