Three journalism alums help produce baltimoresun.com
April 30, 2008
Towson University graduates Lauren Eshkenazi, Dean Jones and Rebecca Hyler currently work at baltimoresun.com, the newspaper’s Web site that includes the full daily editorial and classified content of The Sun, as well as extensive archived and original content.
Lauren Eshkenazi graduated from Towson in 2002 and began working for baltimoresun.com in January 2003. As a Web producer, she created several online features and served as the lead designer and producer for MarylandWeather.com, a weather-related Web site serviced by The Baltimore Sun. Eshkenazi was promoted to Senior Web Producer in March 2006 (her title has since been changed to Production Technology Manager). Most recently, she was the lead project manager and market contact for baltimoresun.com’s redesign.
In addition to her position at baltimoresun.com, Eshkenazi teaches Digital Publishing in the Journalism/New Media track at Towson University.
Dean Jones, another member of the baltimoresun.com production department and a 2007 Towson grad, started working for baltimoresun.com in June 2007 as a Web producer. He works the weekend shifts, so his work week runs Thursday through Monday. On Saturday and Sunday, Jones is the only person in the office until the afternoon, so he’s responsible for checking the wire for possible stories, as well as posting any stories written by Sun reporters during the day.
Part of his job is morning production, which involves adding photos and other multimedia to stories, adjusting page layouts and editing headlines. After morning production is complete, he spends some time approving reader photos that have been submitted to user-generated photo galleries. Additionally, he monitors reader feedback and occasionally assists the sports department. Jones also serves as a regular contributor to “Those Fantasy Guys,” baltimoresun.com’s fantasy sports blog.
Rebecca Hyler, who graduated from Towson in 2006, works as a features producer at baltimoresun.com. Before she was hired, she completed an internship in baltimoresun.com’s features department. Hyler also interned with baltimore.metromix.com, a Sun-affiliated, youth-oriented entertainment Web site.
Hyler started working for baltimoresun.com about a month after she graduated. During her first several months at the site, she did morning production. However, as the site’s production department expanded, her duties became more features-focused. On a daily basis, she produces multimedia content for features stories, puts up entertainment news stories, monitors the events/venues database and creates special packages (such as arts guides and holiday packages). She also recruits, trains and supervises baltimoresun.com’s features interns.
Baltimoresun.com currently offers internships in its features and sports sections. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Rebecca Hyler (rhyler@baltimoresun.com) for the features internship and Pete Sweigard (psweigard@baltimoresun.com) for the sports internship.
Andrew Schneider, 2001 grad, serves as managing editor of Script magazine
April 25, 2008
Andrew Schneider, a 2001 Mass Communication graduate, has been the managing editor of Script magazine since graduation. Script, based in Baldwin, Md., is a bimonthly magazine for film and television screenwriters.
Schneider’s job of managing editor entails: working closely with major motion-picture and television studios to facilitate various interview requests with filmmakers and screenwriters; researching and proposing planned content; proofreading and editing the entire magazine (100 pages of a bimonthly publication) for correct grammar, punctuation and format; writing, rewriting and revising content; fact-checking to ensure accurate information; providing design input for the overall appearance of the magazine; supervising freelance and staff-writer assignments as well as assisting the editorial staff in various stages of production; all while working within the constructs of production schedules and deadlines.
Schneider began at Script as an intern while at Towson. The magazine still offers internships to Towson mass comm students each semester, and interested students can contact its editors to inquire about internships through the magazine’s contact page.
Sarah Breitenbach, 05 grad, covers education for Frederick News-Post
April 23, 2008
Sarah Breitenbach, a 2005 Mass Comm graduate and former Editor in Chief of The Towerlight, works as an education reporter at the Frederick News-Post, a 40,000 circulation daily newspaper in Western Maryland. She is responsible for covering public schools, three colleges and a number of private schools in our county.
In addition to writing daily articles, she works on long-term feature projects, writes a weekly “reporter’s notebook” column, blogs on education issues and creates scripts for a television news program owned by the newspaper.
Breitenbach also is an officer in the Maryland professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), where she is vice president. Breitenbach was active in the Towson University SPJ chapter while a student, and says “my position with SPJ is no doubt an extension of my service in the organization while a student at Towson.”
Education Week seeks experienced reporter
April 23, 2008
Education Week, the respected, independent newspaper of record for K-12 education, is seeking an intellectually curious reporter to write news, news analysis, trend stories, and features, and to contribute to special projects. This is a chance to report for a national audience of decisionmakers and administrators about a high-profile area of public policy. The successful candidate will be a versatile journalist able to produce incisive, explanatory journalism for the newspaper and to file breaking news stories for our continually updated Web site. Qualifications include at least three years of reporting experience, ability to juggle multiple assignments, and reliability at meeting deadlines. Salary commensurate with experience. Generous benefits. Congenial workplace in a vibrant suburb just outside Washington, D.C.
Send cover letter, resume, and writing samples to:
Education Week Dept. KD 6935 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814-5233
Or you may reply online to NewsRoom@epe.org.
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Graduate explains how new media classes jumpstarted his career
April 22, 2008
Yoel Robinson, a 2000 Mass Comm graduate, currently works as a Jewish Heritage Educator at Binghamton, Ithaca and Cornell Universities. He explained how the journalism/new media classes he took at Towson have helped him.
One of his many goals and objectives in his current job is to use the technology skills he gained in Prof. Thom Lieb’s courses.
“I am currently designing and developing a Web site that will provide news content as well as course modules,” Robinson said. “Professor Lieb introduced our class to Photoshop, which is a good friend to me now. I produce many marketing and promotional pieces through the Photoshop software.”
Robinson’s first job after graduating from Towson was Executive Vice President of a start-up direct marketing firm, where he continued to expand his technical skills, which were sparked under Prof. Lieb’s guidance, he said.
“I learned programming languages and databases,” he said. “I was a founder of a design and development firm, which was an off-shoot of the direct marketing firm.”
He later became the Web Developer for the Office of Continuing and Extended Education at the University of Maryland at College Park (now know as the Professional Studies).
“I have a tremendous amount of gratitude for Professor Lieb and his pioneering journalism with new media,” Robinson said. “I learned how to grab the reader’s mind by writing specifically for the Internet audience and grab their eye with good, solid design.”
Press Intern, The National Journalism Center
April 21, 2008
The National Journalism Center (NJC) is now accepting intern applicants for its Fall 2008 internship session. The NJC has provided free 12-week internships with Washington-area media outlets for 30 years. Aside from apprenticing with established Washington journalists, these internships include weekly seminars with speakers, many of whom are NJC alumni, supervision and instruction by the Academic Director. There is also a $1,000 per month scholarship available for accepted applicants.
Work Schedule: M-F 9-5; Hours per week: 40
Wage: $1000/month for 12 weeks
Timeline: 08-25-08 - 11-14-08
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Stephen V. Bird or Lauren Smith at
202-628-1490.
Session
Fall 2008: August 25-November 14, 2008
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Qualifications: Applicants must have strong written and interpersonal skills.Application Instructions*: To apply: Please submit online application:http://njc.yaf.org. After submitting application, please e-mail cover letter,resume, and two writing samples (news clips preferred) to lsmith@yaf.org.Company: National Journalism CenterContact: Lauren Smith
Phone: 202-628-1490
Email: lsmith@yaf.org
Fax: 202-628-1491
Kristin Beauchamp, 07 grad, works as Web project manager
April 19, 2008
Kristin Beauchamp, a 2007 graduate from the Journalism/New Media track, works at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, Ca., in their Communication and Marketing office. She began as the senior web/marketing assistant and has recently been promoted to the Web project manager and webmaster.
Her main job duty is to unite the hospital’s 2,300 employees through technology using the hospital’s Intranet and to communicatie the hospital’s marketing and PR efforts to the public through www.chomp.org, she says.
Specifically, she oversees all aspects of the hospital’s public Web site and internal intranet, including providing strategic direction for the Web sites and recommendations for ongoing development. She maintains the visual and editorial quality of the Web sites, so they are consistent with hospital strategic goals, marketing and communication objectives. She also manages the hospital’s online publications and compiles and produces other online content.
Journalists in their own words
April 18, 2008
Students in the Broadcast Journalism class have been producing podcasts for the last several semesters. Read more
New tools for storytelling
April 18, 2008
Students in the Writing for New Media class explore nontraditional means of storytelling. Read more
