Richard Brennan:online resume/curriculum vitae: journalism and web content management

Of course, as I learn new skills and obtain more experience, I will update this post:

My online curriculum vitae:

Richard Brennan
E-mail: richard-brennan@hotmail.co.uk

I am working as the Online Networking Coordinator for ISEAL Alliance near Brick Lane.

I have completed a Perodical Training Council-accredited MA (vocational) in Journalism at Westminster University, and researched the future of newspapers in order to help build a website for the course using Dreamweaver, as well as learning shorthand, writing for the web, and news and feature writing.

I was on the Periodical Pathway, which is print-based. My specialism in business journalism, although I also have a keen interest in social networks and technology journalism.

I have passed the short course Introduction To The City And Financial Journalism at City University, Central London.

I have been Webmaster for the student news site Westminster News Online, and have learnt to use Joomla.

Also, I am skilled in the following:
Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Indesign,Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Adobe Fireworks and Microsoft Excel.

Competent using both Macs and PC's, I have experience of desktop publishing.

I am competent with Soundslides, Flash and Photoshop, and understand the challenges that journalism faces in a Web 2.0 world.

I also contribute to the Smoke student paper.

I am able to use CoolEdit , and recorded this interview at an explosion in Harrow on Friday 15th February.



During May I was chief sub-editor for a magazine our class created and wrote as part of our degree. This also allowed me to gain further experience of using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

QUALIFICATIONS
BA DEGREE:
I graduated from Sussex University in July 2007 with a 2:1 in English Literature. While there, I wrote for the Badger student newspaper, and also proofread and helped publish it.

A-LEVELS OBTAINED:
English (A), Media Studies (A), Biology (B),General Studies (B)

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Daily Express: June 2008:
Assigned to the Online desk, I wrote stories for the site, created picture galleries, moderated the Express' comments section and uploaded content from the paper. I also uploaded and edited market reports and stories for the Daily Star Online.

Sky News: April 2008:
Assigned to the New Media section, I wrote copy for the web, used Photoshop to crop pictures, used a CMS, filmed shots and went on location to watch the filming of tech show Technofile. I also helped test a graphic map. Examples of my copy can be seen under April 2008 in my blog. I used Getty, Reuters and Mediapoint to source most of the pictures.

NUJ: January-February 2008:
I was on placement with the NUJ's Journalist magazine for four weeks, and also wrote articles for the web site.
I have written on Pakistan, the Milton Keynes Citizen strike (which I also covered in the field) and Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh.

“Bucks Herald”: August 2006 :
I proofread the paper, followed a journalist on his beat and wrote copy.

"Swindon Advertiser": July 2006:
I carried out a telephone interview for an article I was writing, went with a journalist to Magistrate’s court and did various vox pops. I also wrote copy.

I also completed the course “Introduction to Writing In Journalism” at City College Brighton and Hove in late 2006.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:
I have been involved with the Sussex University Amnesty International Society.

HOBBIES:
I have written for both the Smoke and Badger student newspapers, and enjoy country walks, crosswords and reading literature, as well as taking photographs when I get the time.
I blog daily as well.

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