SAMUEL PEARSON sampearsonau@gmail.com http://www.sampearson.net @samrpearson EDUCATION 2012-2013 2008-2011 2007-2008 American University, Washington, D.C.

Master of Arts degree, Journalism and Public Affairs California State University-Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif. Bachelor of Arts degree, Government-Journalism University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.

ABILITIES Strong familiarity with journalism fundamentals, AP style and document-driven reporting. Experience managing and developing variety of news beats to identify sources and new developments. Knowledge of content management systems including WordPress, Drupal, ExpressionEngine and others. Experience with personal video cameras and editing video using FinalCut Pro. Familiarity with social media norms and capabilities including HootSuite social media management tools. EXPERIENCE May 2013 August 2013 The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C. Reporting Intern, Environment Unit Filed follow-up reports on Poisoned Places series and toxic chemical regulation stories, as well as contributing research and reporting to Toxic Clout, a series exposing conflicts of interest and ethical violations by public health researchers. October 2012 May 2013 Homicide Watch D.C., Washington, D.C. Editor/Contributor Responsible for supervising and scheduling team of three reporters, copy editing and writing stories for award-winning databasedriven website monitoring all homicides in the District of Columbia. Stories involved reviewing court documents, attending court hearings, contacting sources and using social media to locate information on crimes. February 2012 July 2012 Desert Dispatch, Barstow, Calif. (760) 256-8589 Reporter Worked as full-time reporter at Freedom Communications-owned daily newspaper serving community of 23,000 people in Californias Mojave Desert region. Covered local government, energy and the environment, including regular City Council meetings, water quality issues, profiles and human-interest stories. Filed stories throughout day, including for online publication, while shooting photographs and posting stories to proprietary content management system and social media accounts. January 2011 December 2011 Center for Investigative Reporting, Sacramento, Calif. (916) 504-4085 Reporting Intern Filed reports on California state government involving extensive use of documents and data for nonprofit media organization as well as research tools like LexisNexus and PACER. Contributed to Center for Public Integrity series, Poisoned Places, with in-depth look at mercury emissions from California cement plants. Contributed to Daily Report blog. Had stories picked up by several partner publications including the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Bakersfield Californian and Huffington Post. Assisted with follow-up coverage of On Shaky Ground series. Posted stories to Drupal content management system. January 2010 May 2010 Lodi News-Sentinel, Lodi, Calif. (209) 369-7035 Reporting Intern Wrote general assignment news stories for daily newspaper with 15,000 subscribers and about 8,000 online readers in southern Sacramento and northern San Joaquin counties. August 2008 December 2009 State Hornet, Sacramento, Calif. News Reporter, Online News Editor, Web Producer Reported on financial aid and campus budget issues. Developed award-winning online breaking news section for campus shooting. August 2007 May 2008 Montana Kaimin, Missoula, Mont. (406) 243-4310 Online Editor Responsible for full operations of newspaper website including web design, story posting and comment moderation. Used ExpressionEngine content management system and implemented new features including redesigning templates and adding user comments, which significantly increased web traffic.