Jonathan Alexander

14601 Hanloch Ct. Charlotte, NC jonmalexander.wordpress.com / j.alexander1127@yahoo.com 704.975.6324

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
N.C. Central University Campus Echo
Durham, NC Assistant editor-in-chief and sports editor Aug 2013 May 2013 Managing more than 12 reporters/ generating story ideas/editing stories/campus reporting / copy editing / photojournalism Sports editor Aug 2011 -- May 2012 Managing 4 reporters/generating story ideas/editing stories/ sports reporting/copy editing/photography General assignment reporter Nov 2010 -- May 2011 Wrote campus and sports stories

EDUCATION
North Carolina Central University Expected BA in Mass Communication Multimedia Scholars Program Freedom Forum Diversity Institute Durham, NC May 2013 Nashville, TN May 30 June 11, 2012

MULTIMEDIA/PRODUCTION SKILLS
QuarkXpress 6.5 Desktop Publishing College Publisher 5 Content Management System iMovie Video Editing Adobe InCopy News Edit Adobe Photoshop Cameras: Canon T4i, 7D ;Nikon d5100 Digital SLR still photo, video and audio

Durham Voice

Durham, NC General assignment reporter May 2010 May 2013 Wrote community stories / generating story ideas / photography

Petoskey News-Review Petoskey, MI Paid intern/general assignment reporter June 2012 Aug 2012 Wrote news and sports stories / shot video and audio slide shows/ generated story ideas for writing and multimedia/ brainstormed and came up with ideas to improve papers social media and multimedia projects Award-winning stories:
2013 HBCU National News Media Conference: Jones,Coleman Indicted Best News, In-depth story - Honorable Mention http://www.campusecho.com/campus/campus-news/jones-coleman-indicted1.2905225#.USsgYY4kpSp 2012 HBCU National News Media Conference: Where have all the brothers gone Best Sports Feature Story - Third Place http://www.campusecho.com/where-have-all-the-brothers-gone1.2181321#.USsfvY4kpSo 2011 HBCU National News Media Conference: Eagles Scratch Seattle Best Sports News Story - Second Place http://www.campusecho.com/sports/sports-features/eagles-scratch-seattle-1.1785210#.USshRI4kpSo Deomcratic stalwart energizes NCCU students Best Spot News - Third place http://www.blackcollegewire.org/index.php?option=com_ywp_blog&task= view&id=5874

JOURNALISM MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Black Journalist member NCCU Association of Black Journalist Vice President Print Feb. 2012-present Aug. 2012-present

REFERENCES
Bruce dePyssler Associate professor, N.C. Central University 919.951.4088 / bdepyssler@nccu.edu Campus Echo adviser / Co-Publisher, NECD VOICE Jeremy McBain Editor, Petoskey News-Review 231.439.9316 / jmcbain@petoskeynews.com Cliff Harrington Neighbors editor, Charlotte Observer 704.533.4098 / charrington@charlotteobserver.com Cynthia Duarte Academic advisor, N.C.Central University 919.996.9082 / cduarte@nccu.edu

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @Jon_el_Curioso or https://www.twitter.com/Jon_el_Curioso @campusecho or https://www.twitter.com/campusecho Facebook: Jonathan Alexander - https://www.facebook.com/#!/jon.my.alexander Campus Echo - http://www.facebook.com/campus.echo.1 Instagram: @Jon_el_Curioso