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Stu Watson PO Box 29 Hood River, OR 97031 541.386.8860 swatson@gorge.net   Summary Accomplishments In 23 years of journalism, demonstrated excellence in beat reporting, feature and column writing, editing, staff and ad copywriting, and project management and relations with such clients as Ameritech, Pacific Bell, Arthur Andersen. As first and only editorial employee at a startup web service, I designed, produced or sourced all content for two weekly newsletters, and an online business travel magazine. Developed third party content relationships. Developed process, style and staff performance protocols for a new daily multimedia news product delivered on cable. Helped launch three new weekly special focus sections to mix of 14 Features sections at Daily News in Anchorage. Edited American Society of Newspaper Editors award-winning "The 10th Child" series on cocaine-damaged babies. Edited and contributed to Benjamin Fine Award-winning "Kids at Risk" special section on high school dropouts. Edited C.B. Blethen Award-winning "My Little Secret" special section on child sexual abuse.   Work Experience November 1997 to present SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRACT WRITING, PORTLAND, OREGON For four months, managed daily updating of the NewsNet on the Oregon Business Channel web site; writing for Oregon Home, Oregon Business magazines; editorial content planning, writing and management of illustrators and photographers, plus client relations for new eight-page newsletter to Work At Home customers of Pacific Bell; speechwriting (Arthur Andersen), proposals (CA One Services), business plans (Theme Creations Inc.), copywriting (Kitchen Kaboodle 30-minute animated TV spot, airing Fall 1998), catalogs and print advertising (Oztex).   November 1996 to November 1997 EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, THETRIP.COM, DENVER, COLORADO Concepted, wrote or sourced all content for web-based magazine aimed at independent business travelers, plus two weekly newsletters, one with content of and about the travel industry, the other targeting route-specific airfare deal information to subscribers based on their expressed preferences. Strategic role in identifying and developing relationships with other content partners. ROCKY MOUNTAIN EDITOR, BUSINESS@HOME MAGAZINE, PORTLAND, OR Identify and report two stories per month about home-based business in a 10-state region; assign or shoot related photography. CONTRACT FREELANCE WRITING Projects for clients such as Ameritech, Arthur Andersen, Geosystems' MapQuest   September 1994 to October 1996 EDITOR, INGENIUS, DENVER, COLORADO Led daily news content development, including wire and photo editing, conducting daily content meeting, supervising three journalists, editing all copy, coordinating content flow and quality with education and multimedia authoring teams, developing supplemental news and graphics sources, scripting and reading voice overs.   March 1993 to September 1994 MANAGING EDITOR, OREGON BUSINESS MAGAZINE, PORTLAND Lead writer for magazine, associate to editor on content planning; contract publishing project manager. Freelance writing: newspapers, magazines, advertising   November 1992 to February 1993 COPY EDITOR, THE CAPITAL PRESS, SALEM, OREGON Concurrently, freelance writing for newspapers, magazines, advertising clients.   November 1990 to July 1992 ASST. FEATURES EDITOR, ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS Supervised production of six entertainment sections Planning, editor for staff of nine, freelancers Helped coordinate takeouts with city desk Assumed duties of features editor in her absence Wrote features, columns and book reviews   July 1976 to November 1990 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE 1985-1990: Copy editor, Sunday editor, columnist 1983-1985: City editor, columnist 1981-1983: Features editor 1976-1981: Reporter, copy editor, editorial writer   February 1974 to July 1976 DAILY INTER LAKE, KALISPELL, MONTANA Police, courts, regional and sports reporting/editing   February 1973 to February 1974 OXNARD (CALIFORNIA) PRESS COURIER Sports reporting, editing and column writing   Education University of Oregon, Bachelor of Science, Journalism, 1972 Writing and Editing seminar, American Press Institute, 1980 Wendell Web Fellowshop in Government and Taxation, University of Oregon, 1984 Modern Photography course, Portland State University, 1994 QuarkXPress course, Arapahoe Community College, 1996 Web Page Design course, Red Rocks Community College, 1996 Training Methods, Portland State University, 2000 Principles of Training & Development, PSU, 2000 Top