Online producer at The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington Area
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- Online producer at The Spokesman-Review
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- Copy editor at The Spokesman-Review
- Assistant news editor at Columbia Missourian
- Designer at Columbia Missourian
- Dow Jones copy editing intern at Stockton Record
- Assistant city editor at Columbia Missourian
- Reporter at Columbia Missourian
- English teacher at Tutor Language School - Prague
- Education
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- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Lewis and Clark College
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Andrew Zahler’s Summary
Newspaper online producer with knowledge of html, css and multimedia editing and a background in copy editing, wire editing and page design. Interested in the changing role of newspapers as online competition from TV, social networks and blogs increases.
Andrew Zahler’s Specialties:
News page design, InDesign, CCI Layout Champ, HTML, CSS, Final Cut Express, video production, multimedia inspiration
Andrew Zahler’s Experience
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Online producer
The Spokesman-Review
(Newspapers industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
I edit and post breaking news and package it with documents, photos and other multimedia on spokesmanreview.com. I shoot and edit video to accompany stories. The Spokesman-Review is a 90,000-circulation newspaper serving Spokane, Wash., and the surrounding region.
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Copy editor
The Spokesman-Review
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2006 — December 2007 (2 years)
Editing stories, designing pages and choosing nation/world stories on the night copy desk of a 90,000-circulation daily newspaper in Spokane, Wash.
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Assistant news editor
Columbia Missourian
(Newspapers industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
In this teaching assistant position I coached beginning copy editors, slotted their work and oversaw page production.
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Designer
Columbia Missourian
(Newspapers industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
I designed the front page of the six-day-a-week Missourian once a week as part of coursework toward my master's degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Dow Jones copy editing intern
Stockton Record
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)
Wrote headlines, trimmed and edited stories and paginated wire pages at this 65,000-circulation newspaper serving Stockton, Calif., and San Joaquin County.
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Assistant city editor
Columbia Missourian
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
I worked night and day shifts, editing articles and helping maintain the calendar of events at this daily newspaper staffed by Missouri School of Journalism students and managed by faculty. As night ACE, I was the last city editor to read stories before sending them to the copy desk.
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Reporter
Columbia Missourian
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)
Covered city government beat at faculty-edited, student-produced community newspaper.
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English teacher
Tutor Language School - Prague
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)
Planned and taught English lessons in Prague, Czech Republic, to postsecondary and adult students. including FCE test preparation.
Andrew Zahler’s Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia
M.A. , Journalism: Newspaper editing , 2004 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Kappa Tau Alpha, Columbia Missourian
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Lewis and Clark College
B.A. , English , 1998 — 2002
Graduated summa cum laude with honors in English. Completed thesis on the British Romantic poet John Clare.
- Activities and Societies:
- Pioneer Log, Library Student Advisory Panel, Literary Review
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Andrew Zahler’s Interests:
New technology, breaking news, blogging, multimedia editing
Andrew Zahler’s Honors:
Publication: "One-third of copy editors dissatisfied with their jobs." Newspaper Research Journal 28 No. 3 (Summer 2007): 20-36.
Andrew Zahler’s Contact Settings
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