Multimedia Journalist at The Desert Sun
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Multimedia Journalist at The Desert Sun
- Past
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- Copy Editor (freelance) at United Press International
- Editor in Chief at The State Press
- Site Director at Sierra Service Project
- Reporting intern at Cape Times
- Special publications editor at The State Press
- Reporter at Cronkite Borderlands Project
- Spiritual life coordinator at Sierra Service Project
- Reporter at Cronkite News Service
- Reporting intern at The Arizona Republic
- Copy editor at The State Press
- Spiritual life coordinator at Sierra Service Project
- Reporting intern at East Valley Tribune
- City editor at The State Press
- Reporter at The State Press
- Reporting intern at Chandler Independent
- Education
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- Arizona State University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Newspapers
Brian Indrelunas’s Summary
Award-winning reporter and accomplished editor
Brian Indrelunas’s Specialties:
Reporting, editing, Web development, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, youth ministry
Brian Indrelunas’s Experience
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Multimedia Journalist
The Desert Sun
(Newspapers industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Report on general assignments for daily print edition and community weeklies
Shoot and edit video stories for mydesert.com
Post Sunday print edition to mydesert.com and update Twitter accounts
Hired as a participant in Gannett’s Talent Development Program -
Copy Editor (freelance)
United Press International
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
February 2009 — May 2009 (4 months)
Edited news briefs, commentary and analysis pieces from the energy, security and threats desks for style, clarity and accuracy
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Editor in Chief
The State Press
(Newspapers industry)
August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)
Top editor supervising 60-person newsroom staff at 15,000-circulation university daily newspaper
Oversaw production of the newspaper's first zoned edition for outlying campus in west Phoenix and addition of second zone for another campus on the eastern edge of the metro area
Began newspaper's transition from a Tempe-centric publication to one that covers all four of the ASU campuses spread across metropolitan Phoenix
Opened The State Press' second newsroom, located in downtown Phoenix -
Site Director
Sierra Service Project
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)
Responsible for overall operation of SSP's urban site in South Los Angeles
Supervised six staff members and also worked with youth participants and their adult counselors as they engaged in home-repair projects
Oversaw first full year of partnership between SSP and South LA Beautification Team -
Reporting intern
Cape Times
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)
Covered general assignments for English-language morning daily
Closely followed news from Cape Town International Convention Centre and SA Navy
Stories also printed in other Independent newspapers: The (Durban) Mercury, Pretoria News, The (Johannesburg) Star -
Special publications editor
The State Press
(Newspapers industry)
September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)
Directed editorial content for advertising supplements (career guide, finals edition, etc.)
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Reporter
Cronkite Borderlands Project
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Worked on in-depth features about families divided by the U.S.-Mexico border
Content from journalism school-based project to be distributed to newspapers around Arizona -
Spiritual life coordinator
Sierra Service Project
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)
Wrote and led spiritual programming for high-school youth engaged in service work repairing homes in South Los Angeles.
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Reporter
Cronkite News Service
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
Covered spot news at the Arizona Legislature for university-run wire service
Produced enterprise stories on issues of statewide importance
Stories ran in Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Daily Sun, Mohave Valley Daily News, Tucson Citizen -
Reporting intern
The Arizona Republic
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
August 2006 — January 2007 (6 months)
Covered breaking news in suburbs southeast of Phoenix for azcentral.com and the Republic
Wrote briefs from police and court records for azcentral.com and print editions
Covered other general assignments for community and metro desks -
Copy editor
The State Press
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
Edited and fact-checked stories from all desks and State Press Magazine
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Spiritual life coordinator
Sierra Service Project
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Wrote and led spiritual programming for high-school youth engaged in service work repairing homes on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona.
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Reporting intern
East Valley Tribune
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)
Covered general assignments, including breaking news, for the city desk
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City editor
The State Press
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)
Edited, assigned stories to and advised staff of 10 reporters
Improved news judgment and copy-editing skills -
Reporter
The State Press
(Newspapers industry)
January 2005 — December 2005 (1 year )
Covered police beat, developed sources, wrote 3-4 stories each week
Handled records gathering for police-blotter section
Covered breaking news and produced enterprise stories -
Reporting intern
Chandler Independent
(Newspapers industry)
June 2004 — June 2004 (1 month)
Covered public meetings and general assignments for community weekly
(Not for academic credit)
Brian Indrelunas’s Education
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Arizona State University
BA , Journalism and Mass Communication , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Society of Professional Journalists, Wesley Campus Ministry
