Freelance editor at BYRONIK.COM online editorial services.
Greater San Diego Area
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- Owner at BYRONIK.COM (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Executive Editor at San Diego Neighborhood Newspapers, Inc.
- Bureau chief at The Log Newspapers (the West Coast's source for boating news since 1971)
- Freelance Journalist at BYRONIK.COM (Sole Proprietorship)
- Editor at San Diego Community Newspaper Group, San Diego, CA.
- Feature writer at London College of Printing
- News Editor at London College of Printing
- Writer at The European Publishing Group, London, UK
- Writer at BYRONIK.COM (Self-employed)
- Writer / comedy performer at Michael Burgess (Self-employed)
- Education
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- University of the Arts London
- British Army Education Corps
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Michael Burgess’s Summary
An editor with more than 12 years experience in the USA and in the United Kingdom.
Michael Burgess’s Specialties:
• The recruitment, training and close supervision of a newsgathering team to transform a lackluster community newspaper into an influential news product.
• Professional AP-style copy-editing, layout and design skills.
• Running an effective newsroom, on a shoestring budget, to produce high-quality newspapers in San Diego's South County.
• Rapid conversion of problematic copy into publishable material.
• News reporting, feature writing, copy editing, assignment editing and pagination.
Michael Burgess’s Experience
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Owner
BYRONIK.COM (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
1995 — Present (14 years )
Copy editing for the Composites News Supersite at CompositesNews.Com
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Executive Editor
San Diego Neighborhood Newspapers, Inc.
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 2002 — September 2004 (2 years 7 months)
The Star-News — serving the communities of Chula Vista and National City (weekly circulation: 30,000)
San Diego Seniors — serving the 50+ generation of San Diego County (monthly circulation: 50,500)
During this time, two successive full-timers at The Star-News won San Diego Press Club Awards for best investigative news story (non-daily). Raw interns with nothing but a dream of some day being able to write news, were transformed to become accomplished journalists in their own right.
Personally compiled and laid out the official programs for the annual Lemon Festival, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, the Starlight Yuletide Parade, National City’s Automobile Heritage Day, the City of Chula Vista’s annual “Music by the Bay” events, and an occasional special publication for California’s largest high-school district. -
Bureau chief
The Log Newspapers (the West Coast's source for boating news since 1971)
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2001 — October 2001 (4 months)
News writing
Photojournalism
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Freelance Journalist
BYRONIK.COM (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Communications consultant to San Diego's Mainly Mozart Festival
Jazz critic for La Jolla Village News -
Editor
San Diego Community Newspaper Group, San Diego, CA.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
March 1999 — April 2000 (1 year 2 months)
Total responsibility for editorial content of The Peninsula Beacon, which serves the communities of Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Shelter Island, Harbor Island and Loma Portal
Improved the standard and quantity of the paper's local news coverage.
Supplemented the city daily's coverage with soft second-day leads and outright hard news scoops.
Brought stability and professionalism to the look of the paper and its content.
Mentored news reporters and photojournalists in the production of news to a high standard of professionalism. -
Feature writer
London College of Printing
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1998 — March 1998 (3 months)
Writing features for Back Hill Reporter, the weekly newspaper of the London College of Printing's School of Media.
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News Editor
London College of Printing
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 1997 — December 1997 (4 months)
Supervised and edited all news content in the Back Hill Reporter the weekly newspaper of the London College of Printing's School, of Media.
Managed a news-gathering team comprising 10 student journalists.
Initiated the Stop the Rat-run campaign, which led to local government applying traffic-calming measures to a notoriously dangerous local side street. -
Writer
The European Publishing Group, London, UK
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 1997 — August 1997 (4 months)
Writing features for trade titles including European Superstore Decisions, European Drinks Decisions and European Supply Chain Decisions on subjects ranging from point-of-sale printers to tequila production.
Desktop publishing on Mac computers using QuarkXPress to exacting house style. -
Writer
BYRONIK.COM (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1996 — December 1996 (1 year )
Writing news, features, profiles and reviews for Computer Weekly, Internet Magazine, Accounting Technician, What Hi-Fi and Genie — a nationally recognized monthly magazine devoted to commentary and campus issues.
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Writer / comedy performer
Michael Burgess (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
February 1989 — August 1995 (6 years 7 months)
Twice-weekly residency performing improvised comedy at The Redan Tavern, London (1994-1995)
Writing comedy sketches for Thames Television's 'No Limits' — broadcast on Sky One (October 1994)
Writing theater reviews and satire for Scallywag magazine (1993 to 1994)
Writing comedy sketches for BBC Radio Light Entertainment's 'The News Huddlines' (April 1993)
Stand-up comedy at the Hackney Empire (October 1991)
Published verse includes: "Blue Rhapsody" [Once I was a Washing Machine ISBN 0 906411 02 5], "The Victims" [The Cream of the Troubadour Poets ISBN 0 905116 194].
Michael Burgess’s Education
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University of the Arts London
BA , Journalism , 1995 — 1998
http://byronik.com/thesis.html
- Activities and Societies:
- News Editor 'The Back Hill Reporter' 1997
London College of Printing
Supervised and edited all news content in the Back Hill Reporter the weekly newspaper of the London College of Printing's School, of Media.
Managed a news-gathering team comprising 10 student journalists.
Initiated the Stop the Rat-run campaign, which led to local government applying traffic-calming measures to a notoriously dangerous local side street.
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British Army Education Corps
Methods of Instruction Course 1983 — 1983
Additional Information
Michael Burgess’s Websites:
Michael Burgess’s Interests:
Actor in community theater productions: "Hay Fever," Onstage Playhouse, Chula Vista (2003), "The Engagement of Marjorie," Lamplighters Theater, La Mesa (2004), "Birthday Suite," Onstage Playhouse, Chula Vista (2005) and "Arcadia," The Cygnet Theatre, San Diego (2007).
Michael Burgess’s Groups:
San Diego Press Club
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Executive Suite -
San Diego Press Club
Michael Burgess’s Honors:
San Diego Press Club J-Award (third place) for non-daily newspapers essay/commentary/opinion Oct. 24, 2002
Michael Burgess’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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