Catherine Liggett Foley

Current

• Writer at By Catherine Liggett Foley

Past

• Reporter and Editor at All Hungary Media Group
• Crime Reporter at The Journal News
• Reporter at The Patent Trader

• Reporter at The Lewisboro Ledger

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Education

• Smith College
• The Hotchkiss School
• Rippowam Cisqua School

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Writing and Editing

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Summary

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Specialties:

• Independent travel: Trips to 37 countries and 42 states (US). Lived in Ireland, Romania, Hungary and Egypt.

• Language: Working knowledge of French

• Computer proficiency: Quark, TYPO3, Moveable Type, Dreamweaver, basic HTML and CSS, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Web 2.0, Mac OS

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Experience

• Writer

  By Catherine Liggett Foley

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  • I am writing my first novel, and also am writing short stories and poems for publication in the interim.
  • I have extensive experience in reporting and editing, and am available for freelance writing and editing assignments and projects.

• Reporter and Editor

  All Hungary Media Group

  (Online Media industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

  • Wrote news and feature stories, and blogs for the heavily-trafficked, English-language sites Caboodle.hu, Pestiside.hu and Chew.hu.
  • Edited wire stories translated from Hungarian to deadline for daily publication at Caboodle.hu.
  • Developed, co-wrote and edited online guide to hundreds of tourist destinations in Hungary.

• Crime Reporter

  The Journal News

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  December 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  • 150,000-circulation Gannett Co. daily serving New York City's northern suburbs.
  • Covered all breaking and spot news in Rockland County for the 3-to-11 night shift.
  • Filed multiple stories and crime briefs daily on very tight deadlines.
  • Additional coverage of court cases, government, human interest.
  • Completed enterprise work on firefighting issues.
  • In-house awards for best writing, enterprise, spot news.

• Reporter

  The Patent Trader

  (Newspapers industry)

  July 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 6 months)

  • 33,000-circulation Gannett Co. weekly.
  • Total coverage of three northern Westchester County towns: Bedford, North Castle and Pleasantville.
  • Developed weekly story list, filed stories daily.
  • Spot news, government, environment, crime, human interest, business, real estate, enterprise.
  • In-house awards for best enterprise, feature, spot news.
  • Promoted to The Journal News.

• Reporter

  The Lewisboro Ledger

  (Newspapers industry)

  September 2002 — July 2003 (11 months)

  • 3,000-circulation Hersam Acorn Newspapers weekly.
  • Sole staff reporter.
  • Covered all aspects of the community; specialized in government, crime and enterprise.
  • Recruited by competitor, The Patent Trader.

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Education

• Smith College

  BA , English Literature and Government (International Relations) , 2002

  Activities and Societies:

  The Sophian, Reporter and News Editor

• The Hotchkiss School

  1993 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  The Poet's Society, Founder

• Rippowam Cisqua School

  1990 — 1993

Additional Information

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Interests:

world travel, film and digital photography, electric bass, oil painting

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Groups:

• PEN American Center, Associate Member
• South Salem Fire Department, South Salem, NY, state-certified exterior and interior volunteer firefighter, since 2002

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•    Smith College Alumnae

Catherine Liggett Foley’s Contact Settings

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