Daniel Biederman, Jr.

Current

• Freelance Journalist at Daniel J. Biederman, Jr. (Self-employed)

Past

• Content Producer at Tribune Interactive
• Office Manager at Biederman & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
• Communications/Media Relations Intern at Cook County State's Attorney's Office

• Staff Writer at The DePaulia
• Media Research Intern at Cision
• Messenger/Clerk at Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd.
• Student Assistant - Quantitative Reasoning Center at DePaul
• Student Assistant - Liberal Arts & Sciences at College of DuPage
• Office Assistant at Wolf & Wolfe, Ltd.
• Finance Department Intern at Seyfarth Shaw

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Education

• The John Marshall Law School
• DePaul University
• DePaul University

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Connections

27 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• Twitter

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Summary

Freelance journalist with experience covering sports, politics, law, and crime.

*Clips are available upon request*

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Specialties:

Journalism, communications, public relations, politics/political science

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Experience

• Freelance Journalist

  Daniel J. Biederman, Jr. (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

• Content Producer

  Tribune Interactive

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TRB; Online Media industry)

  June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)

• Office Manager

  Biederman & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

  September 2007 — June 2008 (10 months)

• Communications/Media Relations Intern

  Cook County State's Attorney's Office

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 2007 — September 2007 (4 months)

  •Worked with local media and Assistant State’s Attorneys on a daily basis
  •Ensured that media was provided with most accurate, timely information possible about criminal trials in Cook County
  •Composed press releases and media alerts regarding trials and media events relating to the State’s Attorney’s Office

• Staff Writer

  The DePaulia

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)

  •Reported on politics, crime, and sports for News and Sports sections
  •Interviewed Illinois Lieutenant Governor Patrick Quinn and former Cook County Board presidential candidate Tony Peraica along with DePaul students, staff, faculty, administrators, and athletes
  •Worked under deadline pressure to gather interviews and produce copy in accordance with A.P. Style

• Media Research Intern

  Cision

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  March 2007 — June 2007 (4 months)

  •Recorded over 200 telephone interviews with journalists at publications throughout the U.S. and Canada regarding journalists’ preferences for being contacted by public relations professionals
  •Posted completed interviews to Cision’s website for client access
  •Assisted in updating Cision’s massive databases of journalist and public relations contacts

• Messenger/Clerk

  Adelman & Gettleman, Ltd.

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)

• Student Assistant - Quantitative Reasoning Center

  DePaul

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 2006 — July 2006 (5 months)

• Student Assistant - Liberal Arts & Sciences

  College of DuPage

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2005 — September 2005 (9 months)

• Office Assistant

  Wolf & Wolfe, Ltd.

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  December 2003 — January 2004 (2 months)

• Finance Department Intern

  Seyfarth Shaw

  (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  July 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Education

• The John Marshall Law School

  J.D. , 2009 — 2012 (expected)

• DePaul University

  M.A. , Journalism , 2007 — 2009

• DePaul University

  B.A. , Communication

  With Honors

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, DePaul University Mock Trial, The DePaulia

Additional Information

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Websites:

• Twitter

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Interests:

Communications, politics, sports, law, writing, reading, media news

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Groups:

Society of Professional Journalists, Chicago Headline Club, West Side Rooters Social Club, Chicago Sport and Social Club

•    DePaul University Alumni Association
•    Benet Academy Alumni

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Honors:

First-place student presentation: DePaul Journalism Symposium: Rewriting the Future of the American Newspaper, October 24, 2006

•Worked in a team of three to prepare a ten minute presentation and three page paper for presentation to media professionals at the Symposium on DePaul’s campus (Presentation available at http://www.depauljournalism.org)
•Coordinated team members and team meetings to discuss paper and presentation

Daniel Biederman, Jr.’s Contact Settings

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