Ph.D. student and teaching associate at Syracuse University's Newhouse School
Syracuse, New York Area
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- Ph.D. student and teaching associate at Syracuse University's Newhouse School
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- Family Life editor at The Post-Standard
- Family Life Editor at The Post-Standard
- March 2009 Guest Lecturer at Utica College
- February 2009 Guest Lecturer at Utica College
- Assistant City Editor at The Post-Standard
- Assistant City Editor at The Post-Standard
- Bureau Chief at The Post-Standard
- Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University
- Reporter at The Post-Standard
- News Editor at The Post-Standard
- Reporter at Observer-Dispatch
- and Police Reporter at The Times Herald
- Municipal Reporter at The Wallkill Valley Times
- Education
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- Syracuse University
- Syracuse University
- Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Gina Chen’s Summary
I have 20 years experience reporting and editing for newspapers. I've covered everything from city government to federal courts to state government. I've overseen coverage of religion, higher education and police and courts coverage. I spent five years running a satellite bureau for a daily newspaper and producing a weekly tabloid on local news. I've also produced annual special sections on how to choose a college and written and blogged about parenting, children and balancing work and family.
After 20 years in the newspaper business, I am now getting my Ph.D. in communications at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with plans to become a university professor.
Gina Chen’s Specialties:
My research interests are social media, gender issues, and women bloggers.
Gina Chen’s Experience
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Ph.D. student and teaching associate
Syracuse University's Newhouse School
(Newspapers industry)
August 2009 — Present (5 months)
I'm a full-time Ph.d. student at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. My research interests are social media, gender issues, and women bloggers.
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Family Life editor
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2007 — June 2009 (2 years 2 months)
I'm an editor who writes about parenting, issues facing families and challenges of balancing work and family. I write a weekly column that's published in The Post-Standard on Fridays about family life, and I publish a daily blog about my experiences raising two young children.
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Family Life Editor
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
May 1993 — June 2009 (16 years 2 months)
Report, write, and edit stories about parenting in the daily newspaper and online; write daily parenting blog; create online parenting web site that features a variety of bloggers; write weekly parenting e-newsletter; use online tools such as social-networking sites to increase web traffic.
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March 2009 Guest Lecturer
Utica College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2009 — March 2009 (1 month)
Created and taught lesson on using Twitter as a reporting tool for undergraduates at Utica College.
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February 2009 Guest Lecturer
Utica College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
February 2009 — February 2009 (1 month)
Created and taught lesson on using Facebook as a reporting tool for undergraduates at Utica College.
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Assistant City Editor
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2003 — May 2007 (4 years 3 months)
I supervised five reporters, who covered a variety of topics, including crime, courts, higher education, religion. I assigned and edited stories for a daily newspaper, and put together a weekly religion page and a yearly higher education special section.
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Assistant City Editor
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2003 — May 2007 (4 years 3 months)
Supervise four reporters who cover federal courts, state and county courts, higher education, and religion; develop, edit, and plan presentation of stories for daily and Sunday newspaper; develop and produce annual special section on higher education; develop and produce weekly religion page; mentor and teach at least one college student intern each semester.
Manlius Bureau Chief: Develop and produce a 40-page weekly local section for a daily newspaper; oversee and plan coverage of five towns, five schools districts and a Native American reservation for daily and Sunday publications; supervise five reporters; mentor and teach at least one college student intern each semester. -
Bureau Chief
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
1996 — 2003 (7 years )
I supervised between 5 and 7 reporters in a satellite office of The Post-Standard. I assigned and edited stories those reporters wrote on topics including crime, government and schools for the daily newspaper. I also produced a weekly supplement that focused on local news.
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Adjunct Professor
Syracuse University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1999 — December 1999 (3 months)
Developed curriculum and taught basic newswriting course for undergraduates at Syracuse University.
October 2007 Fellow
Journalism Center on Children & Families seminar -
Reporter
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1993 — 1996 (3 years )
I was a reporter, covering a variety of topics including crime, courts, city hall and suburban government. During this period, I spent several months working as a copy editor once a week who produced the business section and then worked briefly as a full-time copy editor.
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News Editor
The Post-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 1994 — May 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Select and edit state, national, and international stories from the news wires; design and paginate news pages.
Reporter: Cover a variety of beats, including City Hall, county court, and suburban government.
The Observer-Dispatch -
Reporter
Observer-Dispatch
(Newspapers industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year )
I worked as a reporter, covering courts and later state government.
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and Police Reporter
The Times Herald
(Newspapers industry)
January 1990 — January 1991 (1 year 1 month)
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Municipal Reporter
The Wallkill Valley Times
(Newspapers industry)
January 1989 — January 1990 (1 year 1 month)
Gina Chen’s Education
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Syracuse University
Master of Arts , Public Communication , 1995 — 1999
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Syracuse University
M.A; S.I. Newhouse School , Public Communications; Public Communications , 1999
Advisor: Dr. Pamela J. Shoemaker
Thesis: Competing Interests: A Content Analysis of a Newspaper Consolidation -
Franciscan University of Steubenville
English , Mass communications , 1985 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- President Delta Zeta Alpha sorority; editor in chief, The Troubadour
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Franciscan University of Steubenville
B.A , Mass Communications , 1989
Advisor: Dr. Wayne Lewis
Thesis: Content Analysis of Abortion Coverage in Catholic and Secular Newspapers
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Gina Chen’s Interests:
After 20 years as a newspaper journalist, I'm getting my Ph.D. in communications with plans to teach at the university level. I blog about the future of journalism.
Gina Chen’s Groups:
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Newspaper Professionals Network -
Rochester Business Journal: Rochester, N.Y.
Gina Chen’s Contact Settings
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