Multimedia Reporter
Lansing, Michigan Area
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- Reporter at Ionia Sentinel-Standard
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- Student Web manager for the Alumni Office at Albion College
- The Pleiad Online Editor at Albion College
- Reporter at The Sanilac County News
- Editor-in-Chief for The Pleiad at Albion College
- Writer for the Communications Office at Albion College
- Reporter at The Sanilac County News
- The Pleiad Web Editor at Albion College
- Editorial Assistant at GalleryWatch
- Intern at The Lapeer County Press
- The Pleiad News Editor at Albion College
- The Pleiad Senior Writer at Albion College
- Political Science research assistant at Albion College
- Education
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- Albion College
- Georgetown University
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Holly Setter’s Summary
I'm currently a reporter with the Ionia Sentinel-Standard, a small daily paper, where I cover the education beat along with feature writing and some local city government. In addition, I take my own photos and do some typing.
In preparation for my career, I've gained experience working for both print and online publications, on publication schedules varying from daily to as-needed. I've taken on writing, editing, and production positions and have experience at nearly every step of the process.
Online, I'm developing skills at coding and learning flash, while investigating all the ways various social media such as Twitter and Facebook can benefit a news organization.
Holly Setter’s Specialties:
Governmental reporting, editing, AP style, photography, Adobe Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, and Fireworks, Web design, basic HTML and CSS, typing speed of 70 wpm, social media
Holly Setter’s Experience
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Reporter
Ionia Sentinel-Standard
(Newspapers industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
I am one of two full time reporters on staff at the daily Ionia Sentinel-Standard, circulation approx. 3100. As such, my reporting runs the gamut from city council and school board meetings to features articles.
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Student Web manager for the Alumni Office
Albion College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — May 2009 (3 years 10 months)
I maintain the Albion College Alumni Web site, as well as all of its subsites, which include the Homecoming, Commencement, Little Sibs, and Family Day sites. Maintenence of these sites requires photo editing, writing content, and Web design.
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The Pleiad Online Editor
Albion College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
December 2008 — May 2009 (6 months)
I upload content from the print edition to the Pleiad Web site, as well as develop multimedia content. I'm responsible for maintaining the site's archives as well.
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Reporter
The Sanilac County News
(Newspapers industry)
December 2008 — January 2009 (2 months)
Covering Marlette City Council meetings and doing freelance photography.
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Editor-in-Chief for The Pleiad
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2008 — December 2008 (5 months)
I was responsible for overseeing the content, design, and general direction of The Pleiad. In this position, I edited all of the content for each issue and was responsible for guiding five section editors and roughly six staff writers.
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Writer for the Communications Office
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 1 month)
I wrote wrap stories on special guests to campus, as well as maintained a blog that was available on the Albion College News Web site.
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Reporter
The Sanilac County News
(Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
I reported on the bi-monthy meetings of the Marlette City Council, and did some freelance photography for the annual special feature "24 Hours in Sanilac County."
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The Pleiad Web Editor
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
I redesigned and restructured The Pleiad's Web site to increase functionality and make it more asthetically pleasing.
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Editorial Assistant
GalleryWatch
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)
I covered US Congressional hearings, with a focus on the Senate, gathered testimony from Congressional hearings, assisted with maintaining the GalleryWatch website, and created contact sheets.
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Intern
The Lapeer County Press
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
December 2007 — January 2008 (2 months)
I wrote stories for a number of sections, including news, features, community, business, and sports, using both telephone and in-person interviews, and, on occasion, I supplied the photographs for my stories.
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The Pleiad News Editor
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
I was responsible for creating the story and photo line-ups for the News page, editing all content for the News page, laying out the News page, and writing articles, with an emphasis on administration.
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The Pleiad Senior Writer
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)
I wrote articles for the News page, with a focus on the Student Senate and administration beat. While in this position, I won two Michigan Press Association College awards: first place for an investigative article in a Division II paper, and second place for a column in a Division II paper.
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Political Science research assistant
Albion College
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)
I assisted Dr. Andrew Schlewitz with his research on the link between religion and government during the Cold War by reading and summarizing declassified government documents from the Eisenhower library, and cataloguing them in EndNote.
Holly Setter’s Education
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Albion College
BA , English, Political Science, Journalism, Public Policy , 2005 — 2009
Graduated cum laude, Distinguished Albion Scholars Program participant, won the Roxanna Sayre Endowed Scholarship for Environmental Journalism in 2007, multiple semesters on the Dean's List
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Tau Delta, Pi Sigma Alpha, The Ford Institute of Public Policy and Service, Ford Council representative, Adopt-A-Classroom, Junior Achievement instructor, British Eighth Marching Band, Albion College Symphonic Band, and Student Alumni Association
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Georgetown University
2008 — 2008
I attended Georgetown for the Spring 2008 semester as a part of The Fund for American Studies Capital Semester on Political Journalism. While there I took Economics and Public Policy Problems, Theories of Constitutional Interpretation, and a Political Journalism Seminar, in addition to completing an internship at GalleryWatch.
I was put on the Dean's List for my semester at Georgetown.- Activities and Societies:
- The Capital Semester on Political Journalism
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