Jay Baker

Current

• Managing/News Editor at The Pacer

Past

• Asst. Sailing Director/Lifeguard at Camp Widjiwagan
• Asst. News Editor at The Pacer
• Assistant Sailing Director at Camp Lincoln

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Education

• University of Tennessee at Martin

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Jay Baker’s Summary

Communications/Sociology student at The University of Tennessee at Martin. I currently work as the Managing/News Editor for The Pacer, UTM's editorially independent student newspaper. I will graduate in May with two degrees: a BA in Communications & a BS in Sociology.

Jay Baker’s Specialties:

Story writing, general reporting, page lay-out and design, graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite), photo journalism, Web design (HTML/CSS/some php) etc.

Jay Baker’s Experience

• Managing/News Editor

  The Pacer

  (Educational Institution; Newspapers industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  Due to budget and staffing issues, I currently am responsible for what have been two positions in past: Managing Editor & News Editor.
  
  As Managing Editor, I work with our Executive Editor to make key decisions affecting the direction of The Pacer and what type of stories will be covered. I also serve as part of the editorial board: making decision about what will be editorialized and often writing the editorial.
  
  As News Editor, I am responsible for the editing and layout of the News Section as well as generating a budget of stories each week for our writers to cover. I also cover the general campus news beat and handle enterprise and investigative stories.

Additional Information

Jay Baker’s Interests:

Sailing, wine, reading, music (I play a little guitar), blogging, video games, independent film, and backpacking.

Jay Baker’s Honors:

South Eastern Journalism Conference - On-Site Competition/Public Relations - 1st Place 2006
South Eastern Journalism Conference - On-Site Competition/Public Relations - 1st Place 2008
South Eastern Journalism Conference - Best in the South (Newspaper) - The Pacer

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