Managing Editor at the Bigfork Eagle and West Shore News
Missoula, Montana Area
- Current
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- Managing Editor at Bigfork Eagle and West Shore News
- Past
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- Managing Editor at Post Community Newspapers
- Reporter at Post Community Newspapers
- Online Editor at The Whitworthian
- Reporting intern at Post Co.'s Wood River Journal
- Editor-in-Chief at The Whitworthian
- Layout & Graphics Editor at The Whitworthian
- Education
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- Whitworth College
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Jasmine Linabary’s Summary
My goal is to build my journalistic experience through work for a media company that values both its print and online services and looks to innovate while still maintaining its dedication journalistic quality.
Jasmine Linabary’s Specialties:
I have experience with a variety of new media tools including HTML/CSS, blogging platforms, Twitter, social bookmarking, map creation, photography, and video editing. I have worked closely with CollegePublisher, an online platform for college newspapers. I also have a mastery of Microsoft Office programs, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop and Quark Express; experience with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Premier Elements; and the ability to teach myself new computer programs.
Jasmine Linabary’s Experience
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Managing Editor
Bigfork Eagle and West Shore News
(Newspapers industry)
September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Manage and oversee all non-advertising content and production for the weekly Bigfork Eagle and West Shore News; coordinate with reporters, correspondents and columnists; act as a news liaison between the two publications and other Hagadone newspapers; copy edit all stories; paginate both publications; report and take photos for both; write a weekly column
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Managing Editor
Post Community Newspapers
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
July 2009 — September 2009 (3 months)
Manage and oversee all non-advertising content and production for the weekly Jefferson Star and Shelley Pioneer and related publications; coordinate with reporters, correspondents and columnists; act as a news liaison between the Star and Pioneer and the Post Register; copy edit stories for the publications; paginate the Jefferson Star; report and take photos as needed
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Reporter
Post Community Newspapers
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
May 2009 — June 2009 (2 months)
Reported and wrote stories as a news reporter for three Post Co. publications mostly for the weekly Jefferson Star and Shelley Pioneer and also the daily Post Register; assisted in copy editing the Jefferson Star; developed a story budget
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Online Editor
The Whitworthian
(Newspapers industry)
September 2008 — May 2009 (9 months)
Managed the content and production daily for whitworthian.com; coordinated with section editors on planning blogs, packages, multimedia and other content; copy edited and posted stories two days a week; acted as a liaison with College Media Network, the site’s host; developed new pages and features for the site including a student government directory and Twitter news updates; provided weekly site traffic reports and mini‐lessons on online journalism; worked on a redesign and upgrade of the site with host; site recognized as a finalist for an ACP Online Pacemaker (to be determined in October); site recognized as first place in “Best Affiliated Web Site” in the Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists
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Reporting intern
Post Co.'s Wood River Journal
(Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
Reported and wrote 115 stories as a news reporter for the weekly publication; covered courts, crime, and city and county government; developed enterprise stories and features including a series on affordable work force housing; wrote occasional news updates for the Web; copy edited Sun Valley Dining Summer ’08; assisted in copy editing the weekly publication; attended weekly press briefings, government meetings; developed a weekly story budget; took photos as needed
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Editor-in-Chief
The Whitworthian
(Newspapers industry)
September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)
Managed production of the weekly 16 or 20-page print edition and the daily-updated online edition; managed 13 editors and a total staff of 50; acted as a liaison between The Whitworthian and members of the Whitworth community; led and organized the transition to having new daily online content; managed the newspaper’s budget; led and directed weekly meetings; organized the creation of and compiled a staff manual; created production and online policies
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Layout & Graphics Editor
The Whitworthian
(Newspapers industry)
September 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Managed a small graphics staff and freelancers for the weekly 20-page publication; worked on a redesign of the publication alongside the editor in chief; worked with section editors on layout and provided weekly feedback and critiques; designed graphics and pages as needed
Jasmine Linabary’s Education
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Whitworth College
B.A. , Journalism and Mass Communications, minors in visual communications and English , 2005 — 2009
-Research work: Weyerhaeuser Younger Scholars fellowship for research on online journalism using a blog and research paper and a McDonald’s Opportunity Scholars grant to work with a professor and fellow student on a quantitative study of communication methods in cross‐sex friendships both presented at an intercollegiate conference spring 2009
-In-depth project in spring 2009 on gender at Whitworth involving interviewing nearly 60 people and doing writing, video, databases, graphics, coding and some of the photo work for the project.
-Communication/journalism‐related courses: reporting for mass media, article and feature writing, media law, media ethics, editing, layout and design, online journalism, communication research, media history, media criticism, video production, Photoshop, communications theories, creative writing
-A variety of other coursework including international relations, world religions, U.S. government/politics, women/gender studies, multicultural literature
Additional Information
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Jasmine Linabary’s Honors:
Journalism-related:
-Outstanding Communicator 2009 (Given by the communication studies department at Whitworth)
-First Place in “Best Affiliated Web Site” for whitworthian.com in the Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards from SPJ (while online editor)
-Finalist for an ACP Online Pacemaker for whitworthian.com (while online editor)
-Third place in “Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper” for The Whitworthian in the Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (while editor-in-chief)
-Third place in “Best of Show” in the 4-year weekly tabloid division for The Whitworthian at the National College Media Convention (while editor-in-chief)
-“Idaho Journalist of the Year” by IJAA in 2005
-First recipient and honoree of the “Linabary Award: Idaho Falls High School’s Journalist of the Year” in 2005
Academic:
-Whitworth University Alumni Ideals Award 2009
-Writing Award by the communication studies department 2009
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