Jason Molinet

Current

• President at Early Edition Media, Inc.

Past

• Reporter at Newsday
• Reporter at Part-Time; Freelance
• Editor at South Florida Sports Magazine

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Education

• University of Miami
• Pinellas Park High School

Recommended

2 people have recommended Jason

Connections

97 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Early Edition Media, Inc.
• Build N Click
• Long Island Entrepreneurs

Jason Molinet’s Summary

Entrepreneur and journalist with a strong vision for new media.

Jason Molinet’s Specialties:

Writing, reporting, editing, photo, layout, graphic design, programming skills.

Jason Molinet’s Experience

• President

  Early Edition Media, Inc.

  (Online Media industry)

  November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Early Edition Media, Inc. is an interactive media company with the focus of making local news and advertising an important component of the Internet. Right now, an estimated $5 billion is spent on local Internet-based advertising. That number is expected to jump to $25
  billion over the next five years. EEM is dedicated to building content-rich Internet sites with Long Island flavor and a built-in following. They make an ideal platform for local advertisers. EEM has an office in Huntington, NY, and was founded by Jason Molinet in November 2006. Molinet, 36, spent the last 11 years covering Long Island news and sports as a reporter for Newsday. He brings journalistic values and credibility, along with a strong entrepreneurial vision, to EEM.

• Reporter

  Newsday

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TRB; Newspapers industry)

  September 1996 — September 2007 (11 years 1 month)

  Sports reporter with focus on Long Island high schools. Covered everything from Goodwill Games to NFL, NBA, MLB and college sports. Duties included breaking news, analysis and game coverage, as well as a great deal of interactive work. Lived the 24-7 news cycle for 11 years.

• Reporter

  Part-Time; Freelance

  (Newspapers industry)

  1990 — 1996 (6 years)

  Worked as a part-timer and contributor at The St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Newsday, The Seattle Times, Asbury Park Press and Bergen Record.

• Editor

  South Florida Sports Magazine

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 1993 — November 1994 (1 year 2 months)

  Oversaw all editorial aspects of full-color, monthly sports publication.

Jason Molinet’s Education

• University of Miami

  BA , History, Editorial-Journalism , 1991 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  The Miami Hurricane newspaper, The Ibis yearbook, member Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee.

• Pinellas Park High School

  1987 — 1991

Additional Information

Jason Molinet’s Websites:

• Early Edition Media, Inc.
• Build N Click
• Long Island Entrepreneurs

Jason Molinet’s Groups:

Huntington N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, Long Island Entrepreneurs, Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA), Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), NYSPHSAA Media Advisory Board, Deer Park High School Business Advisory Board, Long Island Works.

•    University of Miami (FL)
•    Early Edition Media, Inc.
•    University of Miami
•    Tribune Alumni Network (TAN)
•    Long Island Entrepreneurs
•    Linked-Miami
•    Sunrise Networking Group...hosted by Tom Grech
•    Career Academies

Jason Molinet’s Honors:

Press Club of Long Island Media Awards: Second-place -- Deadline News, 2004.
Press Club of Long Island Media Awards: Second-place -- Sports, 2005.
Newsday Interactive Convergence Award, January 2007.
Long Island Works Coalition Honor Roll: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Jason Molinet’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
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• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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