Joe Newman

Current

• Press Officer at Public Citizen

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Public Policy

Joe Newman’s Experience

• Press Officer

  Public Citizen

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Public Policy industry)

  December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Coordinate media strategies for a broad agenda that includes government openness and accountability, health care, energy and the environment, access to the civil justice system, product safety, international trade and regulatory policy.
  
  Duties include developing a network of national media contacts, pitching stories to print, broadcast and online media, coordinating media requests and interviews, writing and editing news releases, op-ed pieces and articles for the organization's Web and print publications. Work closely with researchers and policy experts to sharpen and focus the organization's message to achieve maximum media exposure.
  
  Developed the organization's feature blog, serving as editor and primary author. Work includes developing a network of bloggers and online media contacts.