Paul Hampton

Current

• Wire editor at Sun Herald Multimedia
• wire editor at Sun Herald (McClatchy Co.)

Past

• Presentation Editor/News Editor/News Editor Nights at The Sun Herald
• wire editor at The Sun Herald
• copy editor at Sun Herald

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Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Recommended

3 people have recommended Paul

Connections

42 connections

Industry

Newspapers

Paul Hampton’s Summary

I've been in the print journalism business since 1977 (since 1967 if delivering afternoon papers counts). Pressman, ad salesman, photographer, beat writer, crime reporter, copy editor, designer, news editor, presentation editor and wire editor.
I'm trying to stay relevant by schooling myself on all things Web through NewsU at Poynter and other online courses.

Paul Hampton’s Specialties:

I excel at research, headlining and design.
I write fiction in my spare time, read a lot, and know more than necessary about pop culture and music. I ran two successful campaigns in small town politics in Illinois and served 10 years on a township board of trustees.
I've been a landscaper, greenhouse gardener, and housepainter. That background has served me well when editing stories.

Paul Hampton’s Experience

• Wire editor

  Sun Herald Multimedia

  (Newspapers industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

• wire editor

  Sun Herald (McClatchy Co.)

  (Newspapers industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

  Fighting a daily battle to make World news relevant to South Mississippi. Some call it a quixotic fight. I consider it visionary.

• Presentation Editor/News Editor/News Editor Nights

  The Sun Herald

  (Newspapers industry)

  1995 — 2000 (5 years )

  Supervised copy and designed desks

• wire editor

  The Sun Herald

  (Newspapers industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years )

• copy editor

  Sun Herald

  (Newspapers industry)

  1989 — 1993 (4 years )

Paul Hampton’s Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  BA , English , 1987 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Daily Egyptian

Additional Information

Paul Hampton’s Groups:

•    Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
•    Daily Egyptian

Paul Hampton’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• job inquiries
• expertise requests
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