Online journalist, web 2.0 enthusiast, blogger, publishing software nerd, project manager
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- College Fellow '04, Guest Faculty '07 at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
- Past
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- Web Director at Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
- Web Editor at Creative Loafing, Inc
- Food Editor/Staff Writer at San Antonio Current
- Education
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- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Trinity University
- Connections
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80
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- Industry
- Online Media
- Websites
Laura Fries’s Experience
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College Fellow '04, Guest Faculty '07
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
(Online Media industry)
2004 — Present (5 years )
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Web Director
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 2007 — August 2007 (7 months)
• Project architect, conceptualized redesign of AltWeeklies.com utilizing tag-based folksonomy and and topics pages
• Community conversations editor, for 2007 AAN convention, assisted with the creation of a web to print community-sourced microdistribution newsletter
• 2.0 brand manager, set up and utilized peripheral web identities, including Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and del.icio.us
• Web publishing best practices blogger at web.AAN.org -
Web Editor
Creative Loafing, Inc
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years )
Web Editor (February 2005 - August 2006)
• Online producer and manager for all CL-owned newspaper sites & forums
• Multimedia editor for all CL blogs, podcasts and special publication sites
• Project manager for two company wide CMS transitions
• Corporate software trainer for employees in satellite cities
• Legal paperwork & budget manager
Food Editor/Staff Writer (October 2004 - February 2005)
• Food editor & columnist for Tampa & Sarasota, Fla., Creative Loafing papers (formerly Weekly Planet)
• Promoted within 90 days of employment -
Food Editor/Staff Writer
San Antonio Current
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Food Editor/Staff Writer (January - July 2004)
• Restaurant database project manager
• Section editor, diversified content, assigned stories, managed writers
• Editorial internship program manager
Calendar Editor (March - December 2003)
• Compiled calendar listings while contributing news & features reporting
• Copyeditor, editorial process manager
Editorial Intern (January - March 2003)
• Won “Star of the Month” award for writing a cover story in first month of internship, a first for the organization
Laura Fries’s Education
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Georgia Institute of Technology
MS , Digital Media , 2009 — 2011 (expected)
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Trinity University
BA , History & Sociology, Magna Cum Laude , 1999 — 2003
Awarded the Philip F. Detweiler Prize for Excellence in Historical Writing for independent thesis, “Betty: A History Through Cookbooks”
Additional Information
Laura Fries’s Websites:
Laura Fries’s Interests:
Travel, food photography, community sourced journalism, blogging
Laura Fries’s Groups:
Poynter
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Slow Food
Laura Fries’s Honors:
Awarded the Philip F. Detweiler Prize for Excellence in Historical Writing for independent thesis, “Betty: A History Through Cookbooks”
Laura Fries’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
