Senior Writer at San Antonio Express-News
Austin, Texas Area
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- Senior Writer at San Antonio Express-News
- Past
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- Senior Writer at Interactive Week Magazine
- Technology Columnist and Specialty Writer at South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Business Reporter at San Antonio Light
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Laura Lorek’s Summary
I write about the Internet and technology at the San Antonio Express-News.
But I'm also interested in everything going on around the world.
In 2007, I participated in a fascinating fellowship at Columbia University on Globalization. It changed the way I live, my ethics and my world outlook.
In 2006, I went to Taiwan and Singapore with the East-West Center of Honolulu, Hawaii as an Asia-Pacific Journalism Fellow. I hope to travel back to Asia again very soon.
Laura Lorek’s Specialties:
Web design, HTML, podcasting and vlogging, radio and TV.
Laura Lorek’s Experience
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Senior Writer
San Antonio Express-News
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
January 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)
Report on business news and trend stories as well as economic development issues. Also cover the high technology beat including software and hardware companies and the Internet and Microsoft’s new data center. Aggressively covered Toyota Motor Manufacturing Corp.’s plans to build a new truck plant in San Antonio and broke the story on the National Security Agency establishing a new intelligence campus here. Also covered Clear Channel Communications, the nation’s largest radio station owner, live entertainment company and outdoor billboard company Specialize in doing investigative reporting on nonprofits and businesses
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Senior Writer
Interactive Week Magazine
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Documented the rise and fall of the Internet industry and covered companies including Amazon.com, IBM, FedEx, eBay, FTD.com, Office Depot, Land’s End and more. Also reported on security issues, federal regulations and the venture capital business. Wrote hundreds of breaking news stories, company profiles, personality features, technology trend stories and new product reviews. Also did television and radio interviews as an expert on e-commerce and the Internet.
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Technology Columnist and Specialty Writer
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
July 1992 — May 2000 (7 years 11 months)
Wrote business news and feature stories about technology, computer software and hardware companies, online services and the Internet. Wrote a weekly technology column for 300,000 circulation daily focusing on the Internet and personal computing issues. Did TV and radio interviews and gave speeches on technology subjects. Have experience editing the daily and weekly business sections. Special skills include computer assisted reporting, Web design and HyperText Markup Language or HTML.
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Business Reporter
San Antonio Light
(Newspapers industry)
1989 — 1992 (3 years)
Laura Lorek’s Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelors, Journalism with a minor in economics, 1983 — 1987
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Laura Lorek’s Groups:
Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, Media People SA
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