Technology Reporter at Forbes.com
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Technology Reporter at Forbes.com
- Freelance Writer (Self-employed)
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- Contributor, Valleywag at Gawker Media
- Reporting Intern at Wired Magazine
- Editorial Intern at Business 2.0
- Web Director, Hyperlink Magazine at Medill School of Journalism
- Associate Editor, IGNcube at IGN Entertainment
- Intern at IGN Entertainment
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- Northwestern University
- Trinity College-Hartford
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Mary Jane Irwin’s Summary
A fledgling writer trying to make her way in the cruel Bay Area media world. I specialize in writing about business, culture, and technology -- usually in the context of videogames.
Mary Jane Irwin’s Experience
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Technology Reporter
Forbes.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2008 — Present (7 months)
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Freelance Writer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
August 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Work has appeared in 1UP, The Daily Herald (Illinois), Electronic Gaming Monthly, Games for Windows, IGN, Kotaku, MSNBC, Multifamily Executive, Newtype USA, Next Generation, PC Magazine, Wired magazine and Wired News.
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Contributor, Valleywag
Gawker Media
(Writing and Editing industry)
August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)
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Reporting Intern
Wired Magazine
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2007 — July 2007 (7 months)
Wrote articles for print and Web. Contributed to the game blog Game | Life. Researched editorial projects. Performed clerical duties.
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Editorial Intern
Business 2.0
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
September 2006 — January 2007 (5 months)
Fact checked department and feature stories. Wrote articles for Web and print.
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Web Director, Hyperlink Magazine
Medill School of Journalism
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)
Part of the launch team for a multi-platform publication geared towards Web professionals. Constructed the over-arching vision of the Web platform, including site design, editorial plan, advertising and marketing strategies, and wrote and edited stories for the Web site as part of Medill’s graduate publishing project.
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Associate Editor, IGNcube
IGN Entertainment
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2003 — July 2004 (11 months)
Provided daily written content for the GameCube-specific site of IGN.com, including editorials, interviews, news, previews and reviews. Covered industry events, such as the Electronic Entertainment Expo and Tokyo Game Show, and coordinated and developed coverage plans for exclusive content.
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Intern
IGN Entertainment
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2003 — August 2003 (4 months)
Wrote daily news, previews and reviews for IGN channels and captured video and screenshots.
Mary Jane Irwin’s Education
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Northwestern University
M.S., Journalism, 2005 — 2006
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Trinity College-Hartford
B.A., Classics, 2001 — 2005
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