Community Coordinator at Mid-Valley Newspapers
Corvallis, Oregon Area
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- Community Coordinator at Mid-Valley Newspapers
- Reporter at Corvallis Gazette-Times
- Past
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- Graduate assistant at Iowa State University
- Reporter at The Ames Tribune
- Education
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- Iowa State University
- Boise State University
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Matt Neznanski’s Summary
Journalist, strategist.
Particularly interested in working to return news organizations to vital, profitable businesses through innovation and relevance by finding new opportunities and making personal connections.
Excited about the future of news and working to lead the craft into the future.
Matt Neznanski’s Specialties:
Innovation in reporting including beatblogging, multimedia and community building. Adept at working across departments to craft strategies for new media with practical solutions.
Matt Neznanski’s Experience
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Community Coordinator
Mid-Valley Newspapers
(Newspapers industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Develop social media efforts connecting readers around the mid-Willamette Valley across three newspapers and a variety of niche Web sites.
Reach out to engage readers online and in person to provide greater opportunities for news coverage and customer service.
Manage online community as host and primary administrator while driving increased registration and teaching people how to use the technology.
Work collaboratively to direct online news strategy while using technology to streamline newsroom work flow, educate colleagues and encourage shift toward Web-first culture. -
Reporter
Corvallis Gazette-Times
(Newspapers industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Cover city and county government and local business trends and issues in Corvallis and Benton County, Oregon. Developed news blog around beat with emphasis on hyperlocality and interactivity.
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Graduate assistant
Iowa State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Worked with director of Greenlee School of Journalism to produce monthly newsletter for faculty and advisory board.
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Reporter
The Ames Tribune
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 6 months)
Matt Neznanski’s Education
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Iowa State University
M.S. , Journalism & Mass Communication , 2005 — 2007
Graduated top of cohort. Presented research papers at two AEJMC conferences.
Co-author, "Online journalism and the war in cyberspace: a comparison between U.S. and international newspapers," published in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, vol. 12 (2006). Research investigated the state of online journalism during the first 3 months of the 2003 Iraq war, built three-stage model for analyzing online coverage.
Thesis titled "Acting globally, thinking locally: how five Iowa newspapers developed news content and business strategies for online delivery" (2007), built case studies documenting technological decisions, newsroom participation, cultural hurdles inside each organization and outlined future strategies.- Activities and Societies:
- President, Greenlee Graduate Student Association, Kappa Tau Alpha Top Scholar
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Boise State University
B.A. , Mass Communication , 1999 — 2002
Managing Editor for The Arbiter, student newspaper.
Hosted weekly radio show.
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Matt Neznanski’s Interests:
Journalism, new technology, fly fishing, wooden boats
Matt Neznanski’s Groups:
Organized NewsInnovation-Portland, a barcamp-style conference that brought together 30 journalists, web developers, technologists, editors, and media consumers to encourage innovation in the business of news.
More info: barcamp.org/NewsInnovation-Portland
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