Internet Marketing Coordinator at Vertical Measures
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- Internet Marketing Coordinator at Vertical Measures | Link Building for Top Rankings
- Chief Blogger/Founder at ValleyoftheSuns.com
- Past
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- Associate Reporter at MLB.com
- Co-Host, Dorm Room Sports Chat at UATV
- Sports Reporter/Editor at Arizona Daily Wildcat
- Associate Reporter at MLB.com
- Sports Intern at Tucson Citizen
- Sports Contributor at Scottsdale Views
- Cherub at Northwestern University Summer Journalism Program
- Education
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- University of Arizona
- Connections
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- Industry
- Online Media
- Websites
Michael Schwartz’s Summary
I worked in the sports department of my college paper for four years, doing a little bit of everything. I spent four semesters as an editor and another four semesters as a beat writer covering UA men's basketball.
Professionally, I have spent two summers interning at MLB.com and one with the Tucson Citizen. I have covered the Dodgers and D-backs for MLB's official site, serving as essentially a backup beat reporter.
From there I was asked by an ESPN editor to set up a Phoenix Suns blog that has since joined ESPN's TrueHoop Network. I cover games and provide analysis of the Suns for ESPN's Suns affiliate blog. This experience has taught me how to run my own Web site and other critical online skills, such as how to podcast.
My goal is to make it in sports media. Three years ago I thought that meant getting hired covering high school sports at a medium-sized paper and working my way up. It doesn't take an acclaimed media critic to understand that's not the way the biz works anymore. Right now I am trying to learn as many new media skills as I can so I can survive in the new world of journalism. I want to be able to shoot/edit video and know the ins and outs of social networking along with my already solid writing and reporting abilities. I want to be on the cutting edge of how sports are covered in the future and lead the wave of a new era in journalism.
Michael Schwartz’s Specialties:
- Sports Reporting
- Computer-Assisted Reporting
- Investigative Reporting
Michael Schwartz’s Experience
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Internet Marketing Coordinator
Vertical Measures | Link Building for Top Rankings
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Edit and post articles and bookmark for the reputable search engine marketing company. In so doing I organize the posting of about 300 SEO-style articles per month. As part of the Social Media Team, I'm responsible for bookmarking articles on StumpleUpon and Delicious, as well as bookmarking client articles.
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Chief Blogger/Founder
ValleyoftheSuns.com
(Online Media industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Develop original content and obtain advertising for the Phoenix Suns blog. I also edit content from contributing writers, host/produce podcasts and write headlines/cut lines.
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Associate Reporter
MLB.com
(Sports industry)
May 2008 — October 2008 (6 months)
Wrote gamers, notes packages and previews alongside the professionals covering the Dodgers. Also, completed extended projects, such as profiles of baseball Hall-of-Famers and covered the playoffs.
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Co-Host, Dorm Room Sports Chat
UATV
(Broadcast Media industry)
September 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 9 months)
Founded and co-hosted a 30-minute sports show analyzing national and Arizona sports topics. I developed skills of persuasion in debate-style show.
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Sports Reporter/Editor
Arizona Daily Wildcat
(Newspapers industry)
September 2004 — May 2008 (3 years 9 months)
Wrote previews, recaps, features and columns covering men’s basketball (two seasons), baseball and women’s basketball. Along with editing and budgeting stories as sports editor, also created the Wildcat’s sports blog and developed it as men’s hoops beat writer in 07-08
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Associate Reporter
MLB.com
(Privately Held; Sports industry)
May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)
Wrote gamers, notes packages and previews alongside the professionals covering the D-backs. Also, completed extended projects, such as profiles of baseball Hall-of-Famers and covered the playoffs.
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Sports Intern
Tucson Citizen
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Covered the Tucson sports scene, including stories on the Tucson Sidewinders, the Tucson Summer Pro League and the draft for Arizona baseball players.
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Sports Contributor
Scottsdale Views
(Newspapers industry)
November 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Contributed 23 articles to this local weekly, focusing mainly on Desert Mountain High School sports. Got my first taste of working as a sportswriter for a published newspaper at a young age, and even covered a couple football games for the parent Scottsale Tribune.
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Cherub
Northwestern University Summer Journalism Program
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 2003 — July 2003 (2 months)
Learned journalism from professionals in the field as Arizona’s only student. Studied curriculum that a Medill freshmen does.
Michael Schwartz’s Education
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University of Arizona
BA , Journalism , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- Sports Reporter/Editor, Arizona Daily Wildcat, Sept. 2004-May 2008, Dorm Room Sports Chat Co-Host, UATV, Sept. 2005-May 2008
Additional Information
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Baseball Industry Network
Michael Schwartz’s Honors:
UWIRE Top 100 Student Journalists Honoree - 2007-08.
Three-Time Recipient of Abe Chanin Award for Excellence in Sports Writing - 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Douglas D. Martin Award for Integrity and Courage in Journalism - 2007-08
Society of Professional Journalists Region 11 Mark of Excellence First-Place Awards - 2005 Sports Writing competition, 2007 Sports Column Writing competition.
Nine-Time Hearst Journalism Awards Departmental Winner at the University of Arizona - Editorial, Sports, Profile competitions 2005-06, 2006-07, Sports/Profile 2007-08, Editorial 2008-09; No. 14 Nationally in Sports 2007-08, T No. 17 Nationally in Editorial 2008-09.
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