Web Journalist
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Freelance Writer at Norwood News
- Writer at BrightHub
- Past
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- Intern at Stream57
- Blogger at PBS
- Digital Media Intern at Quinn & Co. Public Relations
- Multimedia Intern at The Miami Herald
- Online Managing Editor at The Independent Florida Alligator
- Webmaster at Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
- Consultant at University of Florida Computing Help Desk
- Editor, Writer at UF Newsies
- Director's Assistant at Beth David Congregation
- Explorer at Coral Gables Fire Rescue
- Counselor at Miami Museum of Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Summer Camp
- Secretary at Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
- Education
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- University of Florida
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Megan Taylor’s Summary
I am a web/multimedia journalist. I just finished an internship at Stream57, a webcasting and online communications company where I did Flash and Web site branding for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations.
I graduated from the College of Journalism at the University of Florida in May 2008. While in school, I spent about two years working at The Independent Florida Alligator, including two semesters as online managing editor. My team was instrumental in getting the Alligator’s first content management system up and running, as well as getting a traditional print newsroom to think about the web.
After graduation, I spent some time at The Miami Herald as a multimedia intern. I worked on microsites for columns and investigative stories and built some Flash graphics. My biggest project was collaborating on the development of an XML-loaded Flash video player.
Megan Taylor’s Specialties:
* HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS
* Audio and video production
* Adobe applications
* Windows, Mac OS
* English/Spanish bilingual
* Flash and ActionScript
* beginning PHP, JavaScript, AJAX
* Microsoft Office
* AP Style and news editing
* content management
* online community management
Megan Taylor’s Experience
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Freelance Writer
Norwood News
(Newspapers industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
- pitching story ideas based on community issues, people and events
- reporting and writing articles that give unheard members of the community a voice
- interviewing local officials and residents -
Writer
BrightHub
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
I write several articles a month on web development, OSX, Windows and hardware.
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Intern
Stream57
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
December 2008 — May 2009 (6 months)
create branding for Web pages and the S57 Flash application
build standards-compliant Web pages for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations -
Blogger
PBS
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
December 2008 — April 2009 (5 months)
responsible for regular column on innovation in journalism
columns covered mash-ups, databases, mapping, or multimedia that combine technology and journalism
interviewed journalists about projects they worked on
kept track of new journalism projects and built contacts at news organizations across the U.S. -
Digital Media Intern
Quinn & Co. Public Relations
(Partnership; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2008 — February 2009 (5 months)
re-engineered the Web site for boutique public relations firm to follow modern Web standards
helped Digital Media Specialist create and made recommendations for the firm’s Digital Media Services
set up internal Wiki to cut down on company e-mail and increase communication
set up company blog using Wordpress -
Multimedia Intern
The Miami Herald
(Public Company; KRI; Newspapers industry)
June 2008 — October 2008 (5 months)
produced and packaged multimedia in HTML, CSS and Flash
built microsites for investigative stories and serial stories
collected data and worked with MySQL and PHP for investigative stories
collaborated on Flash AS3 XML-loading video player -
Online Managing Editor
The Independent Florida Alligator
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
May 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 1 month)
worked with a small team to redesign the website
lead implementation and management of the paper's first content management system
collaborated with staff and managed stringers for multimedia and special reports
inspired print staff to think about the Web, taught video and audio collection
edited copy for spelling, grammar, AP Style and fact errors -
Webmaster
Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
(Higher Education industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
updated and added content to the Citizen Access Project Web site
worked with a database programmer on redesign of the CAP site
(MBCAP uses legal research to examine the laws controlling open meetings and open records in the 50 states.) -
Consultant
University of Florida Computing Help Desk
(Educational Institution; Research industry)
September 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 3 months)
technical troubleshooting (web, operating systems, software, account services) in person and on the phone
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Editor, Writer
UF Newsies
(Online Media industry)
December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)
wrote articles about student-related issues for The Gainesville Sun blog
edited articles written by 5 assigned writers -
Director's Assistant
Beth David Congregation
(Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)
September 2001 — June 2004 (2 years 10 months)
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Explorer
Coral Gables Fire Rescue
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 2000 — May 2004 (3 years 9 months)
- First Responder certification
- ride with firefighters to emergency situations
- perform community service -
Counselor
Miami Museum of Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Summer Camp
(Museums and Institutions industry)
September 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 9 months)
- care for reptiles and birds
- perform educational activities with children
- taught 1st- 3rd grades rocketry -
Secretary
Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)
- updating and designing Web sites
- scheduling events
Megan Taylor’s Education
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University of Florida
B.S. , Journalism , 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- UF Newsies
Additional Information
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Megan Taylor’s Interests:
technology, computers, programming, news, information, journalism, books, fencing, hockey, horseback riding, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, shakespeare
Megan Taylor’s Honors:
2008 UWIRE 100 winner
Megan Taylor’s Contact Settings
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