Patrick Beeson

Current

• Adjunct at University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media
• Project manager at The E. W. Scripps Company

Past

• Web standards developer at The Roanoke Times and roanoke.com
• Online production editor at The Roanoke Times
• Online editorial intern at The Roanoke Times

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Education

• University of Alabama
• Appalachian State University
• Fort Lewis College

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Website
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Patrick Beeson’s Summary

I'm a currently a project manager with E. W. Scripps Interactive Newspaper Group, which provides corporate support for the daily and community newspaper Web sites of Scripps based in 18 markets nationally.

I'm a detail-oriented Web standards geek with a passion for innovative solutions to problems. I believe in well-formed, preemptive communication techniques that utilize new media.

Patrick Beeson’s Specialties:

* Communications, writing and crisis management (public relations)
* Effective blogging strategy for media and corporate entities
* Knowledge of new technologies, and how to leverage them for a given problem
* User generated content and social networks
* Web site design and content application development (XHTML, CSS, DOM Scripting, Django) with an emphasis on usability, accessibility and search engine optimization
* Innovative thinking for business development (advertising and marketing)

Additional Information

Patrick Beeson’s Websites:

• My Website
• My RSS feed
• My employer's Website

Patrick Beeson’s Interests:

snowboarding, hiking, cycling, Web design, Web development, reading, coding, blogging, photography, technology, electronics, music, journalism

Patrick Beeson’s Groups:

Online News Association, Appalachian State University Alumni Association, University of Alabama Alumni Association

•    Online News Association
•    Django
•    University of Alabama Alumni Group
•    Appalachian State University Alumni Association
•    Web Standards Design + Development

Patrick Beeson’s Honors:

2007 First place VPA multimedia news reporting (Jordan's War)
2007 Second place VPA multimedia news reporting (Morva manhunt)
2007 Winner NAA Digital Edge Award for best overall news Web site (75,000 to 250,000 category)
2006 Winner ONA General Excellence in Online Journalism (medium)
2006 Award of Excellence, SND.ies Multimedia Competition
2006 Winner EPpy Best Internet site under 1 Million visitors
2006 Finalist, EPpy Best Online Special Feature
2006 NAA Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling Award
2006 National Headliner Awards 2nd Place for Online Journalism
2005 VPA 1st Place for convergence
2005 VPA 3rd Place for convergence
2005 APME Online Convergence Award
2005 SPJ Regional Mark of Excellence Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
2005 Dateline Founder's Award (UA)
2004 SPJ Southeast Regional Mark of Excellence 2nd Place for online general news reporting
2003 SPJ National Mark of Excellence Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication

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