Assistant editor of New Media
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Assistant editor of New Media at Sound Publishing
- Past
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- Reporter at Sound Publishing
- Intern/freelancer at The Daily Record (Ellensburg, Wash.)
- Intern at Yakima Herald-Republic
- Education
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- Central Washington University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Media Production
- Websites
Paul Balcerak’s Summary
The journalism industry needs a complete overhaul if it's going to survive. It's going to take a lot of tech and know-how, but before that, it's going to take a lot of people changing their minds about what journalism is.
I work daily to try and accomplish both those things.
Paul Balcerak’s Specialties:
SEO, HTML, copy editing, social networking, writing, (light) video editing, link aggregating
Paul Balcerak’s Experience
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Assistant editor of New Media
Sound Publishing
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)
I manage and promote Web content produced by Sound's news sites (more than 30 of them) via www.pnwlocalnews.com and a host of social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
I report/photograph/etc. when needed.
I also act as support for newsroom staffers in regard to Web media. -
Reporter
Sound Publishing
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
November 2007 — May 2008 (7 months)
Worked at the Central Kitsap Reporter in Silverdale, Wash. Mainly covered education, but pretty much wrote anything that needed to be written.
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Intern/freelancer
The Daily Record (Ellensburg, Wash.)
(Newspapers industry)
August 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Worked off and on for the Record while I was in college. Covered mostly sports, but again, dove into anything that needed to be written/photographed.
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Intern
Yakima Herald-Republic
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Wrote and shot pictures. Writing duties ranged from flipping press releases into newspaper-ready copy to putting together feature pieces (story and photos).
Paul Balcerak’s Education
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Central Washington University
BA , Journalism/Communication , 2002 — 2007
• Editor-in-chief of CWU Observer, spring quarter of 2007; also served as editor-at-large, assistant news editor and reporter.
• One-time news & sports anchor for NewsWatch, winter quarter of 2007
• Host of Central Focus twice during senior year (received collective regional Emmy nomination for second program)- Activities and Societies:
- CWU Observer (student newspaper), NewsWatch (student news broadcast), Central Focus (student news-magazine show), Society of Professional Journalists, First Amendment Festival
Additional Information
Paul Balcerak’s Websites:
Paul Balcerak’s Interests:
SEO, Web 2.0, social media, social networking, journalism, blogging, Twitter, Facebook, aggregation.
Paul Balcerak’s Contact Settings
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