Social media consultant, hyperlocal blog publisher, freelance journalist
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Freelance writer at Baltimore Magazine
- Online Media Consultant at several companies
- Blogger at Bel Air News & Views
- Social media consultant at a local pharmaceutical and a startup medical device company
- Freelance writer at blogs including
- Past
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- Lifestyle reporter at The News Journal
- Feature writer at The News Journal in
- reporter/editor at The News Journal/Gannett
- Editor and reporter at Gannett
- Assistant City/State Editor at The News Journal
- Assistant City/State Editor at The News Journal in
- Assistant Suburban Editor at The Democrat & Chronicle
- Assistant Metro Editor at The Democrat & Chronicle in
- Reporter at The Democrat & Chronicle in
- Education
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- Loyola College in Maryland
- Loyola College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Media Production
- Websites
Stacey Tiedge Alatzas’s Summary
I'm a social media consultant, blogger and freelance journalist based in Bel Air, Md. I help companies communicate their message and protect their image online. I work with publicly traded companies as well as mom-and-pop Main Street shops. I'm also the publisher of the hyper-local blog Bel Air News & Views, which is supported by local advertising and targets Harford County, Md. families. I have 12 years daily newspaper experience as both a reporter and editor at The Democrat & Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y. and The News Journal in Wilmington, Del. My freelance writing has appeared in Baltimore Magazine, Divorce360.com, Delaware Pets, Harford County Kids Magazine and the upscale lifestyle magazine Signature Brandywine.
Stacey Tiedge Alatzas’s Specialties:
Social networking, technical writing, blogging, fashion writing, ad sales
Stacey Tiedge Alatzas’s Experience
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Freelance writer
Baltimore Magazine
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Freelance writer since 2002 for a variety of publications including Baltimore Magazine, Signature Brandywine Magazine, Harford County Kids Magazine and the website Divorce360.com
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Online Media Consultant
several companies
(Media Production industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Assisting with website redesign, social networking and providing writing services for a variety of companies including an oncology pharmaceutical firm, a medical device start up and a local graphics company.
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Blogger
Bel Air News & Views
(Internet industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)
I write a hyper-local blog covering issues in my town of Bel Air, Md. from my kitchen table. (www.belairnewsandviews.blogspot.com)
I also publish the Harford BRAC Blog, covering issues related to the military's Base Realignment and Closure process that is expected to bring about 60,000 new residents to Harford County Maryland by 2015.
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Social media consultant
a local pharmaceutical and a startup medical device company
(Media Production industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Helping companies devise social media strategies that utilize the latest tools like Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, etc. to communicate directly with their potential customers.
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Freelance writer
blogs including
(Media Production industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)
Regular contributor to Baltimore Magazine, the high-end lifestyle Delaware magazine Signature Brandywine, Harford County Kids Magazine, Harford County Entertainment & Dining Guide and www.divorce360.com
Publisher
Publisher of the hyper-local blog Bel Air News & Views (www.belairnewsandviews.com), averaging 6,200 unique visitors monthly and a total of 155,000 since its 2006 debut.
Publisher of a variety of -
Lifestyle reporter
The News Journal
(Newspapers industry)
January 1997 — September 2002 (5 years 9 months)
Wrote lifestyle and fashion stories for this 100,000+ circulation paper in New Castle, Del.
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Feature writer
The News Journal in
(Media Production industry)
January 1997 — January 2002 (5 years 1 month)
Wrote feature stores for The News Journal newspaper in Wilmington, Del.
Worked on the team covering Census 2000 as results rolled out
Used Microsoft Access, Excel and ArcView for database reporting and mapping
Gave regular live interviews on fashion and pop culture for WDEL Radio
Covered Fashion Week in New York City
Won 1997 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association Award for project revealing inadequacies in the state's enforcement of Delaware child care regulations in wake of toddler's death -
reporter/editor
The News Journal/Gannett
(Media Production industry)
1995 — 2002 (7 years )
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Editor and reporter
Gannett
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Media Production industry)
1990 — 2002 (12 years )
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Assistant City/State Editor
The News Journal
(Newspapers industry)
May 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 9 months)
I managed and edited the work of a team of about five courts and cops reporters covering crime in Delaware.
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Assistant City/State Editor
The News Journal in
(Media Production industry)
January 1995 — January 1997 (2 years 1 month)
Managed a team of seven reporters covering courts and crime in Delaware
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Assistant Suburban Editor
The Democrat & Chronicle
(Newspapers industry)
February 1994 — May 1995 (1 year 4 months)
I managed and edited the work of a team of about seven reporters covering news in the suburbs of Rochester, NY.
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Assistant Metro Editor
The Democrat & Chronicle in
(Media Production industry)
January 1994 — January 1995 (1 year 1 month)
Managed a team of suburban and regional reporters
Completed Zenger-Miller Frontline Leadership training -
Reporter
The Democrat & Chronicle in
(Media Production industry)
January 1990 — January 1994 (4 years 1 month)
Stacey Tiedge Alatzas’s Education
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Loyola College in Maryland
1986 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-chief of Loyola's weekly newspaper The Greyhound.
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Loyola College
B.A , Writing/Communications
Editor-in-Chief of campus weekly newspaper The Greyhound
Covered high school sports as intern for The Evening Sun
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