Freelance Reporter and Editor
Greater New York City Area
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- Writer/Reporter at Freelance Science and Enviornmental Reporter
- Past
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- Editor, BioInform at GenomeWeb LLC
- U.S. Correspondent, Dealing With Technology at Incisive Media
- Reporter at Office.com, formerly a CBS/Winstar portal
- Customer Response Editor at Charles Schwab & Co
- Education
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- San Francisco State University
- University of California, Berkeley
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Laurie Wiegler’s Summary
Over 1,300 articles published both domestically and abroad in publications and portals such as: Time Out New York, SF Weekly, San Francisco Focus, Cape Cod Life, Victorian Homes, Yankee, The Hudson Dispatch, Habitat (NY mag covering the condo market), The Gazette (Marietta, Ga), CBS/Winstar's Office.com, and the Institute of Engineering & Technology's flagship publication Engineering & Technology (formerly IEE Review).
Story regarding drug development challenges appeared last month in tce Today. This month, tce Today is running my story, "U.S. nuclear programme inches forward." E-mail me for a copy, if you'd like one.
Laurie Wiegler’s Specialties:
Science: climate change, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, power engineering, astronomy, green/clean energy
Technology: biotech, robotics, IVF treatments
Business: green
Laurie Wiegler’s Experience
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Writer/Reporter
Freelance Science and Enviornmental Reporter
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years)
Southeastern Connecticut (currently)
Features included a snapshot of Manhattan's first eco-friendly hotel; a look into the "clean" and green investment bank model operating from the Empire State Building ; an analysis of US e-waste proliferation and disposal in contrast to policies abroad, specifically Europe & UK; climate change policy changes under the Obama administration; drug development challenges, including late-stage failures, in the U.S. vs. Canada and Europe; California emissions regulations; and nuclear energy policy and implementation in the near future. -
Editor, BioInform
GenomeWeb LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
Manhattan
Reported on computational biology for global audience of online newsletter subscribers; attended trade shows both domestically and abroad; contributed to and helped shape editorial content; proofread sister publication, BioRegion News; copyedited; conducted myriad interviews on weekly basis for Friday deadlines. -
U.S. Correspondent, Dealing With Technology
Incisive Media
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Manhattan
Wrote stories on financial technology subjects ranging from hybrid market at New York Stock Exchange to offshoring, security concerns post 9-11 including cyberterrorism and other topics of interest to some 1,800 subscribers both internationally and domestically. Attended trade shows within US. Copyedited and proofread. Filed weekly stories each Friday. -
Reporter
Office.com, formerly a CBS/Winstar portal
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Manhattan (filed remotely)
Covered range of subjects - from manufacturing to real estate, finance to advertising - for small-to-mid-sized business owner readership nationwide. Wrote three or four stories weekly across myriad verticals, primarily focusing on real estate and marketing/advertising. Subjects included Emme, the plus-sized supermodel and a look at how to get onto a home shopping network (for marketing) and a year-in-review piece and profile of former San Francisco mayor, Wilie Brown (for real estate). Contributed to and helped shape editorial content. -
Customer Response Editor
Charles Schwab & Co
(Financial Services industry)
April 1993 — October 1993 (7 months)
One-month contract position extended to six months because of superior performance. Worked in Customer Service Quality department by editing copy of communications specialists. Handled mail from disgruntled or otherwise communicative traders. Volume sometimes exceeded 40 letters per day. Also wrote on both online and printed newsletters for the company. Edited some personal correspondence for Mr. Schwab himself.
Laurie Wiegler’s Education
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San Francisco State University
BA , English with a Concentration in Creative Writing; subst. 9 units journalism coursework for cr writng , 1982 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- Internship, Summer 1984, San Francisco Magazine
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University of California, Berkeley
Additional coursework: journalism 1983 — 1983
