Law student and journalist
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- Past
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- Managing Editor at The Pacer
- News Intern at The Associated Press
- News Correspondent at The City Paper
- Education
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
- University of Tennessee at Martin
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Will York’s Summary
News reporter and editor with broad experience in hard news reporting, features writing, news research and news gathering, investigative reporting and editing. Direct experience with graphic news design, advertising design and page layout. Experience in overseeing news ideas from concept genesis all the way to final production. Advertising experience includes demographic research, creative work and sales. Interest in convergence media and multimedia reporting, with past work in Web maintenance (HTML and database). Interested in writing, editing and consulting projects.
Also interested in intellectual property and First Amendment/media law, and graduate plans include law school and graduate studies in journalism.
Will York’s Specialties:
Investigative and issues reporting, news design and layout, graphic design, media management, advertising and sales
Will York’s Experience
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Managing Editor
The Pacer
(Educational Institution; Newspapers industry)
August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Responsible for day-to-day operation of the news room staff and supervision of the editorial division of the newspaper, including ovesight of story budgets for every section (News, Viewpoints, Arts and Entertainment, Sports). Designed Page One, as well as numerous display advertisements. Also responsible for personnel issues for the entire newspaper staff. Worked with executive editor to lead the newspaper's editorial board. Coordinated with Advertising Department to ensure client satisfaction and advertisement placement, and with technical editor to maintain newspaper Web site. Fielded technology (Adobe Creative Suite) and design questions from design staff. Point person for editors' questions on appropriate news reporting strategy, and responsible for staff training and maintenance of quality news product.
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News Intern
The Associated Press
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Selected as one of 18 editorial interns nationwide. Worked in the Tennessee bureau (Nashville) and participated in an extensive AP training process.
Edited AP member copy, rewrote "pick-ups," wrote by-lined stories for national, state and regional news and business wires. -
News Correspondent
The City Paper
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Worked as a news reporting intern, and wrote primarily for the Business section. At The City Paper I covered a broad range of issues, including the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, elections, health care, business and regional economic trends and breakthroughs and how new construction--both Downtown and city-wide--is impacting and transforming Metropolitan Nashville, among others. Additionally, I edited copy for Nashville executive appointments and performed research for other reporters.
The City Paper is a full-color daily metro newspaper covering issues affecting Nashville. -
News Editor
The Pacer
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
2005 — June 2006 (1 year )
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Assistant News Editor
The Pacer
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
August 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 1 month)
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Staff Reporter
The Mirror-Exchange
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 6 months)
General assignment reporting in hard news, features and sports. Shot and edited print-quality photographs, designed display advertisements and news pages.
Will York’s Education
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law
J.D. , Law , 2008 — 2011 (expected)
Specialized training in appellate practice, particularly in the First Amendment speech area. Two semesters of education devoted to viewpoint discrimination and forum analysis.
Earned superior grades in research and writing courses, with extensive practical experience in brief-writing, memorandum-writing, negotiation and oral argument.
Primary areas of emphasis include Health Law, Environmental Law and Constitutional Law (Equal Protection and First Amendment).
Fully trained in Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis databases and well-versed in both the Harvard Blue Book and ALWD citation schemes.- Activities and Societies:
- Appellate Advocacy, Student Animal Defense Fund
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University of Tennessee at Martin
Bachelor of Science , Communications (Journalism), French, Business Administration , 2004 — 2008
GPA: 3.92
Minor: Business Administration
Certificate of Proficiency: French Language and Literature- Activities and Societies:
- Society of Professional Journalists (president), Allies (Gay-Straight Alliance), La Société Française (Vice President), Vegetarian Society
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Will York’s Interests:
investing, snow skiing, multimedia design, vocal music performance, wine tasting, organic food, news, music
Will York’s Groups:
Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters and Editors, National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
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CWRU School of Law -
Innovation in Journalism
Will York’s Honors:
2008 Southeast Journalism Conference: College Journalist of the Year
Outstanding Foreign Language Student of the Year, Department of Modern Foreign Languages, University of Tennessee at Martin, 2008
2007 Southeast Journalism Conference: No. 1 Best News Reporter
2006 Southeast Journalism Conference: No. 5 Best News Reporter
2006 Southeast Journalism Conference: No. 6 Best Special Events Reporter for coverage of Hurricane Katrina
UT Martin Wayne Tansil News-Editorial Award (2006)
2005 Southeast Journalism Conference: No. 5 Best Special Events Reporter for coverage of Election 2004
University of Tennessee at Martin Freshman of the Year (2005)
University Scholars Award
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