Beth Rankin

Current

• Web reporter at The Beaumont Enterprise

Past

• Photo intern at The Lima News
• Manager of Equipment Services at Kent State University
• Night metro reporter at Akron Beacon Journal

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Education

• Kent State University

Connections

67 connections

Industry

Newspapers

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Beth Rankin’s Summary

Beth Rankin’s Specialties:

Photojournalism, reporting, social media, shooting and producing video packages, capturing and editing audio, producing multimedia, creating and updating online content

Beth Rankin’s Experience

• Web reporter

  The Beaumont Enterprise

  (Newspapers industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Night breaking news reporter, photographer, videographer, Web and social media producer

• Photo intern

  The Lima News

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  August 2008 — January 2009 (6 months)

  Shooting stills of daily assignments (high school and college sports, general news, spot news, daily features), producing video packages, updating galleries nightly on limaohio.com

• Manager of Equipment Services

  Kent State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Oversaw check-out, purchasing and maintenance of School of Journalism and Mass Communication audio, video, still and lighting equipment; managed a staff of 7 student employees; assisted students and faculty with printing and use of digital dark room and photo studio

• Night metro reporter

  Akron Beacon Journal

  (Public Company; KRI; Newspapers industry)

  May 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  Night general assignment metro reporter covering spot news, general news, business, health, education, cops and courts.

Beth Rankin’s Education

• Kent State University

  Bachelor's of Science , Visual Journalism , 2003 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  Daily Kent Stater, The Burr Magazine, Fusion Magazine, Uhuru Magazine, Honors College

Additional Information

Beth Rankin’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Beth Rankin’s Interests:

Documentary photojournalism, investigative journalism, online media, music, food & wine, modern art, contemporary art, performance art, appropriation art, travel

Beth Rankin’s Groups:

Kent Photographers Association, National Press Photographers Association, Ohio News Photographers Association

Beth Rankin’s Honors:

Hearst Award - 2008
John S. Knight Scholar - 2006
Society of Professional Journalists Regional - 1st in Opinion Writing, 2nd in Spot News - 2005
Thompson Family Scholar - 2004
Ron A. Clark Award for Outstanding Opinion Writing - 2004, 2008

Beth Rankin’s Contact Settings

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