Elaine Helm Norton

Current

Founder and editor at Northwest Navy News
New Media Editor at The (Everett) Herald

Past

Military reporter at Kitsap Sun

Education

Northwestern University

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Elaine Helm Norton’s Summary

I'm the new media editor at The Herald, a local newspaper just north of Seattle. I oversee the production and presentation of news content for the Web. In a recent past life, I was a reporter. So I approach my work as someone who is interested in finding innovative ways to tell stories online and engage people who aren't necessarily regular newspaper readers.

Elaine Helm Norton’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, video, audio, interactive, multimedia and online journalism, military reporting

Elaine Helm Norton’s Experience

Founder and editor

Northwest Navy News

(Online Media industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Funded by a grant from the New Media Women Entrepreneurs initiative, I created a participatory site to serve the 140,000 active-duty Navy and Coast Guard members, reservists, base employees and retirees in the Puget Sound area. The site currently includes guides to local bases, a database of military discounts, and a social network for military spouses and children coping with deployment and family relocation.
New Media Editor

The (Everett) Herald

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

I post breaking news stories, maintain the HeraldNet.com home page and news content pages, work with newsroom staff to produce multimedia projects, and help develop and implement new strategies for increasing online readership.

The Herald is a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 50,000 serving Snohomish and Island counties, just north of Seattle. It is owned by The Washington Post Company.
Military reporter

Kitsap Sun

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

July 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 6 months)