Justin Ellis

Current

• Multimedia Producer, Blogger & Columnist at Portland Press Herald

Past

• Intern at Kennebec Journal/Waterville Morning Sentinel
• Researcher at Investigative Reporters and Editors
• On-air announcer at KBIA 91.3 FM

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Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

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Industry

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Websites

• My Website

Justin Ellis’s Summary

I am a writer and multimedia producer for Portland Press Herald and PressHerald.com

I write a regularly updated blog and weekly culture column. In recent years the subjects for both have ranged from zombie kickball and Portland's Buy Local campaign to nightlife and cultural assimilation among children of immigrant families.

I'm also responsible for multimedia projects for PressHerald.com, including short videos, slideshows and podcasts.

I have provided live-online coverage from events such as the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the South by Southwest Interactive festival and Pop!Tech.

Previous beats included technology and Internet trends, politics, business, and local government.

Justin Ellis’s Specialties:

Video production, audio production, HTML, Photoshop, blogging platforms, new media, technology, writing and editing,

Justin Ellis’s Experience

• Multimedia Producer, Blogger & Columnist

  Portland Press Herald

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  January 2003 — Present (7 years )

• Intern

  Kennebec Journal/Waterville Morning Sentinel

  (Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

  July 2002 — December 2002 (6 months)

• Researcher

  Investigative Reporters and Editors

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

  Aided journalists in investigations through finding past news reports in print and broadcast, as well as source documents and backgrounding. Logged print and broadcast stories into IRE resource library.

• On-air announcer

  KBIA 91.3 FM

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  June 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 1 month)

  Evening and weekend on-air announcing for the local NPR affiliate in Columbia, MO. Duties including brief news items, weather and introduction of classical music and shows such as "This American Life," "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me," and "A Prairie Home Companion."

Justin Ellis’s Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  1998 — 2002

Additional Information

Justin Ellis’s Websites:

• My Website

Justin Ellis’s Groups:

•    Mizzou Alumni

Justin Ellis’s Honors:

Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Fellow; Knight Digital Media Center, 2008
Diversity Fellow; American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors Annual Conference, 2008
Reporting on Diverse Communities Fellowship; Casey Journalism Center, 2006
Bob Drake Young Writer of the Year; Maine Press Association, 2004

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