Senior Writer at Federal Times
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Senior Writer at Federal Times
- Senior writer at Army Times Publishing Co.
- Past
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- Staff writer/editor at Morning News
- Staff writer and photographer at The Index-Journal
- Education
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- University of South Carolina-Columbia
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Tim Kauffman’s Summary
I'm an award-winning reporter with more than 13 years of experience covering local, state and national news. I'm currently tracking the federal government's efforts to go green, a hot topic that cuts across nearly every organizational department. I love my job, but sometimes find it's hard to see the forest for the trees while cranking out stories on a daily and weekly basis. I'd like to be able to spend more time working on deep, investigative stories that can really take readers behind the scenes to show how decisions are made that affect their lives. Working for a regional or national magazine may be in the cards.
Tim Kauffman’s Specialties:
Quick learner, adept writer, keen eye for detail, enjoy meeting new people.
Tim Kauffman’s Experience
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Senior Writer
Federal Times
(Newspapers industry)
August 1999 — Present (10 years 4 months)
I am the go-to person for all subjects related to management of federal facilities and other assets, procurement of green products and services, and environmental stewardship. I created the infrastructure and asset management beat here in the summer of 2007. Previously, I wrote about employee personnel matters, including pay and benefits, work-force management, recruitment, diversity, skills gaps and retirements.
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Senior writer
Army Times Publishing Co.
(Newspapers industry)
1999 — Present (10 years )
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Staff writer/editor
Morning News
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MEG; Newspapers industry)
July 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 1 month)
I was a staff writer and weekend city editor for Morning News, a 35,000-circulation daily newspaper covering the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The newspaper is based in Florence, S.C. I covered state and local government, education, crime and features affecting a six-county region. As a staff writer, I generated at least two stories daily and one feature weekly. As editor, I edited live and advanced copy, assigned breaking news stories to reporters and prepared daily and weekend story assignment sheets.
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Staff writer and photographer
The Index-Journal
(Newspapers industry)
March 1995 — July 1997 (2 years 5 months)
I was staff writer and photographer for The Index-Journal, a 17,500-circulation daily newspaper covering four counties in the Upstate region of South Carolina. The paper is headquartered in Greenwood, S.C. I covered local government, education, crime, features and breaking news. I also had to shoot and develop photographs to accompany stories and serve as stand-alone art. I was also responsible for guiding interns and new reporters as writing mentor.
Tim Kauffman’s Education
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University of South Carolina-Columbia
1990 — 1994
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Tim Kauffman’s Honors:
2008 - American Society of Business Publication Editors, Silver, Government Coverage. My winning article, "Feds turn to social networking Web sites,"
reported in colorful detail how federal agencies and managers are staking a presence in "virtual worlds" and social networking web sites in an effort to connect better with the communities they serve. Here's a link to the story: http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3240006
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