To attract news organizations that need top-notch journalists on demand from around the nation, The Journalism Shop has recently expanded its roster to include new members in San Diego, Boston, Philadelphia and New Orleans. The Journalism Shop already has members in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington and Bogota, Columbia.
The Journalism Shop was created by former Los Angeles Times reporters and editors marketing themselves as freelancers to media outlets, non-profits and educational institutions. Members have recently produced articles for AOL News; UC-Irvine; Los Angeles magazine; Orange Coast magazine; Kaiser Health News; alumni magazines for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pomona College and Occidental University; and the Dallas Morning News. Several members also teamed up to produce a four-year report for Venture Strategies Innovations, a California-based non-profit.
Below are the profiles of our new members:
JAMIE RENO has for 17 years been the San Diego correspondent for Newsweek, covering 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, politics, popular culture, and more. Jamie also has written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Diego Magazine and USA Today. Jamie, a 14-year cancer survivor, has won more than 80 writing awards including the Press Club's Best of Show 4 times.
PAUL TULLIS has written for New York, Sierra, L.A. Times Magazine, Los Angeles, NY Daily News, CJR, Men's Journal, Radar, Psychology Today, Bon Appetit, and more. His work has been picked up by Fox News, Keith Olbermann, Rush & Malloy, Washington Post’s "Reliable Source" and the "Best American" series. He's been a news commentator on MSNBC and NPR, and anthologized in five books. His strategy is to report the hell out of every story, and he's known for producing tight copy in record time.
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, TINKER READY writes about a wide range of health and science topics for magazines, websites and newspapers. She brings each story the kind of depth that comes from her work with publications like Nature Medicine, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, Fast Company, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. Capable of producing breaking news, investigative stories and features, she also works in multimedia and radio.
DAVE WARNER is a Philadelphia-based writer and editor with experience in newspapers and consumer health reporting. He is a former city editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Daily News, a deputy metro editor of The Detroit News. He has also been the chief editor of three newspapers, including The Daily Local News in West Chester, Pa. and The Trentonian, of Trenton, N.J. He now runs a writing and editing business, Edit Express.
KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON is a versatile, multi-faceted and award-winning journalist with 25 years experience in print and digital media. She studied broadcasting and journalism at California State University Los Angeles and now writes for and edits magazines, and produces videos from New Orleans. Former Los Angeles Times editor Ann Brenoff wrote that Kathy "is a creative thinker, graceful writer...and delivers what she promises on time. I would hire 100 Kathys if I could."
NICK CUCCIA is an award-winning editor and designer who has spent more than three decades in newspapers, including 21 years at the Los Angeles Times. He now uses his skills and creativity to help companies, nonprofits and individuals through writing, design, advertising and public relations campaigns, social media marketing and communications, and software education. Contact Nick about how he can help you communicate more effectively or enhance your skills as a writer or graphic artist.
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