Jose

1234 Olympic Blvd

San Jose, CA 95006

Home (001) 555-9089

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a staff writer for a major metropolitan newspaper

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
•	Feature Story of The Year, San Jose Mercury News, 1997.Grapes of Wrath Revisited. Profile of farm workers in Salinas.
•	Newman Fellowship, Hartford University, 1996. Elected to this international journalism symposium by members of the International Union of Journalists.
•	Copley Newspaper Prize for Excellence in Journalism, 1994. True Grit. Four-part series on the rebuilding of a community after a flood.

EMPLOYMENT

San Jose Mercury News

Feature Writer, January 1997 to Present

Feature reporter, covering lifestyle, social and political issues of California's Central Valley.

San Diego Union

Staff Writer, August 1997 to January 1997

Citywide reporting, covered courts and daily crime log. Provided daily coverage of major local events.

San Pedro Times

Staff Writer, July 1987 to April 1989

Covered meetings of the local board of supervisors, courts, and marina governing board. Averaged two stories a week.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

B.A., Journalism, Minor: Communications, June 1987

Won Feature Series of the Year Award from the Murdoch Society of Newspaper Journalists