Lindsay Toler

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, Print/Online Writing
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
Certificate*, Multicultural Studies
University of Missouri
GPA: 3.89 /4.00

Reporting and Writing Experience

Reporter, The Snohomish County Tribune Newspapers            August 2009-Present

• Covered Everett and Mukilteo news for community weekly newspaper
• Designed, shot photos and handled layout for Everett/Mukilteo edition
• Responsible for covering several assignments at once
  

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Reporter, The Seattle Times                                               June 2009-August 2009

• Covered general assignment beat for major metro newspaper 
• Tailored news reports for web or print editions
• Handled several assignments and enterprise projects at once 

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Writer, University of Missouri College of Education                August 2007-May 2009

• Enterprised and crafted stories for newsletter and website reaching 15,000+
• Connected education issues to broader campus and community
• Uploaded and designed layout for articles on school website

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Public Life/Enterprise Reporter, Columbia Missourian    January 2007-January 2009

• Covered local government for daily newspaper with circulation of 7,000+
• Enterprised articles with hyper-local, political focus
• Balanced in-depth features with hard hitting dailies

Want to know more? Find my clips here.

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Flash Quote Reporter, Olympic News Service                      July 2008-August 2008

• Volunteered with 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China
• Interviewed artistic gymnasts and provided quotes to media outlets
• Coordinated with translators and non-English speakers to provide coverage

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Citizen Journalist, The Dallas Morning News                         July 2008-August 2008

• Covered Chinese culture, food, arts, history, etc. for neighbors section
• Posted in-depth, well-written articles on a blog several times daily from Beijing
• Broke video of Opening Ceremonies on YouTube 15 minutes after event ended in US

For more, check out the Lindsay in Beijing page.

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Reporter, Associated Press, London Bureau                          May 2007-August 2007

• Thrived in high pressure, foreign environment with little guidance
• Enterprised and researched original features, in-depth articles, breaking news
• Reported second-day context stories for terrorism and hard news issues

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Reporter, The Maneater Newspaper                        September 2006-December 2006

• Wrote articles for Student Organizations beat for Missouri’s student newspaper
• Awarded Honorable Mention for article about teaching assistants
• Sought culturally sensitive topics for articles

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Freelancing Experience

I have freelanced articles for The Seattle Times sports page, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sex Etc. Magazine and Student Paths Magazine.

*A certificate is like an interdisciplinary minor earned by taking at least 15 hours of courses with a multicultural focus.

 I'm familiar with:

• Word
• Excel
• InDesign
• Dreamweaver
• Django
• Falcon Editorial
• XHTML
• CCI
  

I can:

• Shoot/Edit Video
• Gather/Edit Audio
• Take Photos
  
• Create Slideshows
  

My resume is also available in a PDF format.