Mike Rosen-Molina is a northern California freelance writer and editor.
Email: Mrosenmolina AT gmail DOT com
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
PBS Mediashift, Chico, CA (Circulation ~ 110,000)
Associate Editor
Researched and drafted posts for a weblog dealing with information and communication technology and its impact on culture and the media. Edited weekly posts by embedded correspondents for clarity and content. Aided correspondents in occasional research for posts. Inserted and corrected html in correspondent posts. Compiled a weekly list of top five most newsworthy events related to new media and communication technology. Moderated comments left in response to Mediashift blog posts, flagged spam and attack comments for deletion. (October, 2008 – August, 2009)
JURIST Legal News and Research, Chico, CA (Circulation ~ 267,000)
West Coast Managing Director
Made story selection for a daily news website specializing in national and international legal coverage. Conducted online legal research, focusing on court filings and primary documents. Drafted and edited articles to appeal to both legal professional and lay audiences. Managed a staff of up to 15 student anchors. Edited articles for clarity, content, and legal relevance. Oversaw JURIST recruiting and promotional activity seeking student anchors at west coast law schools. Assisted in orientation of new recruits at annual meetings at JURIST’s home base in Pittsburgh, Penn. (February, 2007 – September, 2008)
Fairfield Daily Republic, Fairfield, CA (Circulation ~ 30,000)
Copy Editor
Designed pages to hold local news, national and world news, opinion, arts and entertainment, features, as well as special interest sections such as military pages. Decided on wire stories for placement in newspaper. Edited local content for clarity, style, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Drafted headlines. Reviewed articles and headlines for legal liability. Made final corrections to newspaper before going to press. Trained new hires on computer system and Daily Republic style. Primarily responsible for designing newspaper’s weekly automotive section. (November, 2005- February, 2007)
Davis Enterprise, Davis, CA (Circulation ~ 30,000)
Journalism Intern
General assignment and education beat reporter. Covered school board meetings, graduations, and education events in the Davis, Woodland, and West Sacramento areas while regular education reporter was on leave. Pitched story ideas, drafted and edited articles for daily production. (June – July, 2003; June – August, 2004)
UC Berkeley Daily Californian, Berkeley, CA (Circulation ~ 23,000)
Contributor
Drafted and edited articles for daily production. (September, 2002 – May, 2003)
UCLA Daily Bruin, Los Angeles, CA (Circulation ~ 28,000)
On-Campus Arts and Entertainment Editor
Planned, assigned, and edited articles for daily production. Increased Bruin coverage of campus cultural and international events. Oversaw a regular staff of up to 20 writers. Trained interns in Bruin policy and style, critiqued contributing writers in regular weekly sessions. Acted as liaison between staff writers and publicists, conducted research into possible sources and articles. Reviewed articles for clarity and content, coordinated assignments with photography and design departments, drafted headlines. (September, 2000 – June, 2001)
UCLA Daily Bruin, Los Angeles, CA
Staff Writer
Drafted and edited articles for daily production. Conducted research into possible sources and leads. Collaborated on expanded Bruin coverage of television and internet entertainment. Drafted additional articles to fill extra space that might become available shortly before publication. (September, 1999 – June, 2000)
FREELANCE WRITER
Pitched, drafted and edited articles for various online and print publications, including Akadot.com, Alternet.org, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Berkeley Daily Planet, Berkeley Graduate Magazine, Berkeleyan, Boalt Hall Transcript, East Bay Express, East Bay Monthly, MotherJones.com, Sacramento News and Review, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Synthesis. (2001 – present)
