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Dave Lee

e: davelee.mail@gmail.com w: dave-lee.org
Location: Cambridge (willing to relocate)

PROFILE

I am a passionate and professional journalist looking to build my career in news.

KEY EXPERIENCE

November 2008 - Present BBC News
- Co-editor, BBC Internet Blog
- Technology reporter, BBC News Online
- Responsible for sourcing, writing articles for BBC Online, as well as interacting with audience using social media.

March 2008 Sky News Online
- Sourced, compiled and published news stories focusing on national and technology news
- Reported off-site using text and video content
- Advised in social reporting using Twitter and other tools
- Broke breaking world news online
- Produced news using galleries and interactive maps

August 2007-May 2008 Press Gazette
- Reported on UK media news for both magazine and online
- Interviewed several high-profile media news in the UK
- Blogged new media stories on website
- Took role as Student Media Blogger for a period of 5 months until graduating

Various dates The Guardian
- Sourced and wrote feature on graduate work in the Middle East
- Wrote feature on part-time computer salesmen for Technology supplement
- Sourced and wrote feature about social-networks and death for Technology supplement
- Wrote opinion piece for Technobile in Technology supplement
- Contributed to Sport supplement with opinion piece about MyFootballClub.com

January 2008 Evening Standard
- Worked alongside journalist of the year Andrew Gilligan
- Aided in research into Gilligan’s Ken Livingstone/Lee Jasper scoop
- Research material for other content for both print and online

December 2006 - Present Dave Lee / jBlog
- Established myself as a major blogger, attracting thousands of visits each month
- Described as ‘Probably Britain’s best student blogger’ by the Guardian’s Roy Greenslade
- Posts led to acting as a social media consultant for Vodafone New Zealand

April-May 2008 Whitireia Community Polytech, New Zealand
- Tutored and mentored 26 students for six weeks (one semester)
- Invited to teach online journalism by Jim Tucker, leading New Zealand journalism tutor
- Set up NewsWire.co.nz, a full-featured news website for students
- Secured $30,000 sponsorship from Nokia after site launch

Other…

2008 Channel 4 – Dispatches
- Assisted Andrew Gilligan in filming his Dispatches documentary for Channel 4
2008 PressTV
- Appeared as a guest on ‘Between the Headlines’ to comment on day’s papers
2006-2008 The Linc
- Founded and edited the University of Lincoln student newspaper
- Won five awards at the Lincoln Media Awards
- Nominated for two national Press Gazette Awards
2007 Shiny Media
- Blogged events in the Big Brother house for the Virgin Media-sponsored website

KEY SKILLS

Journalism

•    Writing – quick, sharp, accurate
•    Interviewing – confident, in-depth
•    Research – comprehensive, fast
•    Sub-Editing – tight, focused
•    Multimedia – newsgathering in all forms

Technical

•    Multi-platform – producing news as video, audio, text or interactive features
•    CMS – experienced and confident with web content tools
•    Web 2.0 – passionate about the role of social media in new media

Software proficiencies

•    Microsoft Office suite
•    Adobe: Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Flash, Edition, Dreamweaver
•    Multimedia: Audacity (audio), Soundslides (audio slideshows), Windows Movie Maker
•    Quark Xpress
•    CMS: Wordpress, Movable Type, Drupal, Joomla, Blogger
•    Myriad (radio producing)
•    Online mapping: Google Maps/geotagging
•    Social: Flickr, Twitter, Seesmic, Digg, Facebook

Specialisms

•    Technology – internet developments, social media, Web.2.0
•    Media – press, web, student media
•    Sport – many!

KEY EDUCATION

2005-2008 University of Lincoln
BA (Hons) Journalism – First Class Honours
My three-year degree course at the University of Lincoln covered: Media law, page design, sub-editing, news writing, feature writing, sport journalism, photography, online media, history of journalism, court reporting, television news, radio news.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

In an ever-changing world of journalism, I think my experience, enthusiasm and flair for online media would be an asset to any news organisation. I am punctual, motivated, and an easy-to-get-on with team player. I am a recent graduate who is keen to develop and nurture his skills within a progressive and respectable news company.

References available on request