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Dan
Mathers is a freelance journalist and editor, and he is the
publisher of the Northeast outdoors magazine
Northeast Explorer. He has
14 years of experience writing news stories, profiles and travel
narratives for newspapers and magazines, and his writing is
filled with colorful voice and vivid description. He also has
12 years of experience as an editor. In that role he has been
involved in all aspects of editorial planning, and he has
demonstrated a particular talent for working well with freelance
writers to help them develop their descriptive, narrative
storytelling skills.
Freelance Writer &
Editor
January 2003 to Present
Writes news and features articles for newspapers and magazines.
Articles have appeared in such publications as Cape Cod Life,
Adirondack Life, and South Shore Living. Serves as
the fill-in editor for recreational boating website
BoatingLocal.com.
Offshore
Editor-at-Large January 2003 to October 2003
Associate Editor August 2000 to January 2003
Wrote and edited stories for recreational boating magazine.
Generated story ideas, assigned writers and photographers to
stories, and planned balanced coverage - by region and subject -
for Tidings and Marina Profiles sections. Served as coordinating
editor each month for two feature stories. Wrote at least two
features per year. Participated in planning, idea generation and
story review for entire magazine.
Suburban World Newspapers, Inc.
Editor
Westwood Press May 1999 to August 2000
Supervised production of weekly newspaper. Generated story
ideas. Coordinated assignments with staff and freelance writers.
Edited stories. Wrote news and feature articles. Laid-out
newspaper.
Suburban World Newspapers, Inc.
Reporter
Needham Times September 1998 to May 1999
Dover-Sherborn Press July 1997 to September 1998
Researched and wrote news and feature articles. Generated story
ideas. Copyedited pages. Established and maintained contacts for
stories.
The Gatepost Framingham State College Student Newspaper
Associate Editor Spring 1997
Copyedited weekly student newspaper.
Reporter March 1995 to May 1997
Wrote news and feature articles for student newspaper.
Framingham State College
BA, English, May 1997 Concentration: Journalism
GPA: 3.49 on a scale of 4.0
Honors: Dean's List Spring 1996, Spring 1997
Member of Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society) |
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