Christine Lee
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Experience
Times-Tribune
Reporter and news clerk, Scranton, Pa., 2022 to present
Cover municipal and breaking news stories for publication in print and online formats. Processed and edited obituaries and produce court notes for daily publication. Take photos as needed.
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Utilize social media channels to enhance content visibility.
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Collaborate with community sources to verify story accuracy for publication.
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Report on school board and municipal meetings.
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Cultivate community resources and enhance engagement initiatives.
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Organize and publish obituaries with InDesign.
Republican Herald
Reporter, Pottsville, Pa., 2019 to 2022
Wrote general, enterprise, feature and breaking news stories for both the daily print edition and online. Collaborated with editors to create and produce content, occasionally taking photos and ensuring deadlines were consistently met.
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Leveraged social media to promote stories and gather additional leads.
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Published breaking news on the Republican Herald website.
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Developed community references.
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Attended school board and municipal meetings regularly.
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Provided technical assistance as requested to newsroom colleagues and management on utilizing Blox content management system, based on accumulated experience with system.
New Jersey Hills Media Group
Editor, Reporter, Social Media Editor Whippany, N.J., 2015 to 2019
Edited, authored and curated content for the Florham Park Eagle and Madison Eagle newspapers. As editor, expanded community coverage for the Florham Park Eagle and contributed to enhancing the newspaper group’s digital presence.
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Regularly covered municipal and school board meetings.
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Helped grow the newspapers’ digital presence by educating editors on utilizing social media, launching Instagram accounts for 14 weekly newspapers and developing a social media policy for the company.
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Managed photo assignments for freelance photographers, taking photos and videos as needed.
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Utilized Blox content management system to publish content for print and online products, and to push content to social media.
NJN Publishing
Reporter, Flemington, N.J. 2014 to 2015
Wrote general and breaking news articles for the Hunterdon County Democrat and contributed online content for NJ.com. Coverage spanned multiple municipalities, focusing on local school and municipal issues. Provided galleries and video content to complement stories.
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Promoted content across social media platforms.
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In addition to regular reporting assignments, organized the "Kids Page" feature, showcasing local students' writing, published weekly from online submissions.
The Express-Times
Freelance writer/reporter, Easton, Pa, 2013 to 2014.
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Wrote feature and news articles for print and online publication. Stories ranged from municipal meeting coverage to event coverage and photography.
WBRE TV/WYOU TV
Intern, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, 2014.
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Shadowed reporters on assignments, helped producers develop broadcasts and worked with the assignment editor to develop coverage.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Wilkes University Marketing and Communications Department
Intern, 2013
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Wrote feature articles for several Wilkes University publications and wrote media advisories and hometown releases on campus activities and students.
The Beacon campus newspaper
News Editor, 2012 to 2014
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Life Editor, January 2011 to April 2010
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Staff Writer, 2010
Professional Awards
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association 2022 Keystone Media Awards
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Second Place in Business or Consumer Story, Division III, for Republican Herald economic roundtable main story with Managing Editor Andy Heintzelman.
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association 2021 Keystone Media Awards
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Honorable Mention in Ongoing News, Division III, for four Republican Herald stories.
New Jersey Press Association 2015 Better Newspaper Contest Weekly Editorial Competition
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Second Place in Reporting, Writing & Illustration – Feature Writing for the Madison Eagle story “Rare Bible uncovered at Drew.”
Tom Bigler Scholars Award
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Awarded by Wilkes University Communication Studies Department for outstanding leadership and dedication to journalism ethics
Other accomplishments
New Jersey State House testimony before the State Assembly Appropriations Committee and State Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee.
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Lobbied against bill repealing state requirement that public notices have to be published in newspapers in Dec. 2016.
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. B.A. in Communication Studies, 2014.
Education
Concentrations in journalism, broadcast media and rhetoric
Minors in history, political science and women and gender stuidies