Bryan D. Long
923 Peachtree Street - 937
Atlanta, GA 30309
Home: 404-290-1787
Work: 404-827-1652
E-mail:
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URL:
www.bryanlong.com
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EXPERIENCE
CNN.com
Writer/Editor
10/2002 - Present
Quickly write or copy edit breaking news stories for CNN.com’s global audience. Research articles to find ways to maximize multimedia and interactivity. Monitor CNN broadcasts and wires for breaking news and developments in current stories.
Self-Employed
Webmaster
11/2003-Present
As a learning exercise, created and launched
www.NewsToMe.info, a successful daily report of Atlanta’s residential real estate market. Responsible for design, marketing, advertising, research and copy writing.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Government Reporter
4/2002 - 10/2002
Covered the government of Cobb County. Covered the U.S. Congressional race for District 11 and other elections. Produced daily and enterprise copy for Metro and 1A.
Assistant Metro Editor
8/2000 - 4/2002
Managed staff of seven staff writers at a large metro daily newspaper. Coordinated local news coverage for three suburban counties. Coordinated coverage for 13 weekly zoned editions.
Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune
City Editor
2/1999 - 8/2000
Established new routines and lines of communication between television, online and print units. Managed a staff of four writers to produce daily and enterprise copy for a mid-size morning newspaper. Coordinated local news coverage and placement for parts of two counties.
'Main Street Englewood' Editor
7/1998 - 8/2000
Created and launched a new weekly product — which led to strong circulation increases — at a daily newspaper.
Staff Writer
5/1997 - 8/2000
Reported and wrote daily and enterprise news stories for Metro and 1A. Reported live and as-live segments for 24-hour cable news channel.
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
News Intern
5/1996 - 5/1997
Reported and wrote daily and enterprise news stories.
-1997 William Randolph Hearst Certificate of Merit, Spot News Reporting
The University of Alabama
Director, Student News Bureau
8/1995 - 5/1996
Supervised a team of volunteer writers to produce student-related press releases for the university.
Research Assistant, College of Communication
1/1995 - 8/1995
Researched course material to create booklets, hand-outs and lectures for courses on journalism, news judgment, management and Internet.
Self-Employed
Consultant
1/1995 - 5/1996
Assisted with the instruction and preparation of journalism and computer skill workshops for the following: Alabama Press Association, PACERS Small Schools Cooperative, Capstone Communication Society, UA’s School of Journalism Minority Program and Gadsden Regional Medical Center.
Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
Feature Writer/Intern
5/1994 - 8/1994 and 5/1993 - 8/1993
Reported enterprise stories for the Living section of the newspaper.
EDUCATION
Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Professional Development 3/2000
A six-month leadership skills training program for new managers. Two weeks were on campus. I completed a class project on newsroom convergence, creating new routines between television, web and print products.
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Bachelor's Degree 5/1997
Majors: American Studies, Journalism
SKILLS
HTML, Perl/CGI, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, ImageReady, QuarkXpress, BBEdit, Word, Excel, Outlook