writing interesting content for websites, white papers, media stories

Christine Giordano

Email: **************@*****.***

Editor/Reporter 917-***-****

Work Experience:

Freelance Business Writer (September 2007 – present)

Newsday: columnist for weekly business feature with prominent executives, personal finance writer and business feature reporter (See: Retirement Savings Tips or NBTY executive interview, Foreclosure Opportunities.)

Investing Answers: analyzing news and economic studies to write stories that consecutively result in ‘top editor’s picks’ categories. (See: Retirement Survey, Never Buy These on Black Friday, Motivating Different Generations in the Office.)

MainStreet and TheStreet: personal finance and business news reporter (See: net neutrality stocks.)

Creditcards.com (a Bankrate company): video journalist, producer and script writer (Video clip: creditcards.com EMV).

Networking magazine: writing in-depth celebrity and trend articles. (See: Malala and the Nobel Peace Prize, Alec Baldwin,)

On Your Watch TV, creator, television producer and host (July 2011 – 2012)

Created a niche television show for career and business development during a turbulent economy. Working within “live” and “unedited” formats without teleprompter or script while filming.

Ocala Star Banner (New York Times Group), staff enterprise reporter (August 2006 – September 2007)

Covered government and regional news for newspaper and website, filmed digital video, wrote breaking news and special reports on business, health, weather and government.

The Daily Sun, senior enterprise reporter (June 2004 – July 2006)

Nominated for two Pulitzers for feature writing by managing editor, wrote in-depth investigative, breaking news and feature articles for county and state politics, health, business, cops and regional news. Also covered presidential races, tornado devastation and space shuttle launches.

Networking magazine, executive editor (December 2000 – May 2004)

Other Experience:

Leesburg, Florida High School teacher (2007-2008) 10th Grade English teacher

House magazine, lifestyle editor (1998-1999)

Retail clerk, waitress, saleswoman (1990-1994)

The Floral Park Gateway newspaper teen reporter (1988-1989)

Education: University at Albany, NY: BA English and psychology; Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Watchdog Bootcamp, Polk College: K-12 teaching certification: NY REI (Real Estate Institute) licensed in NYS real estate sales.

Awards / Recognition:

2015: Narrative Writing, Non Local News, Press Club of Long Island

2013: 1st Place for Health writing and reporting by Press Club of Long Island

2007: New York Times Chairman's Award for tornado coverage (team award)

2006: Health Reporting, 1st Place, by Florida Press Club

2006: Legal Reporting, Grand Prize, The Florida Bar

2006: Three 1st Place awards in Education, Health and Diversity reporting by Florida Press Club; and Government Reporting, by Press Club and The Society of Professional Journalists;

2005: Feature writing, Florida Press Club

Affiliations/Extra:

Volunteer: Sandy Relief/NY Cares; member: Society of Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), Society of Professional Journalists, Press Club of Long Island, United Nations Association and Mediabistro

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