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Resume:
Aaron Foley
East Lansing, MI 48823
**.*****@*****.***
Experience
Lansing (Mich.) State Journal
Features copy editor, columnist, writer, September 2006-present. Edited and designed content for daily Life section, weekly What’s On entertainment guide, Sunday Books and Sunday Travel pages. Reported weekly nightlife reviews and other features. Co-author of Quarter-Life Crisis, a weekly column geared toward 20-something readers featuring topics relating to life after college and dealing with “the real world.”
San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News
Universal copy desk intern, Summer 2006. Spent half of internship on news copy desk and other half on features desk.
Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
Metro reporting intern, Spring 2006. Covered general assignments across Jackson County, ranging from breaking news, Sunday centerpieces, health, business and personality profiles.
The Detroit News
Features copy desk intern, Summer 2005. Edited and designed content for daily Features section and other weekly feature sections.
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press
Metro copy desk intern, Summer 2004. Edited and designed content for A and B sections and weekly Community News sections.
Affiliations
Society of Professional Journalists, Mid-Michigan Chapter
National Association of Black Journalists
Grand River Connection, local young professionals’ network
Education
Michigan State University, B.A. Journalism
References
Belinda Thurston, assistant managing editor, Lansing State Journal. 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919. 517-***-**** or *********@***.***
Robin Miner-Swartz, features editor, Lansing State Journal. 120 E. Lenawee St., Lansing, MI 48919. 517-***-**** or *******@***.***
Alan Derringer, features copy desk chief, The Detroit News. 615 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226. 313-***-**** or **********@*******.***
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