PAUL SUWAN
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Journal News, White Plains, NY, July 1999-Nov. 2004
Sports reporter/Regional sports editor
*Served as primary college and track and field beat reporter as well as backup on golf and New York Yankees and Mets beats, among others, at 150,000-circulation Gannett suburban daily.
*Helped coordinate local sports report by editing copy, supervising part-time staff and monitoring 45 high schools in “central” region of coverage area.
*Contributed to planning, writing and editing of Suburban Golf, a supplemental monthly magazine covering area golf scene.
The Daily Northwestern, Evanston, IL, Sept. 1995-March 1999
Staff writer/Sports editor
*Oversaw 15-member staff of 9,000-circulation daily student newspaper as sports editor from March 1998-March 1999.
*Wrote weekly column on Northwestern athletics.
*Covered football, men’s and women’s basketball and six other sports as beat writer and/or columnist.
Newsday, Melville, NY, Summer 1998
Sports reporting intern
*Covered Yankees and Mets, preseason NFL, 1998 Goodwill Games, LPGA Tour and professional soccer during 11-week internship at metro New York City daily.
*Reported and wrote 1,000-word feature story and 500-word sidebar on women’s professional softball league.
Professional Sports Publications, New York, NY, Summer 1997
Editorial intern
*Helped write, research and edit Touchdown Illustrated, a 48-page college football publication inserted into gameday programs of more than 225 college teams.
*Wrote several advertorials for publication.
The East Hampton Star, East Hampton, NY, Summer 1995
Editorial intern
*Compiled weekly column of local golf, tennis and sailing news.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, New York, NY, Aug. 2006-May 2007
M.S. candidate, Journalism (expected)
Concentration: New Media
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Sept. 1995-June 1999
B.A., History; Minor: English
Dean's List: Spring 1995-96, Winter 1996-97, Spring 1997-98
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, Sept. 1991-June 1995
SKILLS
*Proficient in Mac OSX
*Multimedia and web production experience in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash
HONORS AND AWARDS
*Three-time "Mighty Pen" recipient (monthly in-house contest at The Journal News).
*First place, sports column, 1999 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Awards.
*Second place, headline writing, 1998-99 Illinois College Press Association Awards.
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