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(901)-248-7906 cdonohue@memphis.edu |
Colin M. Donohue
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College journalism professor |
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Experience |
Sept. 2005-present
The Reporter § Covered prep athletics § General features work for sports and features sections |
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June 2003-June 2005 The Sports reporter § Covered NFL Panthers football, NHL Hurricanes hockey, preps § Wrote profiles/features during summer months § Operated AGATE functions and pagination for sports section |
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Jan. 2003-Dec. 2003 The Pendulum (Elon student newspaper)
Editor in chief § Supervised editorial and reporting staff of more than 50 members § Managed budget of approximately $50,000 § Expanded news coverage beyond Elon and into local areas |
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Jan. 2002-Dec. 2002 The Pendulum Sports Editor § Expanded sports coverage (e.g., intramural sports) § Created regular beats for most Elon Division I sports teams |
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Sept. 2001-Jan.2002 The Pendulum Reporter § Covered NCAA Division I men’s basketball and baseball teams § Contributed to news, features and A&E sections |
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Education |
2005-present The University of Memphis Memphis, TN § Journalism graduate student §
Graduate Assistant for Newspaper Research Journal § 4.0 GPA overall |
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2001-2005 Elon
University § Journalism major § French and Political Science minor § Finished with GPA of 3.86 in major; 3.77 overall |
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Honors |
2002-present §
Graduate Assistant for Newspaper Research Journal at §
Presented paper titled “Free Speech
Privileges: History and Newspaper Coverage of Sedition Laws in § Named a Top Prospect nationwide in 2005 by Dow Jones Newspaper Fund §
Presenter and panelist (chosen by Elon faculty
members) at Global Fusion 2004 Conference in § Named to The National Dean’s List § Received President’s and Dean’s List accolades § Named to Elon School of Communications Student Advisory Board (selected as a sophomore) § Named to Faculty Athletics Committee (selected by SGA president as a sophomore) § Elected Vice President of Elon’s Society of Professional Journalists as a sophomore § Pi Delta Phi, the French Honor Society § Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership honor fraternity § Lambda Pi Eta, communications honor society § Pi Sigma Alpha, political science honor society § Two-time recipient of Burlington Times-News scholarship for superior work in journalism § Received Mary Ellen Priestly Award for excellence in journalism at Elon. § Received Student Communications Media Board Award § Received Certificate of Merit for sports column writing from The Columbia Scholastic Press Association – Columbia University Gold Circle Awards § Presidential Scholarship recipient at Elon (four years) § Nominee and faculty selected participant in “Leadership Elon” weekend, attended by university president, administrators, faculty, trustees and parents council members (one of four students chosen) §
Participant in study abroad class “The Culture
of the Great War,” studying World War I in |
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Skills |
QuarkXpress, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Corel WordPerfect, AGATE, French (nine years). |
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References |
Janna Anderson (assistant professor, Elon) – 336-278-5733 Gary Robinson (sports editor, Bob Sutton (sports editor, Burlington Times-News) – 336-506-3050 Dr. Elinor Grusin (professor, Dr. Sandra H. Utt (professor, Dr. David Copeland (professor, Elon) – 336-278-5662 |