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Michelle
 
Johnson
 
mijohn@gmail.com
 
32
 
Cheshire
 
St.,
 
Jamaica
 
Plain,
 
Ma.,
 
02130
 
617
‐
970
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1067
 
SUMMARY
 
Seasoned
 
editor,
 
writer
 
and
 
educator
 
with
 
experience
 
in
 
print
 
and
 
online.
 
Part
 
of 
 
team
 
that
 
launched
 
boston.com,
 
the
 
Boston
 
Globe’s
 
award
‐
winning
 
regional
 
web
 
site.
 
Experienced
 
in
 
developing
 
course
 
content
 
and
 
teaching
 
a
 
variety
 
of 
 
multimedia
 
and
 
print
 
applications
 
including
 
Photoshop,
 
Flash,
 
SoundSlides,
 
Adobe
 
InDesign,
 
DreamWeaver,
 
Audacity,
 
Audition,
 
MovieMaker
 
and
 
web
 
content
 
management
 
systems
 
such
 
as
 
WordPress,
 
Moveable
 
Type
 
and
 
Joomla
 
with
 
a
 
focus
 
on
 
multimedia
 
storytelling.
 
EDUCATION
 
M.S.
,
 
Journalism,
 
Columbia
 
University,
 
1982.
 
B.S.
,
 
Journalism,
 
University
 
of 
 
Maryland,
 
College
 
Park,
 
1979.
 
RELEVANT
 
EXPERIENCE
 
Emerson
 
College
 
Journalist
 
in
 
Residence,
 
Department
 
of 
 
Journalism
 
As
 
term
 
faculty,
 
teach
 
a
 
variety
 
of 
 
basic
 
and
 
advanced
 
 journalism
 
courses
 
including
 
Interactive
 
News,
 
Online
 
Publishing,
 
Newsgathering,
 
Copy
 
Editing
 
and
 
Design
 
for
 
print
 
and
 
web,
 
Images
 
of 
 
News
 
(includes
 
multimedia
 
labs),
 
History
 
of 
 
Journalism.
 
Developed
 
course
 
syllabi
 
and
 
lectures
 
covering
 
a
 
range
 
of 
 
current
 
and
 
historical
 
issues
 
in
 
 journalism,
 
ethics
 
related
 
to
 
use
 
of 
 
images
 
in
 
print
 
and
 
online,
 
and
 
trends
 
in
 
online
 
news.
 
Design
 
tutorials
 
to
 
instruct
 
students
 
in
 
use
 
of 
 
various
 
print,
 
web
 
production,
 
multimedia
 
applications,
 
blogging
 
tools,
 
and
 
still
 
image
 
and
 
video
 
editing.
 
Fall
 
2006
 
 –
 
present.
 
Committee
 
Assignments/Service
 
Emerson
 
College
 
Conduct
 
Board,
 
2008
‐
09;
 
Advisor,
 
The
 
Other
 
Tradition,
 
Center
 
for
 
Diversity
 
Newsletter
 
and
 
web
 
site,
 
2008
‐
09;
 
Common
 
Reading
 
and
 
Viewing
 
Experience
 
Committee
 
(CRVE)
 
2007
‐
2008.
 
Maynard
 
Institute
 
Multimedia
 
Faculty,
 
Copy
 
Editing
 
Program
 
Lecture
 
and
 
teach
 
multimedia
 
applications
 
and
 
editing
 
for
 
the
 
web
 
to
 
 journalists
 
selected
 
from
 
newspapers
 
nationwide
 
to
 
participate
 
in
 
an
 
intensive
 
six
‐
week
 
training
 
program
 
at
 
the
 
University
 
of 
 
Nevada,
 
Reno.
 
Lead
 
discussions
 
on
 
multimedia
 
storytelling,
 
best
 
practices
 
in
 
online
 
news,
 
latest
 
production
 
tools.
 
Review
 
and
 
critique
 
multimedia
 
packages
 
produced
 
by
 
participants.
 
June
 
2007,
 
June
 
2008,
 
June
 
2009
 
Boston
 
University
 
Adjunct
 
Professor,
 
Journalism
 
Taught
 
advanced
 
research
 
course
 
focusing
 
on
 
techniques
 
for
 
gathering
 
background
 
information
 
for
 
stories
 
using
 
off 
‐
line
 
and
 
online
 
resources,
 
including
 
advanced
 
techniques
 
for
 
using
 
search
 
engines,
 
specialty
 
databases,
 
and
 
Lexis/Nexis.
 
Instructed
 
students
 
in
 
use
 
of 
 
software
 
such
 
as
 
Microsoft
 
Access
 
and
 
Excel
 
to
 
pull
 
stories
 
out
 
of 
 
numbers,
 
reviewed
 
ethical
 
issues
 
related
 
to
 
use
 
of 
 
digital
 
resources.
 
Fall
 
2003
‐
Spring
 
2006
 
 
 
Computerworld.com
 
Freelance
 
Columnist
 
Wrote
 
a
 
feature
 
column
 
reviewing
 
latest
 
gadgets
 
and
 
networking
‐
related
 
hardware
 
for
 
online
 
trade
 
publication
 
targeted
 
at
 
information
 
technology
 
managers.
 
January
 
2006
‐
2007
 
The
 
Boston
 
Globe
 
Personal
 
Tech
 
Columnist
 
Freelanced
 
a
 
bi
‐
weekly
 
column
 
for
 
the
 
Boston
 
Globe’s
 
business
 
section.
 
Explained
 
the
 
intricacies
 
of 
 
personal
 
technology
 
in
 
plain
 
English;
 
reviewed
 
hardware,
 
software,
 
web
 
sites.
 
Contributor,
 
technology
 
special
 
sections.
 
1997
‐
2005
 
Superior
 
Telegram,
 
Superior,
 
Wis.
 
Newsroom
 
Consultant
 
Served
 
as
 
an
 
interim
 
editor,
 
consultant
 
to
 
small
 
Knight
 
Ridder
‐
owned
 
daily
 
on
 
short
‐
term,
 
temporary
 
assignment.
 
Advised
 
and
 
made
 
recommendations
 
to
 
publisher
 
on
 
hiring
 
of 
 
a
 
new
 
editor
 
and
 
staff 
 
development.
 
Served
 
as
 
writing
 
coach,
 
advised
 
staff 
 
on
 
editing,
 
layout,
 
headline
‐
writing.
 
Conducted
 
writing
 
workshop
 
for
 
reporting
 
staff.
 
November
‐
December,
 
2005
 
Emerson
 
College
 
Technology
 
Manager,
 
School
 
of 
 
Communication
 
Advised
 
departments
 
of 
 
Journalism
 
and
 
Communication
 
in
 
acquisition
 
of 
 
latest
 
technologies
 
for
 
incorporation
 
into
 
 journalism/communication
 
curriculum.
 
Represented
 
department
 
on
 
team
 
charged
 
with
 
design
 
and
 
construction
 
of 
 
new
 
multi
‐
million
‐
dollar
 
cross
‐
media
 
newsroom
 
opened
 
in
 
Fall
 
03.
 
Assisted
 
with
 
special
 
web
 
projects;
 
liaison
 
between
 
 journalism
 
faculty
 
and
 
IT
 
staff.
 
10/01
‐
9/03
 
The
 
Boston
 
Globe
 
Boston
 
Globe
 
Electronic
 
Publishing
 
Editorial
 
Manager,
 
Boston
 
Globe
 
Online
 
Part
 
of 
 
team
 
that
 
launched
 
boston.com,
 
a
 
regionally
 
focused
 
site
 
with
 
the
 
Boston
 
Globe
 
as
 
its
 
flagship.
 
Supervised
 
staff 
 
in
 
creation
 
of 
 
online
 
daily
 
newspaper;
 
developed
 
special
 
sections;
 
liaison
 
between
 
newsroom
 
and
 
online
 
staff;
 
advised
 
content
 
developers
 
for
 
other
 
areas
 
of 
 
the
 
site.
 
4/95
‐
3/96
 
Assistant
 
Business
 
Editor
 
Editor
 
of 
 
Plugged
 
In,
 
a
 
weekly
 
consumer
‐
oriented
 
computer
 
and
 
technology
 
page,
 
and
 
Emerging
 
Business,
 
a
 
twice
‐
a
‐
week
 
feature
 
on
 
start
‐
up
 
and
 
growing
 
businesses.
 
Supervised
 
staff 
 
of 
 
three
 
reporters
 
and
 
several
 
freelancers.
 
Wrote
 
weekly
 
column
 
"Tech
 
Speak,"
 
a
 
roundup
 
on
 
the
 
Internet,
 
online
 
services,
 
and
 
consumer
 
computing
 
news.
 
Oversaw
 
redesign
 
of 
 
Plugged
 
In,
 
creating
 
new
 
features
 
and
 
a
 
consistent
 
look
 
for
 
the
 
page.
 
6/94
‐
4/95
 
 
Copy
 
Desk
 
Supervisor
 
Supervised
 
staff 
 
of 
 
11
 
editors
 
who
 
produced
 
six
 
weekly
 
regional
 
sections
 
of 
 
the
 
Sunday
 
Globe,
 
including
 
City
 
Weekly.
 
Critiqued
 
and
 
made
 
recommendations
 
on
 
layout
 
and
 
editing
 
of 
 
the
 
sections;
 
oversaw
 
redesign.
 
6/91
‐
8/93
 
Senior
 
Assistant
 
Night
 
Editor
 
Supervised
 
metro
 
and
 
national/foreign
 
copy
 
desks;
 
part
 
of 
 
team
 
that
 
selected
 
stories
 
for
 
page
 
one;
 
page
 
one
 
layout
 
editor
 
for
 
Sunday
 
Globe;
 
approved
 
page
 
one
 
headlines,
 
captions.
 
Layout
 
of 
 
daily
 
Globe
 
as
 
assigned.
 
Promoted
 
to
 
this
 
exempt
 
position
 
after
 
two
 
years
 
as
 
Assistant
 
Night
 
Editor.
 
1988
‐
1991
 
Assistant
 
Political
 
Editor
 
Detached
 
from
 
Night
 
Desk
 
to
 
 join
 
political
 
unit
 
for
 
1988
 
presidential
 
campaign.
 
Edited
 
daily,
 
advance
 
copy
 
and
 
commentary;
 
on
 
staff 
 
at
 
GOP
 
national
 
convention,
 
New
 
Orleans.
 
1987
‐
1988
 
Assistant
 
Night
 
Editor/Layout
 
Editor
 
Responsible
 
for
 
production
 
of 
 
New
 
England
 
section,
 
Sunday
 
Globe;
 
overnight
 
editor
 
for
 
Sunday
 
Globe
 
responsible
 
for
 
placement
 
of 
 
late
‐
breaking
 
stories,
 
re
‐
plates,
 
coordinating
 
page
 
flow.
 
Promoted
 
from
 
copy
 
editor
 
after
 
three
 
years
 
on
 
copy
 
desk.
 
1986
‐
1987
 
Copy
 
Editor,
 
Night
 
Desk
 
Metro,
 
national/foreign
 
copy
 
desks.
 
Edited
 
copy
 
for
 
content
 
and
 
style;
 
wrote
 
headlines,
 
captions.
 
1983
‐
1986
 
The
 
Evening
 
Press,
 
Binghamton,
 
NY
 
Copy
 
Editor
 
Edited
 
wire,
 
local
 
copy,
 
wrote
 
headlines
 
for
 
p.m.
 
paper.
 
1982
‐
83
 
HONORS
 
John
 
S.
 
Knight
 
Fellow,
 
1993
‐
94
 
Chosen
 
as
 
one
 
of 
 
12
 
US
 
 journalists
 
for
 
an
 
academic
 
year
 
of 
 
study
 
at
 
Stanford
 
University.
 
Course
 
work
 
included
 
computer
 
science,
 
literature,
 
earth
 
science,
 
computer
 
interface
 
design
 
and
 
history
 
of 
 
 jazz.
 
Awards
 
for
 
Outstanding
 
Service
 
National
 
Association
 
of 
 
Black
 
Journalists,
 
National
 
Lesbian
 
and
 
Gay
 
Journalists
 
Association
 
ASSOCIATIONS
 
Member,
 
National
 
Association
 
of 
 
Black
 
Journalists.
 
Past
 
editor,
 
NABJ
 
Journal.
 
Member,
 
Boston
 
Association
 
of 
 
Black
 
Journalists.
 
Founding
 
national
 
board
 
member,
 
National
 
Lesbian
 
and
 
Gay
 
Journalists
 
Association
,
 
co
‐
founder,
 
New
 
England
 
chapter.
 
Member,
 
Online
 
News
 
Association.
 
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