Eric Holmberg

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Contact

Twitter: @holmberges

SUMMARY
An award-winning journalist with a computer-assisted reporting background, strong investigative reporting
skills and a passion for in-depth reporting and explaining complex issues.
EDUCATION

Masters of Arts in Journalism, 2012

University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, 2009

Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Graduation speaker at commencement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PublicSource, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 2014 - Present

Data Reporter
Reported on a variety of in-depth stories, primarily focused on the influence of money in politics, and lead
data analysis portion of major projects done in partnership with other reporters
Revealed why Pennsylvania had one of the worst youth vaccination rates in the country, resulting in an
editorial from the PA Secretary of Health and changes in the states vaccination policy
Discovered the people behind a company funding attack ads before the 2015 PA Supreme Court election
Conducted data analysis on projects about antipsychotic prescription patterns at youth detention facilities,
a lack of disciplinary actions in the PA State Police and cataloguing every drone company operating in PA

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas

Data Intern

September 2013 - May 2014

Worked with reporters from across the newsroom on data analysis for their stories
Analyzed OSHA accident data for an A1 story about the dangerous work of industrial tank cleaners
Gathered, cleaned and analyzed various data sets for the Morning News data library

Investigative Reporting Workshop, Washington, D.C.

May 2011 - August 2011,

June 2012 - July 2013
Computer-Assisted Reporting Intern, Reporter/Researcher

One of the primary researchers and reporters on The Koch Club, a two-year investigation into the political
and charitable giving of Charles and David Koch, which was published in partnership with The New Yorker
Analyzed FDIC data and conducted interviews for the Workshops popular BankTracker series

Thomson Reuters, Brussels, Belgium

January 2012 - April 2012

Trainee Correspondent
Covered the arts as my daily beat while helping report a range of political and economic stories
Wrote stories about artists, film festivals, animators, stop-motion filmmakers and the Brussels orchestra

Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri

August 2010 - December 2011

Local Government Reporter
Reported on planning, zoning and land use issues, including a four-part series on a major development
Graduate student employee as a copy editor and page designer for the sports section

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AWARDS
Winner and two second place awards - 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter
Spotlight Contest first place in enterprise reporting on state police misconduct (contributed) and two
second places for a story on OT at nursing homes and a story/app that compared two competing tax plans
Winner 2015 Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Truth in Finances Award for A flood
of overtime for nurses at county nursing homes, written with another reporter
Two second place awards - 2015 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter Spotlight Contest
in enterprise reporting for campaign finance coverage and in web use for related Price of the Prize app
National winner 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best
Non-Fiction Magazine Article The Secret Life of Mules
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES

National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference

Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Conference
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference
Society of Professional Journalists, Member
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Member

2014, 2015 and 2016

2012
2011
2011
August 2012-Present
June 2011-Present

INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES

WTOP, 103.5 FM, Washington, D.C.

May 2010 - August 2010

Sports Department Intern
Regularly covered the Washington Nationals visiting locker room for out-of-town partner radio stations

Washington County Courthouse, Washington, Pa.

January 2009 - May 2009

Helped pro se clients, who can not afford an attorney, to understand custody and divorce paperwork

Redskins Radio/ESPN 980, Silver Spring/Rockville, Md.

May 2008 - August 2008

Productions Department Internship
Edited sound for three shows: John Riggins Show, the Locker Room and the Sports Reporters

Foreign Experiences
Young Journalists Program, Munich and Berlin, Germany

September 23, 2012 - October 2, 2012

Toured German media, journalism schools and businesses as a networking and learning opportunity as
part of an all-expenses paid, highly competitive trip sponsored by the German government

Masters project, Brussels, Belgium

Masters project on the decline of American foreign correspondents in Brussels

January 2012 - April 2012

Study Abroad, China

December 2008 - January 2009

Took a political and history tour of five cities in China six months before the Beijing Olympics

Study Abroad, Madrid, Spain

Took courses in Spanish, European integration and European history

DIGITAL SKILLS
Data Analysis: MySQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel
Page Layout: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Audio Editing: Audacity, Adobe Audition, CoolEdit Pro, Garage Band

August 2008 - December 2008