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Caroline Mortimer BA (Hons)

carolinemortimer.co.uk 07724889224 caroline.j.mortimer@gmail.com Key Skills____________________________________________________________________ News writing, comment and analysis, including reporting from party conferences. Investigative reporting, which secured a front page exclusive in The Observer. Editing and commissioning. Research. Data journalism. Social media. Web management, including HTML coding, live blogs and WordPress sites. Languages, including French and rudimentary Italian. Work Experience_____________________________________________________________ June 2012 FREELANCE JOURNALIST Regular writer for the Independent and the Guardian, focused on youth issues Contributor to Left Foot Forward, commentating on US current affairs Blogger for the Vagenda, Speakers Chair and Young Fabians blog Commissioned feature writer for the Yorkshire Post, researching issues, finding and interviewing case studies, organising photos Liveblogged journalism.co.uks news:rewired conference in December 2012 June 2012 ERUDITION (FEATURES EDITOR) Editing and commissioning articles on politics and society Managing student volunteers August 2012 WANNABE HACKS (CO-EDITOR) Writing and commissioning features and posts aimed offering information and advice to wouldbe journalists Promoting the site using social media Managing the content, using HTML coding, editing for the web and search engine optimisation November 2012January 2013 GREG MULHOLLAND MP (CONSTITUENCY INTERN) Ghost writing columns in local magazines, media monitoring and working on local campaigns Drafting letters to ministers, attending constituency surgeries, assisting with office management

September 2012October 2012 DODS MONITORING (FREELANCE CONFERENCE REPORTER) Attending Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat party conferences, covering fringe events 24 reports of more than 1,000 words filed to tight deadlines November 2012 SEVERN HILLS (INTERN) Ghost writing for an entrepreneur in the Sunday Telegraph business section June 2012 THE OBSERVER (WORK EXPERIENCE) Front page scoop on Tory donor George Robinson taking advantage of the same tax avoidance scheme as Jimmy Carr. May 2012 November 2012 ONES TO WATCH (BLOG COORDINATOR) Writing and commissioning two blog posts per week on student journalism, its role in student life and the media October 2010-August 2011 REDBRICK STUDENT NEWSPAPER (SENIOR REPORTER) Award winning reporter who covered the Birmingham riots on the ground and carried out major investigations August 2011 ADFERO NEWS AGENCY (RESEARCH AND REPORTING INTERN) Researched and produced reports on expert opinions for business orientated news stories. January 2011-January 2013 WORK EXPERIENCE Placements at the Birmingham Mail, Edinburgh Evening News and York Press Front page bylines in Birmingham and Edinburgh after covering stories including flash floods and union protests. Education________________________________________________________________ ___ September 2009-July 2012 UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 2:1 History BA (Hons) September 2002-May 2009 HARROGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL International Baccalaureate 35 points, equivalent to AAA* A-Levels 7 History, 6 Economics, 6 English 11 GCSEs A*-B, including English, Maths, IT, French and Italian. Other interests_______________________________________________________________ Politics History Science and technology References available on request

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