LORENZO REYNA

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

 

Paso Robles Daily News - Paso Robles, CA. Feb. 13, 2015 to present•

 

Report on high school sporting events involving Paso Robles High School for a bi-weeky publication.

Wrote and edit content before publishing.• Covers mainly road games for the area teams.

 

The McClatchy Company - San Luis Obispo/Fresno, CA. Aug. 25, 2015 to present•

 

Provide help with coverage of prep road football games for the SLO Tribune and Fresno Bee.

Provided social media updates and photography that was used for the stories.

Immediately sent details and photos to the publication before deadline.

 

MULTIMEDIA

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Scout.com - Fresno and Ventura County. Multimedia journalist

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Assists the scout.com team with providing feature stories on rising prep football/basketball athletes with collegiate interest.

Helps co-host an online podcast that caters to coverage of prep football in California and Fresno State athletics

Places a major emphasis on breaking stories and promoting content via social networking sites.

 

Sports Out West - Santa Maria, CA. PAC-12/Recruiting writer and photographer•

 

Handles college athletics and recruiting beats for fast-growing online media outlet.

Pitched story ideas and monitored any breaking news pertaining to west coast teams/figures.

Brought a recruiting/prep sports background to the site.

 

Cali Gold Mine - Santa Maria/Fresno, CA. Writer/editor/photographer: July 12, 2012 to present•

 

Created an online platform featuring scouting profiles and feature stories on high school/junior college football athletes.

Writes and edits own copy, plus takes own photographs.

Drew praise from media colleagues in broadcast journalism and got invited to appear on TV and radio to talk prep football.

 

Passing Down - Fresno, CA. Coverage writer/camera man: March 14, 2012 to present•

 

Wrote feature stories and shot video interviews on football players with college football scholarships or interest from different NCAA programs.

Provided attention-to-detail when writing about a players’ strengths and weaknesses and helped show the reader how the athlete performed at the camp.

Traveled throughout California to report and feature future college football athletes from Northern, Central and Southern California.

 

United Reporting - Folsom, CA. Crime beat reporter: Dec. 11, 2009 to Dec. 18, 2011•

 

Wrote short crime briefs for the website crimevoice.com. 

Built a rapport with the Fresno County Sheriff's Department to receive news releases. 

Attended news conferences conducted by the County Sheriff.

 

PRINT

 

Mid Valley Publishing - Reedley, CA. Sports Editor: Jan. 3, 2012 to August 22, 2014•

 

Covered high school, collegiate and youth athletics in Reedley and surrounding cities. 

Always available for assignments outside of sports, such as house fires or crime stories. 

Emphasized community interest stories on coaches or athletes with a local connection.

Brought a much needed online/social media element to the publication. 

 

The Collegian - Fresno, CA. Sports reporter: Feb. 12, 2008 to May 15, 2009•

 

Covered Fresno State athletics for tri-weekly campus newspaper.

Wrote and edit content before publishing, plus edited other copy. 

Hailed for work ethic, dependability and attitude while juggling being a full-time student and staff writer.

 

EDUCATION

 

California State University, Fresno. Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Journalism, 2009

 

KEY SKILLS: writing, photography (uses a Nikkon 3200mm camera), photojournalism, editing, multimedia reporting, social media, research and fact-checking, A.P. style, blogging, In Design. 

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