Chris Krewson


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Experience
Online Editor, The Morning Call       February 2007 - present
    * Lead a team of five multimedia and online-dedicated newsroom employees tasked with keeping
themorningcall.com, the online home of 110,000-circulation Tribune Publishing newspaper, the most up-to-date, comprehensive news report in the Lehigh Valley.
    * Oversee the newspaper's "Continuous News Desk," presenting text, videos, interactive slideshows and other elements from The Morning Call's 170-person newsroom.
    * Represent the Web site in daily news and project meetings, as well as taking a strong role in the strategic planning and budget process.
    * Write, voice and record daily radio updates from the newsroom for three radio stations.
    * Record and edit digital video and audio.
    * Implement rich media to complement special projects.

Multimedia Editor, The Morning Call       September 2002 - February 2007
    * Launched and led the Continuous News Desk, transforming the daily news flow and instilling a "one product, many deadlines" approach.
    * Supervised one multimedia producer, the work of one multimedia photographer and all other multimedia content produced by newsroom.
    * Oversaw daily operations of multimedia partnerships and cooperation with radio and television stations, local, national and international.
    * Recorded and edited digital video and audio for online and special projects (CD-ROM, museum exhibit)

Online Editor, http://mcall.com, July 2001 - September 2002
    * Managed daily news content for The Morning Call's Web site. Wrote, edited, posted and e-mailed breaking news. Shot and edited digital photos, video.
    * Acted as liaison between Newsroom and Web room, point-person for daily coverage and special projects.
    * Shared on-call coverage of site during early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays

Producer, mcall.com, March 2000 - July 2001
    * Handled early-morning site maintenance of mcall.com.
    * Created site's first subscription e-mail newsletter, "This Just In."
    * Worked closely with newsroom on interactive project and database sites.

Reporter, Centre Daily Times, August 1998 - March 2000
    * Police, courts, county politics and general assignment reporter for 21,000-daily, 34,000-Sunday circulation former Knight Ridder daily in Centre County, Pa.

Intern, Mine Safety and Health News, June-July, 1996
    * Interviewed mining industry leaders, federal appellate judges and government officials for Washington, D.C.-area newsletter.

Education:
Penn State University - B.A. in Journalism, May 1998, 3.55 GPA

Awards and Honors:
2001 Digital Edge award ("The Edgie"), public service, and 2001 Society for Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award for Public Service, for online data site "Tomorrow's Taxes: Carbon County Reassessment." 2000 Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Award. President, Penn State branch, Kappa Tau Alpha (National Honor Society in Journalism)