Lindsay Toler

Education

Bachelor of Journalism, Print/Online Writing
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
Certificate*, Multicultural Studies
University of Missouri
GPA: 3.89 /4.00

Reporting and Writing Experience

Social News Director, Patch.com                                             Nov. 2011-Present

• Used social media tools to find and report stories
• Organzied meetups and recruited user-generated content from users
• Trained local editors on new techologies and software for storytelling

Freelancer/Editorial Assistant, Town & Style Magazine      Sept. 2011-Oct. 2011

• Covered local events for lifestyle magazine
• Coordinated social media presence and networking
• Photographed events for charity event coverage

Volunteer, Peace Corps                                                        June 2010-July 2011

• Taught health education for 5th-11th graders and adults in the community
• Published stories, photos and videos at PeaceCorpsLindsay.com
  
• Connected with the Dallas audience at NeighborsGo.com
  

Reporter, Snohomish County Tribune Newspapers              Sept. 2009-April 2010

• Covered Everett and Mukilteo news for community weekly newspaper
  
• Designed, shot photos and handled layout for Everett/Mukilteo edition
• Responsible for covering several assignments at once

Reporter, The Seattle Times                                            June 2009-Aug. 2009

• Covered general assignment beat for major metro newspaper 
  
• Tailored news reports for web or print editions
• Handled several assignments and enterprise projects at once 

Writer, University of Missouri College of Education            Aug. 2007-May 2009

• Enterprised and crafted stories for newsletter and Web site reaching 15,000+
• Connected education issues to broader campus and community
• Uploaded and designed layout for articles on school website

Public Life/Enterprise Reporter, Columbia Missourian   Jan. 2007-Jan. 2009

• Covered local government for daily newspaper with circulation of 7,000+
• Enterprised articles with hyper-local, political focus
• Balanced in-depth features with hard hitting dailies

Flash Quote Reporter, Olympic News Service                      July 2008-Aug. 2008

• Volunteered with 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China
• Interviewed artistic gymnasts and provided quotes to media outlets
• Coordinated with translators and non-English speakers to provide coverage

Citizen Journalist, The Dallas Morning News                      July 2008-Aug. 2008

• Covered Chinese culture, food, arts, history, etc. for neighbors section
• Posted in-depth, well-written articles on a blog several times daily from Beijing
• Broke video of Opening Ceremonies on YouTube 15 minutes after event ended in US

Reporter, Associated Press, London Bureau                        May 2007-Aug. 2007

• Thrived in high pressure, foreign environment with little guidance
• Enterprised and researched original features, in-depth articles, breaking news
• Reported second-day context stories for terrorism and hard news issues

Reporter, The Maneater Newspaper                    Sept. 2006-Dec. 2006

• Wrote articles for Student Organizations beat for Missouri’s student newspaper
• Awarded Honorable Mention for article about teaching assistants
• Sought culturally sensitive topics for articles

Freelancing Experience

I have freelanced articles for The Beacon, St. Louis AT HOME Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Seattle Times sports page, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sex Etc. Magazine and Student Paths Magazine.