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Jackie Jones
Location: Washington, DC United States
Joined: Aug 20th, 2007

About (request update)

I walked away from a secure 9-5 job to freelance and start my own business. Then I decide to take on a startup at a time when others are eyeing retirement.

My Interview Question

What are you prepared to do to make the world a better place?

Current Whereabouts:

I'm part of a team building a startup program of global journalism and communication that trains students in immersion programs.

Life & Professional Aspirations:

As a professor, life coach and writer, my goal is to help people live their dreams and to be a living example of what faith and an entrepreneurial spirit can achieve.

Education (request update)

George Washington Univ class of 1976

Undergrad Major: Journalism

Claim To Fame:

I am a writer, career coach and educator.

Most Memorable Moment:

I wrote a series of stories for the student paper that forced the university to put out new bids for the food services contract.

High School: Notre Dame Academy in Washington, DC class of 1971

Activities & Accomplishments:

School newspaper, National Honor Society, National Merit Commended Scholar, Pep Club, Mission Club, Glee Club

Best Memories:

Joint glee club with John Carroll High School; dances every other Friday night at St. John College High School, student newspaper

Experience

I currently work with as
I have 31 years of experience working in the Broadcasting/Public Communications industry.

Director | Jones Coaching, LLC
From January 2006 to Current • 20 year(s)
Director of personal development and consulting service principally assisting writers, editors and managers.

Chair, Dept. of Multimedia Journalism | Morgan State University
From January 2006 to Current • 20 year(s)
Supervising tenured and tenure-track professors, overseeing grant-funded programs and student performance center management, fundraising.

Senior Lecturer | Penn State University
From January 2003 to December 2005 • 2 year(s)
Teaching copy editing, basic news writing and ethics.

Asst. Business Editor-Local Bureaus | The Washington Post
From April 2001 to January 2003 • 2 year(s)
Supervised team of suburban business reporters.

Asst. City Editor | The Washington Post
From May 1997 to April 2001 • 4 year(s)
Supervised columnist, criminal justice team and regional history reporter.

Senior Editor-Local News | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
From January 1995 to December 1997 • 2 year(s)
Coordinated city, suburban and state coverage with staff of about 65 reporters and editors.

City Editor | Philadelphia Daily News
From January 1992 to December 1995 • 3 year(s)
Supervised metro and state coverage in department of about 40 reporters and five assistant city editors.

Copy Editor/Night City Editor | New York Newsday
From January 1987 to December 1992 • 5 year(s)
Began as copy editor, moved through supervisory roles including night city editor and administrative editor.

Copy Editor | Minneapolis Star Tribune
From January 1984 to December 1987 • 3 year(s)
Worked as rim editor on metro desk, occasionally slotting copy, doing layout and pagination.

Reporter/Copy Editor | Detroit Free Press
From January 1981 to December 1984 • 3 year(s)
Reporter and copy editor on metro desk.

State Prisons Reporter | Baltimore Evening Sun
From January 1980 to December 1981 • 1 year(s)
Covered state prisons beat.

Circuit Court Reporter | The Washington Star
From March 1981 to August 1981 • 0 year(s)
Circuit court reporter in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Reporter | The Plain Dealer
From January 1978 to December 1980 • 2 year(s)
Covered police, suburban communities, school desegregation and worked on rewrite desk.

Broadcast Rewrite Desk | UPI
From January 1977 to December 1978 • 1 year(s)
Worked on broadcast rewrite desk, changing newspaper wire copy into broadcast briefs and headlines.

Tape Editor | Mutual Broadcasting
From January 1975 to December 1977 • 2 year(s)
Tape editor for news and sports.

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	Thought For The Day - Remember that making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Make someone smile today. Tagged by Ralph White on 08/29/2014

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