NOAH MANSKAR
62 Clermont Ave., Apt. 303 manskarthejournalist.tumblr.com
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205 noah.manskar@gmail.com
615-428-1942 Twitter: @noahmanskar

WORK EXPERIENCE
Patch M edia | New York City, New York
Local field editor Septem ber 2017 to present
• Write four to six stories daily covering government, transportation, criminal justice and human-
interest topics as a general assignment reporter on Patch’s New York City team.
• Edit peers’ copy and assist with content management across more than 30 local websites.
• Send news alerts to thousands of email subscribers and mobile app users.

Blank Slate M edia | W illiston Park, New York

Assistant m anaging editor October 2016 to Septem ber 2017
Reporter August 2015 to October 2016
• Reported 10 to 12 stories each week contributing to award-winning coverage of local politics,
education, religion, business and other topics of interest to Nassau County communities.
• Managed content and social media for The Island Now, the company’s digital publication.
• Scheduled assignments and edited stories for a freelance staff of five reporters.

Lakeside Chautauqua | Lakeside, Ohio

Journalism /newspaper editor intern M ay 2015 to August 2015
• Edited copy, designed pages, wrote articles and took photos for the Lakesider, a 16- to 20-
page weekly community relations newspaper.
• Managed contributing writers, enforced deadlines and confirmed facts.
• Conducted a three-month research project to help grow Lakeside’s blog, The Front Porch.

The Tennessean | Nashville, Tennessee

Reporting intern M ay 2014 to August 2014
• Wrote 37 news stories, took photos and gathered data as part of the Trends and Topics team,
covering education, religion and health issues.
• Assisted the paper’s Strategic Leadership Team in its efforts to reach more young readers.

SELECTED AWARDS
• First place, Spot News Coverage, 2016 New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
• Third place, Rookie Reporter of the Year, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
• Third place, Coverage of Local Government, 2016 Better Newspaper Contest
• Second Place, Non-Local News/Feature, 2018 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards
• Third Place, Government/Politics, 2018 Press Club of Long Island Media Awards

SKILLS
WordPress digital publishing utilities; AP Style; PACER; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, InCopy and
Illustrator; TweetDeck; HootSuite; Facebook Insights; Google Analytics; DSLR photography.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in journalism | Ohio W esleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
Class of 2015 | 3.92 GPA | Summa cum laude | Phi Beta Kappa scholar