Anya Zentmeyer Resume (Reporting/Journalism)
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ANYA ZENTMEYER 616-826-8276 [email protected] 1609 Riverton Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 experience Staff Reporter NEWS CHIEF/THE LEDGER Staff reporter for News Chief and The Ledger publications in Polk County, Fla. Coverage of city meetings, events and feature topics in in Frostproof, Dundee and Lake Wales [SEPTEMBER 2013 - DECEMBER 2013] Staff Reporter REVUE MAGAZINE 800-word column featured in REVUE Magazine’s monthly publication covering local/ independent events, initiatives and features in the West Michigan area [JULY 2013 - OCTOBER 2013] Freelance Reporter SOUTHWEST ADVANCE/MLIVE MEDIA GROUP Responsible for three to four stories per week, covering city government in the Byron Center/ Wyoming areas for Southwest Advance newspaper in print and online at www.MLive.com [DECEMBER 2012 - JULY 2013] Editor-in-Chief GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN, GVSU Managed staff of 70 employees for twice-weekly publication at a Division I newspaper with a circulation of more than 7,000, available in print, online and mobile. Responsibilities included coordinating the business, editorial and advertising staffs, editorial writing, news reporting and supervising/giving nal approval over newspaper content, design and expenditures [JUNE 2012 - APRIL 2013] awards Michigan Press Association Foundation 2012 COMMUNITY JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to “worthy journalism students in Michigan who show outstanding promise and achievement” A sso c iated C ollegia t e Pr es s 2012 STORY OF THE YEAR (DIVISION 1) 3rd Place Editorial: “Size isn’t everything” The Lanthorn Michigan Press Association 2012 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1) 1st Place News Story: “Don’t be afraid to tell” The Lanthorn 1st Place Column, Review or Blog: “The kids are all wrong” The Lanthorn 1st Place Editorial: “Size isn’t everything” The Lanthorn 2nd Place Investigative Reporting: “Banned” The Lanthorn Michigan Press Association 2010 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1) 2nd Place Investigative Reporting: “GV’s policy outlaws medical marijuana” The Lanthorn education GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY Journalism, Bachelor of Arts skills WEB/SOFTWARE Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, NewsEdit, MediaDesk, Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, Tumblr, Instagram REPORTING/DESIGN News/feature writing, public records/ FOIA request, database analysis, computer assisted reporting, public affairs reporting, higher education reporting, photography, page design references SHEILA MCGRATH Southwest Advance, News Editor 616-209-0351 [email protected] LINDSAY PATTON-CARSON REVUE Magazine, Managing Editor 248-760-8987 [email protected] LAWRENCE BEERY GVSU/Lanthorn, Faculty Adviser 616-298-8936 [email protected] TANDA GMITER-NEWLAND MLive Grand Rapids / Grand Rapids Press Managing Producer 616-914-7432 [email protected]
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ANYAZENTMEYER
616-826-8276
1609 Riverton Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
experience
Staff Reporter
NEWS CHIEF/THE LEDGER
Staff reporter for News Chief and The Ledger publications in Polk County, Fla.
Coverage of city meetings, events and feature topics in in Frostproof, Dundee and Lake Wales
[SEPTEMBER 2013 - DECEMBER 2013]
Staff Reporter
REVUE MAGAZINE
800-word column featured in REVUE Magazine’s monthly publication covering local/
independent events, initiatives and features in the West Michigan area
[JULY 2013 - OCTOBER 2013]
Freelance Reporter
SOUTHWEST ADVANCE/MLIVE MEDIA GROUP
Responsible for three to four stories per week, covering city government in the Byron Center/
Wyoming areas for Southwest Advance newspaper in print and online at www.MLive.com
[DECEMBER 2012 - JULY 2013]
Editor- in-Chief
GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN, GVSU
Managed staff of 70 employees for twice-weekly publication at a Division I newspaper with a
circulation of more than 7,000, available in print, online and mobile. Responsibilities included
coordinating the business, editorial and advertising staffs, editorial writing, news reporting and
supervising/giving nal approval over newspaper content, design and expenditures
[JUNE 2012 - APRIL 2013]
awards
Michigan Press Association Foundation
2012 COMMUNITY JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to “worthy journalism students in Michigan who show outstanding promise and
achievement”
Associated Collegiate Press
2012 STORY OF THE YEAR (DIVISION 1)
3rd Place Editorial: “Size isn’t everything” The Lanthorn
Michigan Press Association
2012 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1)
1st Place News Story: “Don’t be afraid to tell” The Lanthorn
1st Place Column, Review or Blog: “The kids are all wrong” The Lanthorn
1st Place Editorial: “Size isn’t everything” The Lanthorn
2nd Place Investigative Reporting: “Banned” The Lanthorn
Michigan Press Association
2010 COLLEGE BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST (DIVISION 1)
2nd Place Investigative Reporting: “GV’s policy outlaws medical marijuana” The Lanthorn
education
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Journalism, Bachelor of Arts
ski l ls
WEB/SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and
Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Access, NewsEdit,
MediaDesk, Facebook, Twitter,
WordPress, Tumblr, Instagram
REPORTING/DESIGN
News/feature writing, public records/
FOIA request, database analysis,
computer assisted reporting, public
affairs reporting, higher education
reporting, photography, page design
references
SHEILA MCGRATH
Southwest Advance, News Editor
616-209-0351
LINDSAY PATTON-CARSON
REVUE Magazine, Managing Editor
248-760-8987
LAWRENCE BEERY
GVSU/Lanthorn, Faculty Adviser
616-298-8936
TANDA GMITER-NEWLAND
MLive Grand Rapids / Grand Rapids Press
Managing Producer
616-914-7432
