J.J.

Barrow
@JaeB


multimedia journalist 415-935-1425 jannonbarrow@gmail.com

I produce print and online content for San Francisco Bay Area-based media outlets.
I thrive with public interest, investigative and data-driven stories.
experience
FREELANCE REPORTER, San Francisco Bay Area August 2011Present
Reported the disabling illness of a Florida postal worker who handled a suspicious foreign
package, sparking an OSHA investigation after the story was published by the Florida Center
for Investigative Reporting, among 250 news outlets. Contributed political and legal reporting
to the Frontline project Rape in the Fields with the Investigative Reporting Program.
CONTRIBUTOR, The Patent Examiner, Berkeley, Calif. September 2011May 2012
Helped launch Investigative Reporting Program website following tech sector patent litigation.
Contributed stories on newly-filed lawsuits by non-practicing entities, aka patent trolls.
Electronic Frontier Foundation cited one story in a successful patent re-examination request.
REPORTER, Mission Local, San Francisco August 2010May 2011
Transportation beat reporter with forays into arts & culture. Interviewed Nicaraguan
revolutionaries and illuminated transit safety and privacy issues. Served as a section editor for
the Winter 2010 print edition. Contributed to SPJ Mark of Excellence award-winning work.
DOW JONES NEWS FUND DIGITAL INTERN, Patch, Berkeley, Calif. JuneAugust 2011
General assignment reporter producing daily print, photos and weekly videos, on deadline.
Published on multiple Patch sites and The Huffington Post. Selected for DJNF multimedia
training at Western Kentucky University. Served as a Patch guest editor and freelancer post-
internship. Received SPJ Mark of Excellence award for coverage of an Occupy march.
REPORTER & WEB EDITOR, Echo Times, Kentfield, Calif. August 2007May 2008
Wrote college news and feature stories as part of a small team. Contributed copy editing.
Reported an above-the-fold story on a graduation controversy. Assisted newsroom computer
use. Managed and moderated website, email communications, and monitored online traffic.
select additional experience
Science & Technology Writer, History Breakers, Berkeley, Calif. November 2011May 2012
Teaching Assistant, Media Studies, University of California, Berkeley August 2011May 2012
education
UC BERKELEY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM Master of Journalism, 2012
Mark Felt Scholar and News21 Fellow. Focused on multimedia, hyperlocal and investigative
reporting. Won the Reva & David Logan Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Bachelor of Arts, 2010
IDEAL Scholar. Media Studies and American Studies double-major with an individualized
concentration on Neighborhoods & Public Policy, to inform local beat reporting.
skills
AP Style copy editing fact-checking word processing content management photography
video for the web photo, video & audio editing HTML & CSS basic interactives & maps
social media database research records searches & requests navigating courthouses.
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