Debra Bell
4201 S. 31st St. Apt. 712, Arlington, VA 22206 (215) 287-1403 debrabell@comcast.netExperience
U.S. News & World Report
Washington, D.C.Oct. 2008 - Present
Senior Producer
- Produce the nation, world and opinion sections of the Web version of U.S. News & World Report (www.usnews.com)
- Find new and creative ways to package original news content with interactive Web elements on the homepage and nearly a dozen section fronts each day
- Create new section fronts and splash pages by building story packages, adding interactive reports and finding additional related content
- Write original content for the magazine and the Web
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
Arlington, Va.May 2006 - Oct. 2008
Evening News Producer
- Maintained Web version of The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Published articles contained in the print version of The Washington Post onto the Web site; checked that all articles received proper sidebars, photo galleries, videos and other interactive elements
- Arranged homepage to reflect the most recent and relevant events happening in the Washington, D.C. region and the world; wrote blurbs and headlines for articles featured on homepage and section fronts
- Created midnight homepage, which contains all new articles from the next days paper
- Wrote original feature story that appeared in the print edition of The Washington Post
- Trained dozens of new employees and designed an interactive training guide to facilitate employee orientation
Comcast Corporation
Philadelphia, Pa.Feb. 2005 - April 2006
Online Editor
- Edited and created news, games, and children's covers for the Comcast.net portal (www.comcast.net), a site visited by eight million users every day
- Created breaking news covers in a timely and accurate manner and maintained a daily cover that featured the most important and interesting news stories of the day
- Trained several editors, including the weekend news editor and afternoon news editor
Various
May 2004 - Feb. 2005
Freelance Writer
- Contributed written work to The Philadelphia Inquirer, AroundPhilly.com and GAMES Magazine; contributed editorial and written work to Beyond Books, a provider of online textbooks
GAMES Magazine
Ambler, Pa.June 2003 - May 2004
Staff Editor
- Edited feature articles and word and logic puzzles for 75,000 - circulation magazine
- Created original word and logic puzzles; wrote four original six-page feature articles
U-WIRE
www.uwire.comJan. 2003 - May 2003
Student Editor
- Selected and edited stories from college newspapers for inclusion in the nation's largest free newswire for college media whose partners include The New York Times and Yahoo! Sports
- Wrote four original feature articles
The Daily Collegian
University Park, Pa.Jan. 2001 - May 2003
Arts Reporter
- Wrote more than 100 stories, features and reviews for 20,000 - circulation independent student daily newspaper covering the Pennsylvania State University community
Education
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa.Aug. 1999 - May 2003
- Bachelor of the Arts in Journalism with Distinction, Major GPA: 3.81; Cumulative GPA: 3.64
- Minors in French and Spanish
Awards, Activities
- Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
- Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- The Daily Collegian, Fall 2002 Arts & Features Reporter of the Semester
- The Daily Collegian, Fall 2002 Overall Reporter of the Semester Nominee
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