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    Claiborne Smith

    172 E. 106th St., #4A
    New York, NY 10029
    (C) 917-566-4725
    cks226@nyu.edu
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    EXPERIENCE

    Editorial Fellowship, Dallas Observer, July-Present
    Write features, profiles, and investigative articles during six-month fellowship. Pitch story ideas weekly in staff meetings.

    Editorial Intern, Newsday, Melville, NY, September, 2003-January, 2004
    Pitched and wrote articles for Features/Part 2 section, in addition to writing articles various editors assigned.

    Editorial Intern, IndieWIRE.com, New York, NY, June-October, 2003
    Wrote news articles about independent film, interviewed filmmakers, researched nationwide film trends.
    Editorial Intern, The Independent, New York, NY, June-September 2003
    Wrote, proofread, and fact-checked articles, interviewed filmmakers and film industry professionals.

    Editorial Intern, Publishers Weekly, New York, NY, February-May 2003
    Edited and wrote book reviews, proofread copy, wrote news and profiles for PW Daily for Booksellers, procured copies of books for review from publicists.

    Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX

    Senior Editor/Book Editor/Columnist, 1998-June 2002
    Assembled freelance writers, edited freelance articles and reviews including author profiles, publishing industry news, and local book news. Wrote articles and reviews of books, films, visual arts, general local news, and news about local gay issues. Participated in meetings with other senior editors to discuss editorial content and vision and planned space needed for articles. Performed supervisory editing work for the food section. Built weekly table of contents through consultation with fellow editors.

    Proofreader/Contributor/Columnist, 1996-1998
    Wrote weekly literary column covering local authors, book signings, and related book events. Built a good rapport with publishers and bookstores throughout the country. Interviewed national and local authors for column coverage and book articles. Proofread articles and advertisements utilizing knowledge of specific in-house stylistic and visual guidelines.

    EDUCATION
    New York University, New York, NY
    M.A. in Journalism, January 2004.
    The University of Texas, Austin, TX
    B.A. in Latin, May 1997. Graduated with honors.

    SKILLS
    Extensive knowledge of copy editing, proofreading, Lexis-Nexis, Proquest, QuarkXPress. Fluent in Spanish, proficient in French.

    ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
    Edwin Diamond Award, April 2004, given to best NYU graduate student in journalism * Merit-based scholarship from Knight Foundation ("NYU Portfolio Award"), Fall 2003 * Selected by Book TV to appear on a live national call-in show, 1999.