Jason Lewis

jlewis1578@gmail.com


EDUCATION

Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park. Major in journalism with a
concentration in African-American studies and Media Literacy. B.A. earned in May 2012.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Reporter, Village Voice New York, N.Y. September 2012-April 2013
-Reported/Blogged for alternative weekly newspaper on topics including politics, privacy, crime and education

Multi-Media Fellowship, Phoenix New Times Phoenix, Arizona June 2012-August 2012
-blogged and covered stories for the news section of the Phoenix New Times website
-participated in workshops on video, photography, data-mining, and digital entrepreneurship at Arizona State
Universitys Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
-Multimedia reporter, web and social media producer for online bureau of Capital News Service, a wire service
sponsored by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Intern, WABC-TV New York, N.Y. Summer 2011

-Assignment Desk Intern for Eyewitness News; researched; conducted M.O.S interviews; gathered tips

Intern, Gotham Gazette New York, N.Y. Summer 2011

-Wrote stories and blog entries; researched; and managed events calendar for online daily newspaper
-Stories addressed: heating oil in public schools, children of incarcerated parents, city budget cuts


OTHER EXPERIENCE

Founder/Creator, The Bluffington Roach Brooklyn, N.Y. May, 2013 present

- write and illustrate for weekly new satire website (bluffingtonroach.com) created and founded by me












Jason Lewis
277 MacDonough Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Cell: 718-594-2719; jlewis15@umd.edu

Links to Online Stories
Capital News Service:
College Students Making Mark in Mobile Apps (Picked up on the wire by multiple outlets including the
Sacramento Bee):
http://bit.ly/paS3cd
College Students Making Mark in Mobile Apps (version includes visual slide show graphic):
http://bit.ly/oJ4Gnd
University of Maryland Police Defend Tornado Warning (includes multimedia Storify component):
http://bit.ly/pUG24C
Multimedia Timeline of Foul Fan Behavior at the University of Maryland:
http://cnsne.ws/r04SbN
Gotham Gazette:
Potential Budget Cuts to New York City Swimming Pools:
http://bit.ly/peunwp
Heating Oil in New York City Public Schools
http://bit.ly/pda87M
Children of Incarcerated Parents
http://bit.ly/oePuRz
Corridor Inc:
Budget Cuts to Montgomery County, Md. Healthcare
http://bit.ly/riZH3N