WILLIAM D’URSO
Cell: (802) 999-5256
williamdurso@gmail.com
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EXPERIENCE
ARIZONA REPUBLIC (Fall 2010) confirmed, Phoenix, AZ
- Will receive paid experience covering breaking news for around 16 hours a week.
DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZZETTE (Fall 2008), Northampton, MA
- Developed daily newspaper skills and comfort with writing on a deadline.
- Spent around 18 hours a week in the office.
- Covered sports, answered phone calls and wrote short summaries of local high school games.
WESTERN MASS SPORTS JOURNAL (Spring 2008), Springfield, MA
- Covered a broad number of high school sports and a little bit of college sports.
- Wrote around 3-4 features a month.
- Spent 12-15 hours a week in the office and out covering assignments.
- Covered sports such as softball, baseball, basketball, lacrosse and others.
THE SPRINGFIELD STUDENT (Fall 2007-Spring 2009), Springfield, MA
- Served as arts editor for the 08/09 school year.
- Duties included searching out, assigning and writing stories.
- Wrote features concerning sports figures as well as others.
- Covered events from funerals to auctions and sports.
BURLINGTON FREE PRESS (September-March 2005-2006), Burlington VT
- Worked in the Sports section for over six months in junior year of high school.
- Duties included writing short pieces for the section, answering calls, and writing short roundups for sporting events.
- Gained a basic knowledge of journalism and the writing style.
FREELANCE WORK
William has received payment for his feature on Matt Glass which appeared in the Burlington Free Press in the Spring of 2008. He has also been paid for several stories in the Champlain Business journal published in the summer of 2006.
SKILLS
- Social Media
- Some experience with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, WordPress and Final Cut Pro
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Some experience shooting and editing video
Education
William is a print-oriented journalist attending the Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism and Mass Communication and Barrett, the Honors College.