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OMAR SOFRADZIJA (so-FRAD-zee-uh)

Cell (702) 271-7983 * Email: omarsmedia81@gmail.com * Portfolio: omarsmedia81.wordpress.com * Twitter: @omars81

 JOURNALISM AND MEDIA EXPERIENCE

INSTRUCTOR, SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MAY 2008-PRESENT

·       Taught 200/300/400-level journalism courses, mentored student-journalists

·       Maintained and edited local news Web sites, created special digital news products, mentored users of such

·       Gathered and shared news via multimedia, new media, alternate story forms, interactive graphics, and social media

EDITORIAL ADVISER, THE STATE NEWS, MSU, EAST LANSING, MI, JULY 2007-JULY 2015.

·       Mentored up to 50 student-journalists in media, management, ethics, strategic planning and career tracks

·       Helped develop new media products including ebooks, video, social media and other new and digital media

·       Shepherded growth of online audience to 3.4 million page views in 2014

REPORTER AND COLUMNIST, LAS VEGAS (NV) REVIEW-JOURNAL, OCT. 2003-JULY 2007               

·       Covered breaking news, trends and analysis regarding transit issues for Nevada’s largest newspaper

·       Authored twice-weekly “Road Warrior” column; made television, radio, online and public appearances as needed

·       Assigned to New Orleans, LA after Hurricane Katrina for the “Dispatches from the Disaster Zone” series

REPORTER AND EDITOR, PEORIA (IL) JOURNAL STAR, MAY 1990-SEPT. 2003

·       Transportation Reporter, 1998-2003 and Weekend Assistant City Editor, 2000-03

·       Police Bureau Reporter, 1996-98; Suburban Bureau Reporter 1992-1996; and Regional Correspondent, 1990-92

MEDIA FREELANCE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

COPYWRITER, RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, CHICAGO, IL, SEPT. 2015-MAY 2016

·       Rewrote, created and edited content for Rush University Web site redesign to better connect with varied audiences

 NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL HONORS

ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS (FOR STATE NEWS)

·       Winner, 2008, 2009; Finalist, 2010, 2011; Pacemaker Award (National College Newspapers of the Year)

·       2014, Winner, Online Pacemaker Award

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS (FOR STATE NEWS)

·       2014 Winner; 2007 and 2011 Finalist, Mark of Excellence Awards (National College Newspapers of the Year)

NEVADA PRESS ASSOCIATION

·       2007, Third Place, Explanatory Journalism and Honorable Mention, Local Column for “Road Warrior” column

·       2006, Second Place, Spot News and Honorable Mention, Features for “Dispatches from the Disaster Zone”

BEST OF THE WEST CONTEST

·       2005, Second Place, Special Topic Column for “Road Warrior” column

ILLINOIS ASSOCIATED PRESS EDITORS ASSOCIATION

·       2002, First Place, Spot News Story for leading a reporting team covering a police officer’s slaying

ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION

·       2000, Second Place, News Story Series for narrative on a white supremacist’s bi-state shooting spree

 EDUCATION

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, MACOMB, IL

·      BA in Journalism, minor in History, Dec. 1991