Mike Davies
Reporter/Photographer at Black Press- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Experience
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Reporter/Photographer
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Jul 2014 - Present
Began as an all-purpose reporter and photographer for the Campbell River Mirror in beautiful Campbell River, B.C., went and helped out the Goldstream News Gazette in Langford, just down the road, doing the same ... but then I came back. Began as an all-purpose reporter and photographer for the Campbell River Mirror in beautiful Campbell River, B.C., went and helped out the Goldstream News Gazette in Langford, just down the road, doing the same ... but then I came back.
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Freelancer
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Apr 2014 - Present
Contribute content to the publication. Course reviews, tips from the pros, general feature writing for the avid golfer trying to improve their game or wondering which tracks to play in the Kamloops/North Okanagan/South Thompson area of British Columbia. Contribute content to the publication. Course reviews, tips from the pros, general feature writing for the avid golfer trying to improve their game or wondering which tracks to play in the Kamloops/North Okanagan/South Thompson area of British Columbia.
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The Omega
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Canada
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor-in-Chief
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2014
Manage all aspects of the editorial side of production for a weekly publication for Thompson Rivers University, including (but not limited to) assigning stories, editing stories, writing stories, taking photographs, editing photographs, laying out the publication for print, and ensuring printing (including print quality) of the publication.As of June 2012 I have also taken over the business manager duties, ensuring the financial stability of the organization and coordinating advertising, fundraising and sponsorship aspects of the business.
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Roving Editor
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Oct 2010 - Aug 2011
Covered any stories relevant to Thompson Rivers University that other section editors could not cover, including (but not limited to) humanitarian fundraisers, gallery shows, music events, guest speakers, and public presentations. Took and edited photographs and wrote stories to go in the weekly publication.
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Sports Editor
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May 2010 - Aug 2011
Covered all Thompson Rivers University Athletics teams and events including (but not limited to) men's and women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, men's hockey (no women's team at the school), baseball (same), as well as various special events held on the TRU campus, such as B.C. Lions training camp and the Western Canada Summer Games.
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Canadian University Press
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Canada
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Opinions and Humour Editor
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May 2012 - Apr 2013
Search for and edit opinion pieces and anything that is funny from member papers and republish it on the national news wire for re-printing by any other member paper. Also recruit writers for special projects or provide editorial content myself to help fill extensive quotas and help the collective in any other way possible. Search for and edit opinion pieces and anything that is funny from member papers and republish it on the national news wire for re-printing by any other member paper. Also recruit writers for special projects or provide editorial content myself to help fill extensive quotas and help the collective in any other way possible.
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Education
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Thompson Rivers University
Bachelor of Journalism -
Thompson Rivers University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Rhetoric and Professional Writing