Wheeler Cowperthwaite

Reporter at The Providence Journal
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Reporter
      • May 2022 - Present
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Dec 2019 - May 2022

      Covered courts, local government, business and development. Covered courts, local government, business and development.

    • United Kingdom
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • Saturdays Radio Producer/Announcer
      • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

      As the courts reporter, I covered civil and criminal cases at the state/local level, as well as federal cases. I also started an audio series to accompany court cases called Sidebar: Stories From The Courtroom. As the courts reporter, I covered civil and criminal cases at the state/local level, as well as federal cases. I also started an audio series to accompany court cases called Sidebar: Stories From The Courtroom.

    • United States
    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Cops/Courts Reporter
      • Jul 2013 - Jun 2018

      As the cops and courts reporter at the Rio Grande SUN, I cover everything from overdoses, suicides, fatal crashes, homicides and fatal accidents to public corruption, breaking news and the courts system. I fight for public records. I take all my own photos as well as photos for my co-workers when need be. I also write a monthly cooking column. As the cops and courts reporter at the Rio Grande SUN, I cover everything from overdoses, suicides, fatal crashes, homicides and fatal accidents to public corruption, breaking news and the courts system. I fight for public records. I take all my own photos as well as photos for my co-workers when need be. I also write a monthly cooking column.

    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Police Reporter
      • Aug 2012 - May 2013

      Police reporter (cops and courts,) cooking columnist and various other beats. Covered four murder cases, three from their inception, as well as a slew of sexual assault cases, battery and sexual misconduct by teachers as well as by law enforcement. Police reporter (cops and courts,) cooking columnist and various other beats. Covered four murder cases, three from their inception, as well as a slew of sexual assault cases, battery and sexual misconduct by teachers as well as by law enforcement.

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

      Crime/state politics reporter and cooking columnist. Covered breaking news, from two murders to fires. Crime/state politics reporter and cooking columnist. Covered breaking news, from two murders to fires.

    • United States
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Photographer/Social Media Outreach/Counselor
      • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

      Coordinated and produced content about the camp activities through Facebook and Twitter. Photographed groups, events and going-ons. Taught journalism, radio, photography and citizenship in the world to groups of 5-40 middle school to high school students. Coordinated and produced content about the camp activities through Facebook and Twitter. Photographed groups, events and going-ons. Taught journalism, radio, photography and citizenship in the world to groups of 5-40 middle school to high school students.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Website Content Developer
      • May 2011 - Jul 2011

      Website content creator and maintenance specialist. Extensive use of Wordpress to create websites for non-profits, maintenance of existing Wordpress-built websites. Website content creator and maintenance specialist. Extensive use of Wordpress to create websites for non-profits, maintenance of existing Wordpress-built websites.

    • Editor
      • Feb 2011 - May 2011

      I am the creator and editor at LGBT-reno.net, a source of weekly news in the Northern Nevada LGBT community. I am the creator and editor at LGBT-reno.net, a source of weekly news in the Northern Nevada LGBT community.

    • PR/Marketing Employee
      • Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

      Duties: made videos of presentations, rehabilitated the website, created a press kit and wrote press releases, set up advertising, worked towards creating an integrated media campaign. Handle the majority of the PR/marketing work at the firm. Duties: made videos of presentations, rehabilitated the website, created a press kit and wrote press releases, set up advertising, worked towards creating an integrated media campaign. Handle the majority of the PR/marketing work at the firm.

    • Germany
    • Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Press office intern
      • Feb 2010 - May 2010

      I handled (English-language) press inquiries/, handled cross-language communication, translated press releases, translate speaking points, proof-read English papers, wrote stories (in German) for the university's newspaper, set up interviews, handled inter-language requests, proof-read, copy-edited and handled phones in part of the office. I handled (English-language) press inquiries/, handled cross-language communication, translated press releases, translate speaking points, proof-read English papers, wrote stories (in German) for the university's newspaper, set up interviews, handled inter-language requests, proof-read, copy-edited and handled phones in part of the office.

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter
      • Oct 2007 - Oct 2008

      Covered the Mohamed Kamaludeen murder trial. Reported on stories as assigned. Covered the Mohamed Kamaludeen murder trial. Reported on stories as assigned.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Counselor
      • May 2008 - Jul 2008

      Created, constructed and supervised educational activities for groups of 20-40 girls. Created, constructed and supervised educational activities for groups of 20-40 girls.

    • Legislative Intern
      • 2006 - 2007

      Prepared, researched and prepared talking points for bills. Presented and defended a bill to a legislative committee. Wrote reports on the quality of prospective legislation. Prepared, researched and prepared talking points for bills. Presented and defended a bill to a legislative committee. Wrote reports on the quality of prospective legislation.

Education

  • University of Nevada
    Bachelor of Arts, Journalism/Political science
    2006 - 2011
  • Carson High School
    2002 - 2006

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