Experience

FāVS News

• United States
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Journalist/Columnist

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Write local religion news stories and commentaries. (Examples linked to below.)More work at spokanefavs.com/author/cassy-benefield/.



Self-employed

• Spokane, Washington, United States

• Journalist and Freelance Writer, Researcher, Editor, and Page Layout Designer

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Below are a few examples of my original writing and page layout design skills from my two years in the Peace Corps in Romania 2004-2006. (Other examples available upon request.) Below are a few examples of my original writing and page layout design skills from my two years in the Peace Corps in Romania 2004-2006. (Other examples available upon request.)



Ad Fontes Media

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Analyst

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2020

  Worked on a team of media analysts to discern bias and credibility in online media sources to help rate sources for the Media Bias Chart found at adfontesmedia.com. Received extensive training prior to an eight-week stint of reading about 36 articles a week and then rating them into a specific rubric. Worked on a team of media analysts to discern bias and credibility in online media sources to help rate sources for the Media Bias Chart found at adfontesmedia.com. Received extensive training prior to an eight-week stint of reading about 36 articles a week and then rating them into a specific rubric.



Northwest Broadcasting, Inc.

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Executive Assistant To Chief Operations Officer

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2016

  Assisted COO who oversaw several television station operations and contracts, retransmission contracts and payments, programming, etc. Created and updated database of contracts for company’s TV stations. Assisted in various confidential research and administrative tasks. Assisted COO who oversaw several television station operations and contracts, retransmission contracts and payments, programming, etc. Created and updated database of contracts for company’s TV stations. Assisted in various confidential research and administrative tasks.



KAYU FOX 28

• Spokane, Washington, United States

• Local Sales Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2009

  Assisted local sales department by organizing contracts, helping account executives find errors in orders, designing PowerPoint sales presentations and sales onesheets, and managing commercial rates and television program ratings in various television sales software. Assisted local sales department by organizing contracts, helping account executives find errors in orders, designing PowerPoint sales presentations and sales onesheets, and managing commercial rates and television program ratings in various television sales software.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Teacher and Volunteer

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

  Taught middle school English and high school English, U.S. History, Geography, Culture & Civilization, Modern Fiction, and Creative Writing. Volunteered in local community to meet needs by grant writing, fundraising, and training students how to create a non-profit newsletter. Taught middle school English and high school English, U.S. History, Geography, Culture & Civilization, Modern Fiction, and Creative Writing. Volunteered in local community to meet needs by grant writing, fundraising, and training students how to create a non-profit newsletter.