Conor Capplis

Features Journalist at The Irish Times
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland, IE

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Experience

    • Ireland
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Features Journalist
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Media Production
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • News Reporter
      • May 2022 - Jan 2023

    • Ireland
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Digital Production Journalist
      • Sep 2021 - May 2022

    • Ireland
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Reporter
      • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

      The College Tribune is Ireland's largest independent student newspaper. As Senior Reporter, I reported on news and current affairs at University College Dublin and helped establish the newspaper's first investigative team, Fócas.

    • News Editor
      • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

      Following my term as Editor-in-Chief of The College Tribune, I dedicated my summer to establishing a ~30 person News Team unseen before at the publication. Emerging from the first wave of the pandemic, students had little opportunities. We took full advantage of this time and formed a team consisting of a News Editor, Deputy News Editor, Assistant News Editors and a number of Reporters.

    • Editor-in-Chief
      • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

      I worked as Editor-in-Chief at Ireland's largest independent newspaper, commanding a team of over 40 people. Responsibilities included, managing section editors and news reporters, writing articles on tight deadlines, covering current affairs at UCD, producing a print newspaper every 2-3 weeks and developing a multi-year strategy for the organisation. I won Editor of the Year 2020 at the National Student Media Awards and The College Tribune was nominated for Newspaper of the Year while under my leadership. Show less

    • Features Editor
      • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

      As Features Editor, I contributed articles every 2-3 weeks and managed writers for the publication. During my time in this position, I ran investigations into college tutorials and exam grading, both of which made the front page.

    • Reporter
      • Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

      Beginning my journalism career at UCD, I contributed several articles throughout the year to The College Tribune and The University Observer.

  • The Belfield Bee
    • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Video Journalist
      • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

      The Belfield Bee was a documentary outlet I established while at UCD. It aimed at telling the stories of stakeholders across the university community, holding the university to account, and informing students on current affairs at Belfield. I worked as a Journalist, Producer, Videographer and Video Editor with two assistant videographers. The Belfield Bee was a documentary outlet I established while at UCD. It aimed at telling the stories of stakeholders across the university community, holding the university to account, and informing students on current affairs at Belfield. I worked as a Journalist, Producer, Videographer and Video Editor with two assistant videographers.

    • Ireland
    • Online Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of YouTube Research - Thomas Arnold
      • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

      I researched and scripted short documentaries for the personal brand of Thomas Arnold, Co-Founder & COO of Ireland's first content creation house. This work was put on hold as Arnold moved operations to Los Angeles for his next project. I researched and scripted short documentaries for the personal brand of Thomas Arnold, Co-Founder & COO of Ireland's first content creation house. This work was put on hold as Arnold moved operations to Los Angeles for his next project.

    • Ireland
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Work Experience
      • Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

      I was selected for a week-long work experience programme at The Irish Times during Transition Year at school. I was selected for a week-long work experience programme at The Irish Times during Transition Year at school.

Education

  • University College Dublin
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Politics and Sociology
    2017 - 2021

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