Erick Bengel
Reporter, Rogue Valley Times at EO Media Group- Claim this Profile
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Iris Meyers
I had the pleasure of working with Erick during our time at Portland State University's student run newspaper. I worked under Erick as the Advertising Manager while he was our Editor-in-Chief. Working with clients under deadlines can result in a stressful environment, but no matter what last minute ad change, addition, or drop we had - Erick always executed a smooth production process. His upbeat attitude, flexibility and ability to always see the big picture at hand made him a great leader for the publication. I can say with ease that he is an asset to any team - a company would be beyond lucky to have him on board!
Iris Meyers
I had the pleasure of working with Erick during our time at Portland State University's student run newspaper. I worked under Erick as the Advertising Manager while he was our Editor-in-Chief. Working with clients under deadlines can result in a stressful environment, but no matter what last minute ad change, addition, or drop we had - Erick always executed a smooth production process. His upbeat attitude, flexibility and ability to always see the big picture at hand made him a great leader for the publication. I can say with ease that he is an asset to any team - a company would be beyond lucky to have him on board!
Iris Meyers
I had the pleasure of working with Erick during our time at Portland State University's student run newspaper. I worked under Erick as the Advertising Manager while he was our Editor-in-Chief. Working with clients under deadlines can result in a stressful environment, but no matter what last minute ad change, addition, or drop we had - Erick always executed a smooth production process. His upbeat attitude, flexibility and ability to always see the big picture at hand made him a great leader for the publication. I can say with ease that he is an asset to any team - a company would be beyond lucky to have him on board!
Iris Meyers
I had the pleasure of working with Erick during our time at Portland State University's student run newspaper. I worked under Erick as the Advertising Manager while he was our Editor-in-Chief. Working with clients under deadlines can result in a stressful environment, but no matter what last minute ad change, addition, or drop we had - Erick always executed a smooth production process. His upbeat attitude, flexibility and ability to always see the big picture at hand made him a great leader for the publication. I can say with ease that he is an asset to any team - a company would be beyond lucky to have him on board!
Experience
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EO Media Group
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Reporter, Rogue Valley Times
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Feb 2023 - Present
Covering health care and social issues. Covering health care and social issues.
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Reporter, The Astorian
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Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
Covered criminal justice, county government and COVID-19. Translated police reports and court documents into stories. Pandemic coverage included virus deaths at care homes and the public health department’s response. Filed public records requests to investigate the failure of a care home to follow state rules and the resignation of the county fair manager. Stringer for the Associated Press during the 2022 general election. 2021 Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 award: First place, government & politics reporting. Show less
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Features Editor, The Astorian
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Apr 2017 - Apr 2019
Planned, edited and assembled weekly arts-and-entertainment publication (Coast Weekend), the daily paper’s Friday feature page (Weekend Break) and an annual lifestyle magazine (Our Coast Magazine). Webbed stories and fed social media. Managed and recruited freelancers while working with staff writers, photographers and page designers. Wrote features for The Astorian and a weekly column focused on community news. 2018 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association award: First place, lifestyle writing.
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Reporter, The Astorian
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Jul 2015 - Mar 2017
Covered Astoria and Warrenton city governments and elections, law enforcement, state legislation, the county drug crisis and housing crunch, gaps in social services, a natural gas company’s efforts to build on a local river, and a private plane crash in the Columbia River. Delivered breaking news, hard news, features, profiles and obits.
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Reporter, Cannon Beach Gazette
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Aug 2013 - Jun 2015
Covered Cannon Beach city government, local elections, school district news, businesses, marine science, forest fires, police and fire departments, and a murder/manhunt. Interviewed NYT bestselling authors and other media-makers. Served as the Cannon Beach correspondent for The Astorian. Took photos for most stories.
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Portland State Vanguard
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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News Writer, Arts & Culture Editor, Editor-in-Chief
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Sep 2010 - Jun 2013
Reported on university news, ran the arts-and-culture section, presided over the student-run news organization. Reported on university news, ran the arts-and-culture section, presided over the student-run news organization.
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Reporter/Intern, The Astorian/Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Produced nearly 50 articles, including a feature on Astoria’s Bicentennial and an eight-story package on the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary. Coordinated and wrote copy for the Astoria Regatta tabloid. Wrote and edited local news briefs and copy-edited articles. Earned an internship award for journalism ethics project. Produced nearly 50 articles, including a feature on Astoria’s Bicentennial and an eight-story package on the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary. Coordinated and wrote copy for the Astoria Regatta tabloid. Wrote and edited local news briefs and copy-edited articles. Earned an internship award for journalism ethics project.
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Education
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2019 - 2020
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Arts
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