Experience

Adventure.com

• Australia
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Writer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  As the news writer for Adventure.com, I write weekly stories about what's going on in the worlds of adventure, conservation, travel, and sustainability. As the news writer for Adventure.com, I write weekly stories about what's going on in the worlds of adventure, conservation, travel, and sustainability.



Freelance Writer & Editor

• Boulder, Colorado

• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  I write and report for a wide variety of news, travel, outdoor, and local publications. I have been published in outlets including The New York Times, Travel Channel, Outside Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Flow Magazine, 5280, the REI Co-op Journal, HGTV, DIY Network, Gear Patrol, Earnest, SNEWS, The Inventory, and Elevation Outdoors, among others. Looking for a writer? Feel free to reach out to me at kassondracloos@gmail.com. I write and report for a wide variety of news, travel, outdoor, and local publications. I have been published in outlets including The New York Times, Travel Channel, Outside Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Flow Magazine, 5280, the REI Co-op Journal, HGTV, DIY Network, Gear Patrol, Earnest, SNEWS, The Inventory, and Elevation Outdoors, among others. Looking for a writer? Feel free to reach out to me at kassondracloos@gmail.com.



Downcity Ink

• Providence, Rhode Island, United States

• Editor-In-Chief

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Downcity Ink was a monthly literary journal about Rhode Island and all its lovely quirks. I founded the journal in early 2022 while visiting my hometown and it's become a place for current and former Rhode Islanders to write creatively about what they love about this weird little place. The journal is currently on hiatus but may return in the future! In the meantime, find us on Substack at downcityink.substack.com. Downcity Ink was a monthly literary journal about Rhode Island and all its lovely quirks. I founded the journal in early 2022 while visiting my hometown and it's become a place for current and former Rhode Islanders to write creatively about what they love about this weird little place. The journal is currently on hiatus but may return in the future! In the meantime, find us on Substack at downcityink.substack.com.



Adventures in Wikipedia

• Boulder, CO

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2019

  Think about the most influential women adventurers you know of. Google them. Are they on Wikipedia? There's a huge chance they're not. The vast majority of the encyclopedia's volunteer editors are men, and so are the vast majority of historical figures chronicled via the site. I teamed up with Abby Wise, now managing editor of Outside Online, to host an edit-a-thon to train Boulder's active outdoor community how to edit and create Wikipedia entries to add women adventurers, athletes, product designers, CEOs, journalists, advocates, and other leaders. One page at a time, we're working toward gender parity. Our efforts have been featured by O, the Oprah Magazine, Outside, the Mann Group, Outdoor Industry Association, Boulder Daily Camera, Denver Post, SNEWS, and more. Show less



Active Interest Media

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• SNEWS Associate Editor

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

  • Write, assign, and edit stories pertinent to outdoor specialty retailers, gear manufacturers, and industry executives • Manage Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram accounts for SNEWS • Report breaking news stories on deadline • Homepage management • Write feature and news stories for Outdoor Retailer Daily, and proof all copy before printing • Write and send thrice-weekly newsletters • Write, assign, and edit stories pertinent to outdoor specialty retailers, gear manufacturers, and industry executives • Manage Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram accounts for SNEWS • Report breaking news stories on deadline • Homepage management • Write feature and news stories for Outdoor Retailer Daily, and proof all copy before printing • Write and send thrice-weekly newsletters



The Gazette

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Safety Reporter

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Reported on police violence and race issues in Colorado Springs; interviewed on MSNBC (live) and NPR's Here and Now • Covered crime, court, rogue police, breaking news in large metro area used social media and police radio to break news, find important stories • Used public records to find information police wouldn’t release • Wrote travel feature stories about outdoor adventures • Reported on police violence and race issues in Colorado Springs; interviewed on MSNBC (live) and NPR's Here and Now • Covered crime, court, rogue police, breaking news in large metro area used social media and police radio to break news, find important stories • Used public records to find information police wouldn’t release • Wrote travel feature stories about outdoor adventures



Daily News-Record

• Harrisonburg, VA

• Education Reporter

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2014

  I covered the K-12 school districts in the city of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, James Madison University, Blue Ridge Community College, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College. I also was the Shenandoah County reporter, and wrote about small-town northwest Virginia for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg and the weekly Shenandoah Valley Herald in Woodstock. I covered the K-12 school districts in the city of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, James Madison University, Blue Ridge Community College, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College. I also was the Shenandoah County reporter, and wrote about small-town northwest Virginia for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg and the weekly Shenandoah Valley Herald in Woodstock.



The Colorado Springs Gazette, LLC

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Local News Reporter

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  Paid reporting internship • Broke news about homicides via social media. Researched victims and suspects using public records. Found and interviewed family • Played integral role in City Council election coverage; commissioned difficult photo requests, worked closely with City Clerk, followed campaign finances and wrote A1 advances of three key races Reported results live on election night via Skype and Twitter • Traced origin of a college national media scandal using social media • Initiated newsroom training on Gmail when email server was switched Show less



Pulitzer Center

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fellow

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Reported on sustainable farming practices in Cuba • Coordinated with the Pulitzer Center to produce photo stories and videos • Work published by the Pulitzer Center, Huffington Post and other outlets • Reported on sustainable farming practices in Cuba • Coordinated with the Pulitzer Center to produce photo stories and videos • Work published by the Pulitzer Center, Huffington Post and other outlets



Elon University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Managed student workers • Held bi-weekly meetings • Created, maintained work schedule • Managed student workers • Held bi-weekly meetings • Created, maintained work schedule



News21

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Worked under Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post • Investigated voting rights in the South for story published by NBCNews.com and other major news outlets • Submitted more than 100 public records requests for extensive voter fraud database • Wrote short articles for the project's blog and edited others' work • Worked under Leonard Downie Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post • Investigated voting rights in the South for story published by NBCNews.com and other major news outlets • Submitted more than 100 public records requests for extensive voter fraud database • Wrote short articles for the project's blog and edited others' work



The Pendulum

• Elon University, Elon, NC

• News Editor; International Editor; Web Show Producer; Copy Editor

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Managed contributors, wrote scripts, assisted with lighting and camera setup and shot and edited video as a web show producer; led domestic and overseas reporters; wrote investigative news stories • Managed contributors, wrote scripts, assisted with lighting and camera setup and shot and edited video as a web show producer; led domestic and overseas reporters; wrote investigative news stories



Al Jazeera Media Network

• Qatar
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Newsroom Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Assisted with production and video editing; proficient in Aurora NewsEdit • Wrote scripts, pitched story ideas, attended editorial meetings, shadowed reporters • Logged press conferences, government hearings • Conducted interviews • Created package for an intern project, including interviewing, narrating, editing, on-air presence • Assisted with production and video editing; proficient in Aurora NewsEdit • Wrote scripts, pitched story ideas, attended editorial meetings, shadowed reporters • Logged press conferences, government hearings • Conducted interviews • Created package for an intern project, including interviewing, narrating, editing, on-air presence



Now Debate This

• Student Reporter, Intern

  • Nov 2008 - Apr 2009

  Student Reporter/Intern • Acted as a link between scholarship candidates and the organization through weekly blogging and other online content • Wrote for the National Urban Debate League’s “The Rostrum” Student Reporter/Intern • Acted as a link between scholarship candidates and the organization through weekly blogging and other online content • Wrote for the National Urban Debate League’s “The Rostrum”