Melissa Slager
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Robert Frank
Melissa is fast, accurate and deadline-oriented. Her stories and copy are smart and clear, with a gentle touch that compels readers to read more. During her time at The Herald Melissa tackled some of our area's more complicated issues, and is known in our newsroom as someone who can be dropped into the middle of a story and come back with all the facts and fine details. She does an excellent job at running down data and brings strong analytic abilities to the table when faced with piles of information.
Nancy JonesFrancis
Melissa was always a pleasure to work with. She exceeded expectations. She's a hard worker and solid reporter. Plus, she has a good personality.
Robert Frank
Melissa is fast, accurate and deadline-oriented. Her stories and copy are smart and clear, with a gentle touch that compels readers to read more. During her time at The Herald Melissa tackled some of our area's more complicated issues, and is known in our newsroom as someone who can be dropped into the middle of a story and come back with all the facts and fine details. She does an excellent job at running down data and brings strong analytic abilities to the table when faced with piles of information.
Nancy JonesFrancis
Melissa was always a pleasure to work with. She exceeded expectations. She's a hard worker and solid reporter. Plus, she has a good personality.
Robert Frank
Melissa is fast, accurate and deadline-oriented. Her stories and copy are smart and clear, with a gentle touch that compels readers to read more. During her time at The Herald Melissa tackled some of our area's more complicated issues, and is known in our newsroom as someone who can be dropped into the middle of a story and come back with all the facts and fine details. She does an excellent job at running down data and brings strong analytic abilities to the table when faced with piles of information.
Nancy JonesFrancis
Melissa was always a pleasure to work with. She exceeded expectations. She's a hard worker and solid reporter. Plus, she has a good personality.
Robert Frank
Melissa is fast, accurate and deadline-oriented. Her stories and copy are smart and clear, with a gentle touch that compels readers to read more. During her time at The Herald Melissa tackled some of our area's more complicated issues, and is known in our newsroom as someone who can be dropped into the middle of a story and come back with all the facts and fine details. She does an excellent job at running down data and brings strong analytic abilities to the table when faced with piles of information.
Nancy JonesFrancis
Melissa was always a pleasure to work with. She exceeded expectations. She's a hard worker and solid reporter. Plus, she has a good personality.
Experience
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Global Press Journal
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Copy editor and fact checker
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Aug 2017 - Present
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self employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance writer
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Jun 2007 - Present
Freelance writer for a range of projects. My work appeared in The Daily Herald, Crosscut.com and ParentMap, among others. Most of the freelance work these days is selfishly fiction-related. Freelance writer for a range of projects. My work appeared in The Daily Herald, Crosscut.com and ParentMap, among others. Most of the freelance work these days is selfishly fiction-related.
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Part-time reporter
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2018
Street Smarts columnist, calendar czar, and bearer of good news (something had to balance out all that whining about traffic). Find the Street Smarts blog at www.heraldnet.com/tag/street-smarts.
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Copy and layout editor at The Weekly Herald
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May 2009 - Aug 2012
Edited the bulk of the copy for this weekly newspaper covering South Snohomish County, as well as designed pages, coordinated and created education coverage, and compiled news briefs. This weekly newspaper, originally The Enterprise, was owned by The Daily Herald Company of Everett. The weekly printed its last issue Aug. 29, 2012.
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MSN
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Education Administration Programs
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Freelance writer
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Nov 2007 - Jun 2009
Regular contributor to MSN Encarta, the education channel of MSN.com, through a contract with Websters Multimedia Inc. My stories drove traffic to the site and generated additional revenue through reprint requests for scholarly journals and textbooks -- requests that still come in now and then although the site has since folded. Regular contributor to MSN Encarta, the education channel of MSN.com, through a contract with Websters Multimedia Inc. My stories drove traffic to the site and generated additional revenue through reprint requests for scholarly journals and textbooks -- requests that still come in now and then although the site has since folded.
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Reporter
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Oct 2004 - Jun 2007
Education reporter at this daily newspaper in Everett, Wash., covering public and private schools in Snohomish County as well as the University of Washington Bothell. Excelled at feature-length projects, including those outside my beat in religion and science. Education reporter at this daily newspaper in Everett, Wash., covering public and private schools in Snohomish County as well as the University of Washington Bothell. Excelled at feature-length projects, including those outside my beat in religion and science.
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Reporter
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Oct 2001 - Sep 2004
Education reporter at this daily newspaper in Grand Rapids, Mich., covering public and private schools in Kent County and beyond. A go-to reporter, I specialized in feature-length pieces and was entrusted with stories outside my beat, including interviews with a former U.S. president and the head of an island nation. Education reporter at this daily newspaper in Grand Rapids, Mich., covering public and private schools in Kent County and beyond. A go-to reporter, I specialized in feature-length pieces and was entrusted with stories outside my beat, including interviews with a former U.S. president and the head of an island nation.
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Education
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1998 - 2001
Calvin University
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1997 - 1998
Everett Community College
AAS, Journalism
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