Zach Dupont

Criminal Justice Reporter at The Colorado Springs Gazette, LLC
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(386) 825-5501
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Criminal Justice Reporter
      • Apr 2022 - Present

      Assigned to cover criminal justice news in central and southern Colorado, primarily covering Colorado’s second-biggest city of Colorado Springs and its largest county of El Paso County. Tasked with covering crime and courts, as well as breaking news and feature stories. - Report and write daily stories to be featured online and in print for The Gazette. - Cultivate sources and maintain relationships to be the first to report on breaking news in a highly competitive area. - Cover stories of national relevance including the Club Q mass shooting and the Letecia Stauch homicide case Show less

    • United States
    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Sports Reporter
      • Jan 2021 - May 2022

  • Globe Gazette
    • Mason City, Iowa, United States
    • City Government and Business Reporter
      • Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

      Assigned to cover local government for six counties and over 10 cities in the North Iowa area, including the two most significant beats in the Globe Gazette’s coverage area. Also tasked with covering business development, agriculture, breaking news, sports and more. - Reported and wrote daily stories to be featured online and in print for the Globe Gazette. - Cultivated sources and maintained relationships to be the first to report on breaking news. - Took photographs to be used for stories both online and in print. Show less

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sports Reporter
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

      Assigned to the Boston University athletics beat with responsibility for frequenting games, interviewing players and coaches, collecting facts, and writing news stories. • Pitched ideas for publications including features, columns and notebooks; met all deadlines for submission. • Accurately described the background and context of events to compose interesting and newsworthy stories. Assigned to the Boston University athletics beat with responsibility for frequenting games, interviewing players and coaches, collecting facts, and writing news stories. • Pitched ideas for publications including features, columns and notebooks; met all deadlines for submission. • Accurately described the background and context of events to compose interesting and newsworthy stories.

    • United States
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Boston.com Sports co-op
      • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

      Developed sports news content for Boston.com. Pitched ideas, crafted articles and published copy to the site’s social media pages. Created the daily newsletter and authored content, collectively achieving over 1 million page views in only six months. • Conducted in-depth research on key topics, attended professional and collegiate games and events, wrote without bias and reported full feature stories that were well-received by the public. • Entrusted to edit copy written by seasoned members of staff; reviewed all copy for grammar and punctuation, followed prescribed editorial and formatting guidelines and corrected errors. Show less

    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Content Intern
      • Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

      Developed feature articles for publication on the official TBT website. Crafted content regarding current and former players, coaches, general managers, and game coverages. • Sourced original article ideas, performed extensive research and gathered data to be featured on ESPN broadcasts. Developed feature articles for publication on the official TBT website. Crafted content regarding current and former players, coaches, general managers, and game coverages. • Sourced original article ideas, performed extensive research and gathered data to be featured on ESPN broadcasts.

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • News Broadcasting and Production Intern
      • May 2018 - Sep 2018

      In this highly competitive internship, assigned to film, write, and edit packages to be shared on the ACMi public news station and accompanying website. • Remained up-to-date on current events and local concerns to best pitch, write, and market storylines; reported on trending events with assignment to multiple on-camera news segments. • Worked closely with news anchors to develop scripts, assist with pre-production and production activities including camera and teleprompter operations. Show less

  • 12up
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Remote Writing Intern
      • May 2018 - Aug 2018

      • Wrote and researched multiple articles per week about relevant topics in the NBA, MLB and NFL • Amassed over one million views on articles written during the internship period • Found interactive media posts from platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to embed into articles • Had articles published to 12up's website and shared with their extensive fanbase. • Wrote and researched multiple articles per week about relevant topics in the NBA, MLB and NFL • Amassed over one million views on articles written during the internship period • Found interactive media posts from platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube to embed into articles • Had articles published to 12up's website and shared with their extensive fanbase.

Education

  • Boston University
    Bachelor's degree, Journalism
    2017 - 2020
  • Semester At Sea / ISE
    2018 - 2018

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