U.S. Marine CorpsCombat Correspondent
Mar. 2010 - Dec. 2013Provide guidance on a day to day basis to 15 junior Marines on story writing and story ideas while also working on individual story assignments Closely track stories through the editing chain to provide detailed status reports to senior staff Review copy and correct errors in edit, photos, grammar, headlines, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines for 15 junior Marines Report and write news stories for publications, describing the background and details of featured events Successfully able to determine a story's emphasis, length, format, and organize material accordingly for each individual project