Barry H. Gilbert

3130 Nebraska Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118

Home Phone (314) 664-2187 ~ Cell Phone (314) 368-8763

Email: barrygilbert01@gmail.com

Writing samples: dosgibbys.com /// The Roots Cellar /// No Depression

* PROFILE

Newspaper professional with thorough knowledge of reporting; assignment/content editing; copy editing; and assignment, features, news and wire desk operations.

SKILLS

• Researching, organizing and communicating information

• Writing with clarity

• Conforming to organization style

• Managing, scheduling, overseeing staff

• Editing, using all available resources

• Keeping financial records

• Photography, videography

• Social media

EXPERIENCE
Freelance writer/editor, August 2012 – present

• Freelance writing assignments have been completed for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Beacon and the St. Louis Jewish Light on topics including business, music, film and social issues

• Edited manuscript of a novel

Webmaster
BeyondNovember.org, August 2012 – November 2012

• Managed website homepage for St. Louis Beacon/St. Louis Public Radio/NineNetwork (KETC/PBS) partnership

• Aggregated content from partner and other organizations

• Copy edited and wrote headlines for story summaries

• Coordinated webpage production with partner organizations' staff

• Obtained media (photos, video etc.) from partner and other organization and posted

Copy editor
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1998 – 2012

• Edited newspaper stories for spelling, grammar, libel, newspaper style and standards

• Fact checked content, including in quoted material

• Handled copy from news, business, features and sport departments

• Managed copy desk workflow

• Met production deadlines

Music writer
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1998 – 2012

• Interviewed musicians, wrote stories

• Covered and reviewed concerts

• Generated story ideas

Copy editor / news editor / assistant business editor / music writer
The Arizona Republic, 1982-1998

Assistant business editor/daily

• Managed team of five reporters

• Met daily production deadlines

• Supervised page makeup and design

Copy editor (news, features, sports)

• Edited newspaper stories for spelling, grammar, libel, newspaper style and standards

• Fact checked content, including in quoted material

• Handled copy from news, business, features and sport departments

News editor/section editor

• Chose stories for inside pages

• Designed inside pages

• Assigned headlines

City editor
The (Lowell, Mass.) Sun, 1979-1982

• Responsible for daily production

• Supervised all city reporters

• Supervised Statehouse, Washington bureaus

• Responsible for editing, composing

• Participated in hiring/firing

Reporter
Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, 1972-1979

• Covered politics

• Covered City Hall

• Covered Massachusetts Statehouse

• Wrote columns

• Worked on investigative projects

EDUCATION

BA Degree: Northeastern University High School Diploma: Holbrook (Mass.) High School