Wesley Lowery is an 19-year-old journalist. He collects baseball-cards, watches Jon Stewart nightly and dreams of the day the New York Jets win the Super Bowl. When he’s not networking (aka harassing journalists for their business cards), Wesley enjoys writing political commentary, reading a good book and spending long hours working at Beechmont Country Club in Orange, Ohio.
Wesley on the Web
Journalism Experience
•June 2009-Present, Reporting/Copy Editing Intern, WestLife Newspaper
Writes weekly articles covering the Fairview Park, North Olmsted, Rocky River and Bay Village neighborhoods on Cleveland’s west side. Copy edits every page of each week’s 40-page paper.
•September 2009-Present, National Political Editor, Scoop44.com
Writes a 500-800 word political analysis piece each week in addition to 5 blog posts. Also responsible for editing the work of 4 correspondents and directing all editorial content.
•June 2008- Present, Campus Editor, The Post
Manages a staff of 15-20 and directs all coverage of the Ohio University campus. Responsible for both mentoring and editing writers.
•August 2008-Present, Campus Staff Writer, The Post
Writes and reports stories about Ohio University student life and faculty. Covers the administration, Faculty Senate, Finance and Administration and the Office of Sustainability.
•August 2007– November 2008, Democratic Candidate Correspondent, Scoop08.com
Responsible for producing multiple feature length stories each month about Democratic candidate Bill Richardson as well as other Democratic candidates.
•July 2008 Staff Reporter, The UNITY News
Reported for the Student Project newspaper for the 2008 UNITY: Journalists of Color conference in Chicago. Wrote breaking news, news features and feature stories.
•May 2006– June 2008, Editor in Chief, The Shakerite
Staff, produce and distribute the award winning high school newspaper The Shakerite. Wrote multiple feature-length stories each month in addition to the Editors’ Note column. Copy-edited the contents of The Shakerite. Member of the Editorial Board.
•2005-2006, Opinion Editor, The Shakerite
Produce the opinion section of The Shakerite. Worked extensively with Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Wrote a column or commentary piece each month. Contributed to the news and arts section. Member of the Editorial Board.
•2004-2005, Staff Reporter, The Shakerite
Report and write stories each month for The Shakerite. Worked for all sections of the paper, primarily Sports and News.
•2003-2004, Editor in Chief, Life in the Middle
Write for, edit, produce and distribute the Shaker Heights Middle School Newspaper. Worked extensively with Adobe Pagemaker.
Education
Sophomore at Ohio University
Graduate of Shaker Heights High School
Continuing Education
2008 Unity:Journalists of Color Conference in Chicago
2008 Unity: Journalists of Color Student Project
April 2008-June 2008 Senior Project at the Cleveland Plain Dealer
2007 National Scholastic Press Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia
2007 Cleveland Cavilers Full Court Press Sports Writing Program
2007 Cleveland State University Sports Writing Seminar
2006 “Press Day” Journalism Conference at Kent State University
Awards
“Best Campus Writer”- The Post, June 2009
“Best Up and Comer”- The Post, June 2009
“Best Freshman”- The Post, June 2009
“Best Rookie”- The Post, June 2009
“Team Player Award”- The UNITY News, July 2008
“The Shakerite Award”- The Shakerite, May 2008
“2008 Minority Journalism Scholarship”– Ohio Newspapers Foundation, April 2008
“Superior” News Feature– 2008 Ohio Scholastic Media Association
“Excellent” Sports Opinion– 2008 Ohio Scholastic Media Association
“Excellent” Column Writing– 2008 Ohio Scholastic Media Association
“Excellent” Review– 2008 Ohio Scholastic Media Association
“Honorable Mention” Front Page Newspaper Layout– 2008 Ohio Scholastic Media Association
Page Design Featured in “The Best of High School Press vol. 13” 2007
Selected in Cleveland Cavaliers Full Court Press sports writing contest– 2007
Selected in Cleveland State University sports writing contest– 2007
The National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Award– recipient The Shakerite 2005-06
“Honorable Mention” Commentary– 2006 Kent State “Press Day”
Work History
June 2007– Present, Wait Assistant, Beechmont Country Club
Worked 20-40 hours a week at Beechmont Country Club in Orange, Ohio
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