Courtney Sherwood

Portland, Oregon | c.sherwood+resume@gmail.com


Experience

Technology reporter, The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington February 2006 - present
Business profiles, in-depth project work and daily reporting on semiconductor industry, software and hardware companies, telecommunications businesses. Cover consumer issues, publicly-traded companies, privately held businesses. Major contributor to young reader outreach panel, launch of quarterly business magazine. Primary contributor to business blog. Goal: engage general audience while providing essential information to area business leaders. Circulation: 57,000.

Business reporter, The Daily News, Longview, Washington July 2004 - February 2006
Daily beat reporting and enterprise work, covering paper industry, retail and heavy industry. Contributed to launch of monthly business magazine, news blog and young reader outreach. Circulation: 22,000.

Reporter, The Chronicle, St. Helens, Oregon June 2002 - July 2004
Wrote features, spot news and enterprise stories. Covered one county, two towns, a school district, courts, police and business as part of a three-reporter staff. 6,000 circulation twice-weekly newspaper.

District sales assistant, Paychex, Inc., Tigard, Oregon June 2001 - June 2002
Wrote, edited newsletter for western United States offices of Fortune 500 company. Provided administrative support for 20-person sales team. Audited reports using Excel and Access.

Reporter, The Fairfax Times, Fairfax, Virginia August 2000 - March 2001
Wrote spot news, profiles and features. Covered city government, schools and a university. 30,000 circulation weekly in regional newspaper chain

Editor, The Scarlet and Black, Grinnell, Iowa August 1996 - May 2000
Editor for four years at independently-run newspaper serving Grinnell College. Reported and wrote spot news, features, reviews and analysis. Edited copy. Hired and managed 25-person staff. 2,000 circulation student-run newspaper.

Intern, The Connection Newspapers, McLean, Virginia June 1999 - August 1999
Reported and wrote up to five articles per week for three suburban newspapers in regional chain. Circulation approximately 30,000 for each paper


Awards

2007: SPJ Region 10, second place for consumer reporting; third place for business coverage.

2005: SPJ Region 10, first place for consumer reporting; second place staff award for Mount St. Helens coverage.

2004: Oregon Better Newspaper Contest, first place for educational coverage. Greater Oregon Professional SPJ Awards, second place for spot news and second place for comprehensive coverage.

2003: Oregon Better Newspaper Contest, first place for educational coverage, second place for coverage of business and economic issues.


Education

Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa B. A. in English, May 2000.

Additional training

  • Computer-Assisted Reporting, intermediate seminar, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
  •  High-intensity Business Coverage Workshop, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.


Computer and Internet skills

  • Web design and blog experience, including at The Daily News and The Columbian, Nov. 2000-present
  • Computer-assisted reporting through the Web, spreadsheets and databases
  • Expert at MS Excel and HTML, proficient with MS Access