Frank J. Morris18 Whittier St. #2F, Cambridge, MA 02140623-512-8115 | fjmorris@gmail.comnewsfrank.wordpress.com

MULTIMEDIA NEWS EXPERIENCE

Cambridge Community Television Cambridge, MA

Community Journalism Coordinator May 2013 — Present

• Coordinate NeighborMedia, the innovative, multimedia, hyperlocal citizen journalism project of Cambridge Community Television, the nation’s premier community media center.

• Manage a team of 20-30 volunteers and interns of diverse backgrounds and capabilities, who under my leadership, have produced 1,000+ videos and articles for NeighborMedia.org.

• Train NeighborMedia participants in writing online articles, video production, studio skills, interview techniques, journalism principles, posting to the web and social media.

• Co-produced 18 episodes of Cambridge Uncovered, an issues-based studio talk program and collaboration among NeighborMedia reporters, volunteer production crew and CCTV staff.

• Anchored a weekly half-hour, off-prompter live program, NeighborMedia Tonight with Frank Morris, reviewing the latest NeighborMedia stories and interviewing NeighborMedia reporters.

• Hosted, produced, filmed, edited and wrote the scripts for 30+ Facecast videos (two- to three-minute Facebook newscasts), running down the latest headlines from NeighborMedia.org.

• Worked as a director, producer, editor, floor manager, technical director, camera operator, interviewer, host and writer on other CCTV studio and field shoots — both live and recorded.

• Helped create and contributed to the area’s first regional community news program: Beyond Boston.• Taught classes on Journalism 101, Interview Strategies, the Evolution of News Reporting, Women in

Journalism, Journalism Ethics in the News, and Election 2016 in the Media.• Troubleshoot and provide technical help to CCTV members needing assistance.• Oversee CCTV’s social media platforms; write press releases; assist with marketing, outreach.

West Valley View Avondale, AZ

General Assignment Reporter May 2006 — August 2008 &August 2010 — December 2011

• Reporter for one of the largest newspapers in Arizona (circulation: ~80,000).• Covered government, education, public safety, business, religion, health and feature stories across five

Phoenix suburbs comprising the fastest-growing region of the state.

• Consistently beat the competition in breaking news and in getting the scoop on big stories.• Interviewed wide range of sources with diverse backgrounds and varying prominence.• Conceived, researched and developed enterprise stories and series on a regular basis.• Assisted with proofing pages, copyediting, writing headlines; proficient in AP style.• Initiated and managed all social networking activity on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.• Collaborated with photographers and graphic designers for accompanying art and graphics.• Averaged six full stories per week, plus briefs, in addition to copy for semiannual magazine.• Responded to reader inquiries via phone, email and on social networking sites.

Freelance Journalism Contributing Reporter

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice Mayor Dennis Benzan Re-election Campaign Cambridge, MA Press Secretary Fall 2015

Old Navy Cambridge, MA Sales Associate; Certified Cash Handler November 2011 — May 2013

Amanda Aguirre for U.S. Congress Tucson, AZ Campaign Publicist & Speechwriter Summer 2012

Investor Group Services Boston, MA Temp: Market Researcher January 2012 — May 2012

Phoenix Area Against Slavery Coalition Phoenix, AZCo-Founder & President January 2010 — January 2011

Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking Phoenix, AZ Intern: Community Liaison January 2010 — May 2010

Free the Slaves: ASU Chapter Phoenix, AZ Marketing & Public Relations Officer January 2009 — May 2010

Arizona AFL-CIO Phoenix, AZ Intern: Investigative Researcher January 2009 — May 2009

EDUCATION

M.A., Social Justice & Human Rights Arizona State University, Class of 2010Cumulative GPA: 4.0

B.S., Political Science/International Relations Northern Arizona University, Class of 2004Cumulative GPA: 4.0, Summa Cum Laude

AWARDS, HONORS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Winner: National Hometown Media Award, Professional Web-based Program, “NeighborMedia #Facecast,” Cambridge Community Television, 2016.

• Speaker: Technology, Design & Social Impact Conference hosted by Boston Civic Media. Media Literacy Lightning Talk: “Citizen Journalism and Cambridge Community Television,” 2016.

• Speaker: State & Main National Conference hosted by Alliance for Community Media & National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. Panel: “Leading Edge in Hyperlocal and Citizen Journalism,” Philadelphia, 2014.

• 1st Place: Government/Politics Reporting, Mid-sized Newspapers, Arizona Press Club Awards for Best Journalism, 2007.

• 3rd Place: Education Reporting, Mid-sized Newspapers, Arizona Press Club Awards for Best Journalism, 2007.

• Winner: Most Valuable Reporter Award, The College Voice, 2005.• Member: National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

SKILLS

• Final Cut Pro X, Avid, iMovie, Photoshop, InDesign, Broadcast Pix.• Experience in both studio and field production, live and recorded.• Videography using JVC and Panasonic digital camcorders.• Writing for newspaper, magazine, television and web; AP style proficiency.• Web content management with Drupal and Wordpress sites; basic HTML.• Knowledge and experience in politics and campaigns.• Conversational Spanish.