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Jason S. Carpenter

Quality reporting, copyediting and photography for your publication

Welcome to my home page. On it you will find all of my vital information including resume, story clips, references with email addresses and links to other sites that contain my work. I am sure you will find this to be a comprehensive site that will answer any questions you may have about my experience as a reporter, editor and photographer. I will update the site often, so look for new stories and photographs.

WORK HISTORY Global Editor, January 2000 - present
Ycraze.com, Syosset, NY, London, England

Manage international staff of editors, writers, page designers and programmers

Built content and page design team of 70 from ground up

Write and edit feature articles for global Generation Y audience

Oversee writers and editors across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America

Freelance Magazine Writer, May 1997 - present
Various Trade and Consumer Magazines

Develop and write news and features for consumer and trade magazines

Publications include Yellow Rat Bastard, PRWeek, North Shore Magazine, Hampshire Life, EretailingWorld and READ, among others.

Editor-at-Large, November 1999-present
Yellow Rat Bastard (Magazine) New York, NY
· Copy edit feature articles and interviews for hip urban magazine
· Develop and write music reviews and feature articles

Editor/Special Assignment Reporter, April 1999-present
Westfield News Publishing, Westfield, MA
Westfield Evening News (Daily)
· Wrote six-part series on effects of Ukrainian refugees on Westfield
· Broke story on raw sewage running into Westfield River
· Covered $350 million inventors scam based in Westfield
Longmeadow News (Weekly)
· Served as editor-in-chief and photographer
· Developed strong layout and page design skills
· Broke news on Longmeadow teens high substance abuse statistics
· Regularly beat the 100K+ circulation daily on stories

Staff Writer, March 1998-April 1999
Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA
· Reported on city government, public safety and business
· Covered spot news and wrote police and fire logs
· Developed regional enterprise articles for newspaper and magazine supplement

Freelance Reporter, May 1997-March 1998
Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA
· Covered sports, news and feature stories; reported to City Desk
· Initiated and wrote story in award-winning series on heroine abuse
· Created local music beat and wrote music reviews for magazine supplement
· Wrote features on efforts to bring Vietnam Moving Wall to Gloucester

Promotions Manager, May 1996-May 1997
Rotary Records, Gloucester, MA
· Produced press packages (photos, biographies, press releases) for bands
· Researched and established database of radio stations to promote label

EDUCATION

B.A., Communications, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1997

Links to Clips

Rage Against the Machine

Phishing Trip

Robbery Suspect Dead

Wounded Delaware fugitive

Kielbasa King retires

CD Reviews: Tribe Called Quest

Movie Review: The Perfect Storm

CD Review: Phish

Spring Break Y2K: The Clubs