Aaron Couch

● Write stories about film, television and politics.
● Send breaking news alerts to thousands of subscribers.
● Write headlines and crop photos.
● Copyedit stories.

● Completed coursework for a masters in journalism from the University of Kansas.
● Covered crime and local government as a full-time reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World, an award-winning 20,000 circulation paper and website (July 2011-February 2012).
● Aggregated and analyzed Google, Facebook and Twitter metrics for PoliticalFiber.com, a politics website targeting a college-age audience.

● Pitched and wrote more than 50 stories for U.S. politics, entertainment, and business sections during this full-time internship. Used SEO best practices and Google trends to help draw readers. Stories received more than 1.5 million page views.
● Wrote SEO headlines, cropped, photographs and wrote cutlines as part of web production tasks. Researched issues ranging from the history of labor unions to the BP oil spill to enrich reporting for Monitor staff writers.

● Managed website for Up to Date, a public affairs radio program
● Wrote host introductions read on air.
● Worked as interim web producer for two weeks, keeping KCUR.org fresh with new stories and updating its schedule of shows.
● Recorded and edited sound for KC Currents, a weekly magazine show.

● Reported on state and local political races, publishing two A1 stories and more than 50 web stories.
● Shot and edited videos, which featured community members voicing opinions on political issues.
● Engaged the public by helping organize community forums.

● Pitched and wrote more than 20 blog posts for All Tech Considered, NPR.org’s technology blog during this full-time internship
● Produced other blogs by writing captions, headlines and teasers, as well as cropping photos
● Helped manage the NPR.org community by moderating comments and responding to reader feedback
● Trained music journalists in social media and blogging CMS to help launch the Alt.Latino music blog
● Edited audio for Intern Edition, a web radio program produced by NPR interns

I assisted in editing and creating content for John Deere's online sales manual.

I wrote and designed press releases to promote some of Andrews McMeel's upcoming books. I also sent review copies to media contacts, and designed posters for author signings.