Scott Stewart
I'm a reporter from Bellevue, Neb., with a variety of interests – philosophy, science, mathematics and, of course, investigative journalism. Please check back later as I continue to build my web presence.
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Hey, @UNO_Gateway, why are you abandoning @unogateway? I liked that acct name better. (Sure, I created it -- but underscores are lame!)12 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Breaking News: Deal with Deegan possible http://t.co/SorEL1x via @AddThis
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Sounds like there was a small flood in the office over the weekend. My desk area appears to be unaffected, so at least there's that.14 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Forgot it was a half-day for kids in Bellevue Public Schools. Totally jealous. I want to go take a nap!14 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@S_Edwards Good luck!14 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Reading those papers by fourth-graders kind of made me sad.14 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Final numbers are up for Sarpy: http://www.sarpy.com/election/EL45.htm It's Richards, Kumor and Wolford for school board.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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New Sarpy County numbers: http://www.sarpy.com/election/EL45.htm For school board, Kumor, Richards and Wolford are currently up.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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C'mon early results...15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Working with video seriously for the first time since graduation. Hoping my tools can work with this raw format without taking hours.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Crowd-sourcing time: I have to do a column that's structured around a Top 5 list. Any good suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks!15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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We'd appreciate any RT's people think this is worth: RT @BellevueLeader Deegan's resignation not on Monday's agenda: http://bit.ly/dmiZ1I15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Here's my story on the BPS supt.: Deegan's resignation not on Monday's agenda - http://bit.ly/dmiZ1I15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@nerdythirty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.E.R.D -- No-one Ever Really Dies -- that would be my guess.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Two observations: (1) It's nice to report on districts that make school board packets easily available and (2) OPS has a nice admin. bldg.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Shameless self-promotion (on my part, not Dr. Deegan): Deegan’s recovery ‘a slow process’ - http://bit.ly/9543l615 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Look, it's my new car! http://twitpic.com/2xec1x
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@gonesarcastic Maybe you shouldn't in two weeks and we should go hang out with @charley_reed at @dundeedell.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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In unrelated news, there was cake earlier this afternoon. Congrats to the Leader for its Chamber award.15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Excitement in the newsroom late on a Friday. To be followed shortly by excitement at Qwest Center for Maverick hockey time in Omaha!15 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
Profile
Summary
Reporter with strong, diverse educational background and experience with traditional and new media. Focused on print journalism with specialization in news reporting. Continuing to expand my skills and develop my career.
Specialties: Higher education, general assignment
Experience
- Aug 2010 - PresentCity Reporter / Bellevue LeaderI cover the City of Bellevue. I also do reporting for the Papillion Times and other SNI papers, and I was formerly the education reporter for the Leader and Times. As part of the World-Herald News Service, my work sometimes also appears in the Omaha World-Herald. I was previously an intern at the Bellevue Leader.
- Mar 2010 - Aug 2010PT Messenger / Omaha World-HeraldAnswering the phone, monitoring the local news and police scanners, delivering mail and messages, keeping the copier running, doing miscellaneous tasks and working on stories.
- Jan 2010 - May 2010Editorial Intern / Bellevue LeaderResponsible for compiling briefs, writing general assignment news and feature stories, shooting photographs, helping with copy editing and other tasks as assigned by editor.
- Sept 2009 - Apr 2010Social Media Intern, University Relations / University of Nebraska at OmahaResponsible for contributing content to university blogs, shooting video, assisting in recruitment marketing campaign and updating university social networking accounts.
- Jul 2001 - Oct 2009Youth Soccer Referee / Nebraska State Soccer AssociationResponsible for maintaining safety of players, managing teams and assistant officials and making immediate, critical decisions in a minimally supervised environment.
- May 2009 - Aug 2009Editor-in-Chief / UNO GatewayProduced an 8- to 16-page twice-weekly newspaper.
Edited stories for content, style, grammar and mechanics.
Coordinated coverage of events and assignment of stories.
Maintained, hired and managed newsroom staff.
Established standards and guidelines, including stylebook revision.
Education
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2004 - 2010University of Nebraska at OmahaB.A. / B.S. / B.S. in Philosophy / Mathematics / Computer ScienceActivities: UNO Gateway student newspaper, Maverick Solutions student public relations firm, Society of Professional Journalists