Robert Janelle
bobjanelle@gmail.com
613-325-3067
Summary of Qualifications
- Two years of reporting and writing experience
- Cultivated sources within Ottawa and the surrounding area
- Edited an award-winning student newspaper
- Covered business, municipal affairs, arts, politics, sports, social issues and hard news
- Freedom of Information reporting experience
- Trained in computer-assisted reporting
Related/Work Experience
Freelance, April 2006-Present
The Kingston Whig-Standard
Eastern Ontario Farmer's Forum
Kingston Whig-Standard, March 2006-April 2006
Editorial Intern
In Kingston, I adapted to a new city and a different pace of life quickly. I covered breaking news in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington areas and wrote to daily deadlines, often while working on larger features. I was also responsible for compiling the daily history column from microfilm archives.
Ottawa Citizen, December 2005
Winter Apprentice Reporter
My first foray into daily reporting was a large one. With many staff reporters on vacation, I had to cover diverse topics from hard news to arts. I successfully wrote to daily deadlines even when the pace of the newsroom was hectic and I had to jump onto another story to assist other reporters.
Iroquois Chieftain, May 2005-September 2005
Reporter/Photographer
At my first non-student paper I was thrown into a stressful situation. Residents were cancelling their subscriptions every day and the editor quit after my first week. However, working independently, even after a new editor was found, my coverage of municipal affairs, sports, arts and any breaking news helped leave the paper in a more stable condition when I left.
Algonquin Times, December 2004-December 2005
Assistant Managing Editor/Campus Beat Reporter
As a member of the senior editorial staff on an award-winning student paper, I coordinated meetings, assigned stories and assisted other reporters while writing my own stories.
As campus beat reporter, I gathered a range of stories from the campuses in Pembroke and Perth.
I won two awards from the Ontario Community Newspaper Association for my work on the Times, second place in Best Student Feature Writing and second place in Best Student Photography.
Education
Algonquin College; Journalism-Print Diploma, 2006
St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School; received Ontario Academic Credit, 2002
St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School, graduated with Ontario Secondary School Diploma and Certificat D'Étude En Français Langue Seconde, 2001
Awards
Best Student Feature Writing; Second place, OCNA Better Newspaper Awards 2005
Best Student Photography; Second place, OCNA Better Newspaper Awards 2005
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