About Jordan Conn
I am a freelance journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area whose work has been published in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, the San Francisco Chronicle, SLAM, the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, and on SI.com.
I earned my M.J. from the UC-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in May of 2010.
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, Calif. M.J., expected May 2010.
- Lee University Cleveland, Tenn. B.A. in Communications, May 2007.
Published Stories:
- The Defender
- The Atavist
- Manute Bol’s journey from Sudan to the NBA and back again.
- Cal's Gutierrez Shaped By Life-Changing Voyage
- SportsIllustrated.com
- Jordan Conn, class of 2010, writes for SI.com about Jorge Gutierrez's improbable path from Mexico to Berkeley.
- Game Brings Joy to Mudville, Wherever it May Be
- New York Times
Vintage-style baseball players in towns on opposite sides of the country gathered to celebrate a famous poem and give life to a rivalry.
- Locker Leads Huskies Turnaround
- SI.com
Jordan Conn, class of 2010, writes for SI.com about multi-talented University of Washington quarterback Jake Locker.
- Consistent Kevin Riley Could Propel California Bears to BCS Berth
- SI.com
Jordan Conn, class of 2010, writes for SI.com about Cal quarterback Kevin Riley as the key to the Bears' chances this football season.
Work Experience:
- Editorial Intern
- Sports Illustrated - New York NY ( June 2009 - August 2009 )
- Wrote about college and professional sports for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. Performed fact-checking duties for the magazine, confirming statistics, anecdotes and legal information through various means.
- Sports Writer/Page Designer Chattanooga Times Free Press Chattanooga, Tenn. January 2007-July 2008 Covered high school, college, and minor league professional sports for daily paper with circulation of more than 65,000. Also designed pages, including dozens of section fronts, and edited and organized staff and wire copy on deadline.
- Staff Writer/Columnist Bradley News Cleveland, Tenn. September 2004-July 2006 Worked part-time while in college covering sports and news for a weekly newspaper. Wrote a regular sports column and a 12-part travel column. Also shot photos.
Skills:
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Proficient in Adobe InDesign.
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Basic-level skills in Adobe Flash, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Photoshop.
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Conversant in Spanish.
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