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Joseph S. Pete
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., Indiana United States
Phone: 219.841.1030
Email: jpete@alumni.iu.edu
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., Indiana United States
Phone: 219.841.1030
Email: jpete@alumni.iu.edu
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Journalist
Resumes ID: 1195
Resumes Views: 19
Location: , United States
Zip Code:
Posted: 11.16.2023
Updated:
Job Type: full time, part time, freelance,
Job Category: Newspapers, Wire Services, Television, Online | New Media, Magazines, Photo,
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Award-winning journalist, business reporter, book reviewer for Foreword Reviews, retail columnist, podcaster, social media maven and photographer who's exhibited at the Oddtropolis Art Show in San Francisco, staged a play at the Detroit Heritage Theatre Festival, and been published in more than 200 literary journals. Author of three books: Lost Hammond, Indiana by The History Press, 100 Things to Do in Gary and Northwest Indiana Before You Die by Reedy Press and the forthcoming Secret Northwest Indiana also by Reedy Press. Won seven journalism awards in 2017 alone, including three Indiana Society for Professional Journalist Awards, two Lisagor Awards, a Chicago Journalists Association Award and a Hoosier State Press Association Award
Has built a large and engaged audience on social media and set records for online
engagement at Times Media Co.
Created multimedia content, including slideshows, podcasts, quizzes and video, including a daily news recap show.
Frequent guest on Lakeshore Public Radio and has appeared on other media outlets,
including WGN Radio, Lakeshore Public Television, WJOB Radio, WFHB and Redhawk
Radio.
Serves as a board member of the Indiana chapter of SPJ, wrote a forceful statement against
public record access fee legislation that Gov. Eric Holcomb subsequently vetoed.
Writes the NWI Business Ins and Outs column for the Sunday Times of Northwest Indiana.
Freelanced for a number of publications, including the South Side Weekly in Chicago,
Foreword Reviews, the arts magazine Sky Blue Window, the Seattle Times and Harness
Racing Update.
Education:
- 12.01.2005
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Work Experience:
01.01.2013 -
Business Reporter
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
Covers steel, unions, the ports, oil refining, the Chicago Assembly Plant, heavy industry,start-ups, craft brewing, banks, supermarkets, commercial construction, restaurants and other beats, as well as the arts, food and travel for the features section.
Manages six different Times Facebook pages, including NWI Steel, NWI Workplace, 219 Entertainment, Highland Community, Griffith Community and Gary Community.
Prolifically shares Times content on social media, built a large audience on Twitter and
Facebook.
Writes feature-length articles for IN Business Magazine, often writing the cover story.
Hosted the Daily Business Roundup show on the Times Facebook page.
Panelist on the That's So Region podcast, sometime contributor to the Byline Podcast.
Multimedia journalist who takes photos, creates slideshows and live-streams breaking news and events. Set a Times record for single-day web traffic on a slideshow. Nearly always one of the top daily authors on Chartbeat.
Served as lead writer on a number of series, including The Region in 50 Objects, 50 Dishes of the South Shore, and 50 Craft Beers of the South Shore. Conceived of, wrote and photographed the entire Travel Indiana series.
Blogs about art, culture, craft beer and the military.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
Covers steel, unions, the ports, oil refining, the Chicago Assembly Plant, heavy industry,start-ups, craft brewing, banks, supermarkets, commercial construction, restaurants and other beats, as well as the arts, food and travel for the features section.
Manages six different Times Facebook pages, including NWI Steel, NWI Workplace, 219 Entertainment, Highland Community, Griffith Community and Gary Community.
Prolifically shares Times content on social media, built a large audience on Twitter and
Facebook.
Writes feature-length articles for IN Business Magazine, often writing the cover story.
Hosted the Daily Business Roundup show on the Times Facebook page.
Panelist on the That's So Region podcast, sometime contributor to the Byline Podcast.
Multimedia journalist who takes photos, creates slideshows and live-streams breaking news and events. Set a Times record for single-day web traffic on a slideshow. Nearly always one of the top daily authors on Chartbeat.
Served as lead writer on a number of series, including The Region in 50 Objects, 50 Dishes of the South Shore, and 50 Craft Beers of the South Shore. Conceived of, wrote and photographed the entire Travel Indiana series.
Blogs about art, culture, craft beer and the military.
01.01.2006 - 01.01.2013
General Assignment Reporter
Daily Journal |
Led an investigation that ousted the administration of a police department.
Covered the Super Bowl festivities in Indianapolis, the Richmond Hill subdivision explosion and other major events.
Daily Journal |
Led an investigation that ousted the administration of a police department.
Covered the Super Bowl festivities in Indianapolis, the Richmond Hill subdivision explosion and other major events.
01.01.2001 - 01.01.2004
Infantryman
U.S. Army |
U.S. Army |
01.01.2001 -
Government Beat Stringer
Indianapolis Star |
Indianapolis Star |
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Matt Saltanovitz, former Times Business Editor, 219.798.0618, msaltanovitz@iedc.in.gov
Michele Holtkamp, Daily Journal Editor, 317.736.2774, mholtkamp@dailyjournal.net
Ruth Witmer, Indiana Daily Student Adviser, 812.855.0763, adviser@idsnews.com
Occupations:
Freelance Writer, Multimedia Specialist/Multimedia Digital Journalist, Reporter-Business, Reporter-General-
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