Ryan Teague Beckwith
Objective Experience Other Book Education Awards
Objective
To be Humphrey Bogart in "Deadline-U.S.A."
Experience
Feb. 2007-
Blogger, Under the Dome, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
Manage daily blog on state and national politics in North Carolina, including the legislature, state elected officials, Congressional delegation and 2008 Democratic presidential primary. Conduct regular podcast. Research political profiles. Oversee team of interns and edit posts submitted by other reporters. Created and designed blog and related political material. Named the best N.C. political blog by readers of The Fix. Regularly ranked most influential by Blog Net News.
See reviews of Under the Dome.
Aug. 2004-Feb. 2007
Reporter, The News & Observer.
Covered Wake County government, including county commissioners, social services, sheriff's department, public library system. Contributed general assignment and enterprise stories on public policy issues in Wake County, such as problems with tax assessments. Created and maintained WakePol blog.
Feb. 2003-Aug. 2004
Reporter, The News & Observer.
Covered the towns of Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon. Contributed general assignment and enterprise stories on public policy issues in Wake County and across the state.
2000-Aug. 2001
Reporter/Features Editor, The Daily World, Aberdeen, Wash.
Covered Port of Grays Harbor and local economic development. Wrote enterprise stories on such topics as the long-term effects of Wal-Mart on downtown. Assigned and edited 1,200-word profiles each week.
1999-2000
Reporter/Assistant Copy Editor, The Daily World.
Covered county and state government. Conceived, wrote, edited and designed 88-page special section on local history. Wrote enterprise stories on such topics as the struggles of gay teen-agers in rural Grays Harbor.
Sept. 1997-1999
Reporter, The Daily World.
Covered City of Aberdeen,
state prison, local government. Wrote in-depth profiles. Helped cover
education, police and court beats. Wrote three-part series on the demolition
of the historic Finch Building.
Other Experience
Adjunct Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Taught Journalism 153, undergraduate writing course. Advised students on writing on deadline, basics of reporting, grammar and punctuation.
Fall 2004
Visiting Instructor, N.C. State University, Raleigh.
Taught English 214, undergraduate editing course. Advised students on writing consulting, Associated Press style, grammar and punctuation.
1999-2000
Journalism Instructor, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen.
Taught community college journalism course part-time. Advised student newspaper staff on legal, ethical and technical issues. Assisted students writing freelance articles.
Book Publication
Winter 2001
Co-Editor and Co-Author, "On the Harbor: From Black Friday to Nirvana," published by The Daily World Press. Conceived, wrote and edited 204-page book on Grays Harbor history with John C. Hughes, editor of The Daily World. More than 5,000 copies sold.
May 2002
Master of Science, Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
May 1997
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric and Media Studies, Willamette University, Salem, Ore.
Winter 1996
International Studies Program, Tokyo International University, Kawagoe, Japan.
1998-2000
National Writers Workshop, The Poynter Institute, Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.
Awards
August 2008
1998-2000
Society of Professional Journalists, Pacific Northwest chapter. First place in government reporting, third place in comprehensive coverage, honorable mention in profiles, 2000. Second place in profiles, 1999. Honorable mention in profiles, 1998.
Spring 2000