About Me:
MICHELLE THOMPSON
JOURNALIST
Writer. Editor. Photographer.
Edmonton, Alta.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Edmonton Sun
Edmonton, Alta
Political reporter / editor
June 2008 to present
• Cover city hall bureau and all issues related to civic politics
• Acting assignment editor on rotating weekends and occasional week nights
• Shoot video, take photographs, and file stories regularly to ensure online content is fresh
• Regularly update the Sun's website to ensure stories are recent and arranged appropriately
• Extremely active in social media as a means of promoting stories and my newspaper
Cowichan Valley News Leader
Duncan, B.C.
Reporter / photographer / editor
Jan. 2007 to April 2008
• Covered federal and provincial politics, education and other beats for
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