Jonathan Newton

• Researched and gathered information to develop accurate and credible stories.
• Developed story ideas and conducted interviews with industry experts and executives.
• Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
• Organized material, determined area of emphasis and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
• Continued producing daily, digital, subscriber-based newsletter for Foodwire AB (see below for details), including web publishing, through June 2023.
• Compiled daily news digests and summaries in English for a number of other corporate customers.
• Translated several books, news articles, and press releases, either from Swedish to English or vice versa.
• Some other freelance work within the media sector.
• Utilised a very wide variety of software, both proprietary and commercially available, to produce professional pieces. These include, but were by no means limited to, MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Wordpress, and many others.

(Short-term contract)

• Wrote and published articles for leading Christian daily, for print and online channels, including coordinating images and layout with editors to deliver proper presentation, all according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• Produced and edited video versions of some stories.
• Developed story ideas and conducted interviews.
• Participated in editorial meetings to discuss story ideas and content, and collaborated with editors and other staff members to refine story angles and content.
• Evaluated, researched, and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop ideas for accurate and credible stories.
• Attended press conferences and other media events to gather relevant information and quotes for stories.
• Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
• Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics.
• Wrote special reports.
• Fact-checked breaking news headlines by performing background research.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current events and trends.
• Applied understanding of public opinion, social media, and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories.
• Edited, proofread and fact-checked content produced by other staff members for accuracy.

(Various short-term contracts)

• Wrote, edited and produced stories for broadcast and digital channels of leading nationwide public service radio news outlet.
• Organised, edited, and presented news bulletins live to a national audience.
• Organised, edited, and published news stories online, including finding, producing, coordinating, and publishing relevant images and audio clips.
• Anchored popular broadcast programmes with leading ratings and audience engagement.
• Edited and proofed other staff members' stories for peak accuracy, clarity, and quality.
• Conducted interviews and produced news audio clips whenever needed.
• Collaborated with editors and other journalists to create compelling content.
• Utilized Photoshop to produce professional pieces.
• Researched a large number of foreign media in several different languages to find newsworthy stories.
• Wrote and read news headlines and scripts for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
• Collaborated with producers to develop newscasts.
• Presented developments in stories in live broadcasts and recordings.
• Fact-checked breaking news headlines by performing background research.

(Various short-term contracts)

• Wrote, edited and produced stories for broadcast and digital channels of leading local public service radio channel.
• Researched and gathered information to develop accurate and credible stories, with special focus on business and finance.
• Anchored and produced news bulletins, shows, breaking news, teasers, and on-air comments.
• Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and audio to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
• Engaged heavily with audience on social media both to promote content, engage in discussions and feedback, and cultivate sources.
• Collaborated with producers to develop newscasts, promotions and teases.
• Developed story ideas and conducted interviews.
• Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
• Cultivated relationships with sources and other contacts to support leads and story development.
• Participated in editorial meetings to discuss story ideas and content.
• Collaborated with editors and other journalists to refine story angles and create compelling content.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current events and trends.
• Edited fellow staff members' reports to achieve peak accuracy and quality.
• Used Photoshop to produce online content.
• Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
• Selected material to develop interesting and professional presentations for different formats.

• Wrote and edited daily news briefing for industry professionals within the food, drinks, and retail industry.
• EU Correspondent in Brussels 2006-2008.
• Published news online, as daily newsletters, and in print. ¨
• Published English-language version of Foodwire's news output.
• Eventually had sole responsibility for the online and newsletter output.
• Covered a wide variety of financial, business, and political news, including interviewing government ministers, EU officials, business leaders and officials, and various others.
• Covered large multinational companies as well as small family-owned businesses, including in-depth analysis and breaking stories.

(Series of short-term contracts totalling 19 months of full-time work during the period.)

• Wrote and presented hourly (sometimes half-hourly) radio news bulletins syndicated to a wide variety of commercial radio stations nationwide, for the leading news agency in Sweden.
• Reported news on special occasions from the field for radio and other agency output.
• Refined skills at providing correct, balanced, impartial, and trustworthy news, to be presented under the TT brand, which has an exceptional standing and reputation in Sweden.
• Gained considerable experience at condensing long and intricate texts into items that would fit a two-minute (sometimes one-minute) bulletin format.
• Gained considerable experience in working with breaking news under pressure.
• Gained valuable insights into the inner workings of a major national news agency.

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