Josh Funk

About Josh Funk

With more than two decades of experience at the Associated Press, I am an expert in…

Experience

1. Business Writer

   The Associated Press

   Sep 2005 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   I cover the railroad industry and aviation along with Warren Buffett\'s Berkshire Hathaway and a variety of other news including agriculture, meatpacking and shootings. As part of covering all the major freight railroads (Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canadian National and CPKC railroads) I write about derailments, worker concerns, railroad safety, technology improvements, contract disputes and strikes. I have also covered every major aviation disaster since I joined the beat in January and chronicled the problems at the Newark airport and FAA\'s efforts to address them and upgrade the entire air traffic control system. I\'ve also covered the last 20 years of Warren Buffett\'s \"Woodstock for Capitalists\" annual meeting and kept up with all of Warren\'s major deals. I am always juggling different stories while competing by the minute with other news organizations and websites. Follow the news that I cover at and

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Journalism

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• News Writing
• Online Journalism
• Blogging
• Research
• Feature Articles
• Problem Solving
• Headline Writing
• Speech Writing
• Business News
• Publications
• Business Reporting
• News
• Report Writing
• Storytelling
• Writing
• Beat Reporting
• Editing
• Newsletters
• Newspaper Design
• Content Development
• Online News
• Editorial
• Interviews
• Press Releases
• Investigative Reporting
• Microsoft Office
• Publishing
• Strategic Communications
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Breaking News
• Magazines
• Photography
• Fact-Checking
• Narrative Journalism
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Copy Editing
• Proofreading
• Media Relations