Ken Picard
Senior Staff Writer at Seven Days
- Role
- Staff Writer at Seven Days
- Location
- Burlington, VT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ken Picard
Seasoned journalist with more than 25 years of experience in the newspaper industry…
Experience
Staff Writer
Oct 2002 — Present · Burlington, VT, US
Seasoned journalist with more than 20 years of experience writing and reporting major news, features and investigative stories that aim to inform and entertain readers, influence policymakers and improve Vermonters’ lives. Frequent guest on local broadcast news outlets, including WCAX, WPTZ, Vermont Public Television and Vermont Public Radio. Monthly contributor to KIDS VT, Seven Days’ award-winning parenting magazine. Notable honors include winter of the 2013 \"Vermont\'s Best Print Journalist\" and the 2006 “Mavis Doyle Award” for exceptional statewide reporting that stresses fairness, accuracy and promotion of the public interest. Guest lecturer at the University of Vermont, Champlain College and St. Michael’s College. Former adjunct professor of journalism at Northern Vermont University—Johnson.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Master’s Degree, Writing for Television and Film
1991 — 1994
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
1983 — 1987
Skills
- Editing
- Copy Editing
- Newsletters
- Magazines
- Publishing
- Feature Articles
- Wordpress
- New Media
- News Writing
- Web Content
- Publications
- Ap Style
- Newspaper
- Editorial
- Creative Writing
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Photography
- Blogging
- Newspapers
- Publicity
- Copywriting
- Social Networking
- Journalism
- Investigative Reporting
- Social Media
- Public Speaking
- Writing
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