Lenny Cohen
I write the news stories others avoid because they\'re complicated and controversial. Reporter. Columnist. Thinker. Agenda-setter.
- Role
- National Online News Producer at Sinclair Inc.
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lenny Cohen
Veteran News Producer with Teaching Experience: Working on a national news website has been a highlight of my career, but other things are more important. That’s why I moved back to Philadelphia, and I’m ready to continue telling stories. Until recently, I crafted hard news and features for TheNationalDesk.com, checking every source for my articles. I also copyedited stories published by Sinclair’s local stations and began the next day’s emailed newsletter. Before my promotion, at WPEC in Florida, I wrote the stories others avoided because they were complicated and controversial. Every day, I dove into legal paperwork and arrest reports to find what was happening below the surface, breaking news regularly. Plus, I studied Ron DeSantis for more than a year, watching his news conferences, constantly clipping and tweeting soundbites as he spoke. My familiarity with the governor has become even more valuable now that he announced his run for president. I started my career in 1994, becoming an award-winning and respected TV newscast producer. Even better was creatively producing websites and social media, and serving as a station\'s digital media manager — writing news, creating graphics and getting evidence of growing my audience here in the nation\'s fourth-largest market, Philadelphia. The journalism “business” has changed — from standards to platforms to layoffs — along with the American public, and I’ve managed to survive somewhat on my own terms. In the meantime, I taught first grade for eight years. My principal saw my class website and made me electronic gradebook manager to assist co-workers when we stopped using paper gradebooks. With classroom and newsroom experience, I know how to prioritize, analyze and take the best course of action. Getting results means attention to detail, following through and following up. Please reach out if you want someone with editorial and collaborative skills, plus the highest standards of delivering accurate information. Examples of my accomplishments and teases are at CohenConnect.com. Thank you for your consideration.
Experience
National Online News Producer
Sep 2023 — Present · Arlington, VA, US
Working on the mother ship, instead of from hundreds of miles away.
Education
University of South Florida
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communications (TV News)
1989 — 1992
Poynter Institute
Poynter course Web Headlines & SEO Essentials, Digital Journalism
2015
Rice University - Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
Career Certificate, Medical Terminology specialization
Miami Dade College
Using Social Media in Business, Digital Marketing
2014
March of the Living
History
1988 — 1988
Coursera
Google IT Support Professional Certificate, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
2018
Poynter Institute
Poynter ACES Editing Certificate (6 courses), Digital Journalism
2015
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
History
1987 — 1987
North Miami Beach Sr. High
High School
1986 — 1989
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