Darren Benson
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, WRITER AND EDITOR
Darren Benson
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, WRITER AND EDITOR
ABOUT ME
Career journalist in search
of my next opportunity
as a communications leader
I’m a Texas-based journalist with more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor. I spent the past 16 years at The Eagle, a community newspaper serving Bryan-College Station, Texas. I managed the paper’s newsroom, coordinating daily news coverage, feature writing and breaking news, as well as photography, videography and digital strategy.
WORK
THE EAGLE
Editor
Bryan-College Station, Texas
Managed a newsroom for a daily community newspaper, setting the direction and editorial strategy. I was responsible for oversight of the newspaper's reporting, editing and photography staff, along with interns and freelance contributors.
THE RECORD
News editor
Stockton, California
Responsible for the nightly production of the newspaper, ensuring the quality of stories, headlines, presentation and graphics, as well as staff development, training, scheduling and performance evaluations of a staff of 12 editors and designers.
RECORD-SEARCHLIGHT
News editor
Redding, California
In charge of an eight-person copy desk and design team, I managed the daily production of news pages, selecting wire stories and photos, designing pages and editing stories.
HERALD AND NEWS
City editor
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Managed the reporting and photo staff for a community newspaper, overseeing local news coverage and presentation.
SISKIYOU DAILY NEWS
Editor
Yreka, California
Managed the reporting staff for a community newspaper, overseeing local news coverage and presentation.
