Benjamin Rosenberg

Phone: 650-576-4931  • Email: bxrosenberg@comcast.net  • Twitter: @bxrosenberg

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA EXPERIENCE

The Commercial Dispatch                                                                                                September 2023—Present

Mississippi State Beat Reporter                                                                                                           Starkville, Miss.

• Provide in-depth coverage of all Mississippi State sports, including football, basketball and baseball
• Write breaking news, features, game stories, sidebars, profiles and long-form pieces; 6-10 articles per week
• Co-host weekly MSU sports podcast with news, analysis and commentary on Bulldogs football and other sports
• Assist with high school football coverage during fall season

Valley News                                                                                                                                         Oct. 2021—Aug. 2023

Sports Reporter                                                                                                                                West Lebanon, NH

• Covered Dartmouth College athletics, with a focus on football, as well as 14 high schools in New Hampshire and Vermont
• Write breaking news, features, game stories, profiles and long-form pieces; 4-5 articles published per week
• Coordinate photo assignments, compile local roundups, enter sports schedules into print and web systems

The Daily Northwestern                                                                                                            Oct. 2017—June 2021

Reporter and Editor                                                                                                                                     Evanston, IL

• Wrote roughly two sports articles per week, including recaps, previews, features and columns on football, basketball, softball and other teams for Northwestern’s award-winning campus newspaper
• Spearheaded annual 48-page Orientation Issue in 2019, mailed to all incoming Northwestern students
• Managed a staff of 12 sports reporters, editing all articles and seeing them through to publication
• Served as sports editor, assistant sports editor, copy chief, summer managing editor and web editor

Vox.com                                                                                                                          Sept. 2020—Nov. 2020

Politics and Policy Intern                                                           Washington, DC (remote due to COVID-19)

• Composed Vox’s daily newsletter, Sentences, emailing summarized versions of top news stories to more than 130,000 subscribers every Monday through Friday
• Wrote breaking news stories and explanatory articles on the 2020 election and U.S. politics generally
• Assisted other reporters with special projects, including Senate policy research and debate transcripts

Cape Cod Times                                                                                                           June 2020—Aug. 2020

Reporting Intern                                                                                   Hyannis, MA (remote due to COVID-19)

• Covered the Cape Cod Baseball League and Falmouth Road Race, writing 2-3 features and news updates per week for print and online newspaper, Cape Cod’s largest daily news source
• Contributed to local news and other sports coverage in Barnstable County on tourism and COVID-19

Softball America                                                                                                          May 2019—Sept. 2021

Freelance Reporter                                                                                                                    Various Locations

• Wrote 600-1,000-word news features and player profiles on college and professional softball
• Covered NCAA Regionals, Tokyo Olympics, and the Athletes Unlimited pro league
• Researched top high school and travel softball players for recruiting rankings

Medill News Service                                                                                                    Jan. 2020—Mar. 2020

Reporter                                                                                                                                        Washington, D.C.

• Reported on education policy, writing 10-plus real-time stories and four enterprise stories over 11 weeks
• Covered Senate impeachment trial, State of the Union address and South Carolina Democratic primary
• Pitched story ideas, compiled source lists, fact-checked interviews, wrote headlines

Chicago Bandits                                                                                                          June 2019—Aug. 2019

Media Relations Intern                                                                                                                      Rosemont, IL

• Wrote 15 game recaps and press releases and pitched a feature to Softball America
• Compiled game notes prior to each home series, complete with statistics for both teams as well as a comprehensive series preview
• Assisted interns in other departments, taking phone calls, working guest relations and selling tickets

UpStart                                                                                                                            June 2018—Aug. 2018

Marketing and Development Intern                                                                                                   Oakland, CA

• Wrote a feature story on an UpStart teen program by conducting live interviews with participants
• Investigated donor prospects, both individuals and foundations, compiled report of potential donors
• Researched reporters; compiled a list of those who might want to highlight UpStart’s work

EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism                                                                      2021   

Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Journalism, Minor in History                                          Evanston, IL    

Relevant Courses: Journalism in Practice, Media Law and Ethics, Sports Commentary

ACTIVITIES

Society of Professional Journalists, Medill Student Chapter                    Jan. 2018—Aug. 2020

Co-President                                                                                                                                         Evanston, IL

• Led all chapter meetings, assigned responsibilities to officers, recruited 12 new members in one year
• Organized chapter events including professional speakers, fundraisers and resume workshops
• Coordinated with other student journalism identity group leaders to form NU Press Association

SKILLS

Editing: Proficient in AP Style

Technical: Proficient in Salesforce, Google Analytics, Google Drive, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Language: Six years learning Spanish; conversational and written proficiency