Biography
Resume
Writing
Contact
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5919 Racine Drive
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(269) 429-5996
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Stevensville, MI 49127
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markfontecchio(at)gmail.com
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EXPERIENCE
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2010-present
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TechTarget
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Needham, MA
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News and Site Editor
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Manage SearchOracle.com, an online news site covering Oracle Corp. database and applications, and its related blog, Eye on Oracle.
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Report and write 1-2 stories a week and 1-2 blog posts a week. Create multimedia content such as podcasts and video when necessary.
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Oversee overall health of the site, including traffic, search engine optimization, and design.
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Manage an associate editor to assist in maintenance and operation of the site.
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Stay connected with the Oracle vendor, analyst and user community, and manage freelance contributors and the related alloted budget.
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2006-2010
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TechTarget
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Needham, MA
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News Writer
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Reported and wrote stories for SearchDataCenter.com and Search400.com, two online publications at TechTarget that focus on corporate data centers and IBM's System i (formerly iSeries and AS/400) line of servers, respectively.
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Created content and assembled one of the online newsletters for Search400.com.
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Developed a schedule of stories to work on independent of editorial supervision and wrote four stories a week on average.
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Attended various conferences and events to cover IT news and trends ahead of the competition.
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2002-2006
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The Patriot Ledger
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Quincy, MA
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Reporter
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Investigated and reported all newsworthy stories in the city of Weymouth, MA. (Population: 55,000), including politics, crime, schools and features. Covered stories in additional communities as needed.
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Served as the community’s primary liaison, getting tips on story possibilities, having gained the trust of reliable sources by maintaining a regular presence.
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Worked various shifts and often independent of editorial supervision.
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2001-2002
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Community Newspaper Company
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Concord, MA
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Reporter
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Served as the only reporter in the city of Woburn, capturing all news stories.
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Served as a freelance reporter in the town of Burlington from 2000 to 2001, covering night meetings and weekend features.
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2001
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Seacoast Newspapers
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Portsmouth, NH
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Dow Jones Copy Editing Intern
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Designed layout of up to five pages per night in the front section of the Portsmouth Herald.
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Read and edited copy, checking facts, grammar and spelling.
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AWARDS
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2005: Suburban Newspapers Association second-place award for a series on a Catholic church holding a constant vigil in protest of its closing.
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2005: Inland Press Association second-place award for a series on the redevelopment of a former naval air station.
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2003: International Association of Fire Fighters Media Contest honorable mention for a story about a Stoughton firefighter in the U.S. Air Force Reserve who was deployed to Kuwait.
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2002: New England Press Association annual newspaper contest second place for a five-part series on the makeup of Woburn's business community.
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