Author of “How To Become A Multimedia Superhero”

                                           Tipsheet for journalists

· Nominated for the Heywood Broun Award (2004)

 

· Nominated for Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2004)

                           

· Boston Globe Impact Awards

    - candidates debate (Fall 2002)

    - breaking news coverage (November 2004)

             - Fernald State School coverage (September 2004)

 * Member of National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association

 

 * Member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

 

 * Currently serving as President of the New England SPJ chapter (NESPJ)

 

 * Established NESPJ journalism scholarship fund

 

 *Organized several SPJ chapter events, including a tour of the Christian Science Monitor,                 and a standing-room-only Media 101 workshop in Boston, Mass.

 

 *Accepted  SPJ’s "Outstanding Professional Chapter Award" at the 2004 SPJ                      conference in New York City

 

Conferences I’ve attended:

                        Criminal Justice Journalists – Washington, DC - 2000

                        Investigative Reporters and Editors – New York, NY -  2000

                        National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association – New York, NY – 2004

                        National Writers Workshop – Hartford, CT – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

                        Nieman Conference – Cambridge, MA – 2003

                        SPJ Regional Conference – Syracuse, NY – 2002

                        SPJ Regional Conference -  New York , NY – 2004

                        SPJ Regional Conference – Rutgers University, NJ - 2006

Emily Sweeney

journalist /online media producer

      Member of The Boston Globe Speakers Bureau

·  Massachusetts Press Association Newspaper Contest

                    1^st place, feature writing  (June 2000)

 

·  American Heart Association

                     Feature writing award (2000)

 

·  New England Press Association Awards

                     - Business/economics coverage (honorable mention)

                     - Investigative reporting (3^rd place)

                     - Nominee for Journalist of the Year (2000)

 

·  Community Newspaper Co. Editorial Excellence Awards

            News writing – Fall 1999

            News writing – Winter 1999

            Feature writing – Winter 1999

            Business reporting – Spring 2000

            News writing – Spring 2000

            Education coverage – Summer 2000

            Feature writing – Fall 2000

            News writing – Winter 2000

            Analysis/Enterprise reporting – Spring 2001

 

 

· originally appeared in Editor & Publisher (September 2006)

 

·  republished in Quill magazine (December 2006)

 

·  currently used in journalism courses at Columbia University, Ohio University, and Towson University

 

·  featured in the study guide for the 2006 Online News Association conference               

      Web Projects at The Boston Globe

· Started shooting and editing video for the web (2005)

· Created a Myspace page for The Boston Globe (2006)

·  Launched The Boston Globe’s first video blog (2006)

·  Developed widget for The Boston Globe’s Flipside blog (February 2007)

       Journalism Evaluation Work

· List of past speaking engagements

· Judge - 2005 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, online journalism

· Judge - 2007 Sunshine State Journalism Awards    

On June 9, 2007, one of my videos  was shown at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles as part of the first annual Pixelodeon Festival. 

       Pixelodeon Festival