Neil Savage
Experience:
Freelance writer/editor
Lowell, MA
March 1996 - present
full-time March 2000 - present
- Write for Discover, Technology Review, OE Magazine (see Publications).
- Contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum.
- Wrote cover story for Astronomy’s 1998 annual special issue on the
cosmos.
Associate Editor - Laser Focus World
Nashua, NH
November 1998 - March 2000
- Researched and wrote technology stories for monthly trade magazine
and business stories for biweekly newsletter and website.
- Coordinated and edited special report on optical communications.
- Solicited and edited technical features.
Assistant Editor, Technology - Laser Focus World
Nashua, NH
April 1998 - November 1998
- Researched, wrote, and edited for monthly trade magazine and biweekly
newsletter.
Writer/researcher - Discover Magazine
on Discovery Channel
Boston, MA
June 1996 - June 1997
- Researched and wrote story proposals for Emmy-nominated weekly science
magazine series.
- Generated ideas for stories and episodes, including “Fatal Flaws,”
aired 1/21/98.
- Helped rewrite and fact-check scripts.
Research assistant - Douglas Starr, co-director, Boston University Science Journalism
program
Boston, MA
September 1995 - May 1996
Health and education reporter - Bristol Press
Bristol, CT
May 1993 - August 1995
- Covered health, social services, hospitals, and schools, for 21,000-circulation
daily newspaper.
- Broke numerous stories, including one on a pair of deaths from meningitis.
- Backed up police reporter.
Reporter - Bristol Press
Bristol, CT
September 1992- August 1993
- Headed one-person bureau as general-assignment reporter in a town of
12,000.
Editor - Bedford Minute-Man (Beacon Communications)
Bedford, MA
January 1990 - August 1992
- Wrote editorials, columns, and stories for weekly newspaper.
- Hired, supervised, and trained staff of three.
Editor - Inside Westboro (Beacon Communications)
Westboro, MA
August 1989 - January 1990
- Started up twice-weekly newspaper.
- Hired and supervised staff.
- Determined areas of coverage.
- Assigned and edited stories.
- Laid out each issue and supervised production.
Assistant editor - Billerica Minute-Man (Beacon Communications)
Billerica, MA
May 1988 - August 1989
- Covered town government, police and fire beats, and features for weekly
newspaper.
- Assisted in layout and production.
Reporter - The Beacon (Beacon Communications)
Maynard, MA
November 1987 - May 1988
- Covered town government, police and fire beats, and features for weekly
newspaper.
Editorial assistant - Publications Office, University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
June 1984 October 1987
- Proofread and copyedited catalogues, brochures, and booklets.
Education:
M.S. in Science
Journalism
Boston University, Boston, MA
January, 1997
B.A. in
English
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
May, 1986
Awards:
- 1999, American
Society of Business Press Editors — silver (shared), special report/special
section
- 1995, Council for the Advancement
of Science Writing — recipient of Nate Haseltine Memorial Scholarship
- 1995, Society of Professional Journalists
— first place, spot news; second place, feature writing; second place, business
news
- 1994, Council for the Advancement
of Science Writing — fellowship to attend 34th annual New Horizons in
Science briefing
- 1994, Society of Professional Journalists
— first place, in-depth news; second place, spot news; second place, feature
writing
- 1993, Society of Professional Journalists
— second place, spot news
- 1992, New England Press Association
— second place, election coverage
- 1991, New England Press Association
— honorable mention, general excellence
- 1990, New England Press Association
— honorable mention, general excellence
1989, New England Press Association —
first place (shared), editorial; honorable mention, education reporting -
1988, New England Press Association —
second place, investigative reporting
Memberships:
National Association of Science Writers
New England Science Writers
-- president
American Society of Journalists and Authors
Contact:
mail Neil Savage
Last update: Feb. 5, 2003
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