Theodore Munoz

Proposed articles for publication including a story about a

church celebrating150 years of existence. The church dated back to the time an Irish Immigrant inspired

by the clay soil of the city of Elgin, founded a brick company that built

housing for employees including one

housing unit where religous services

were held.

I wrote a feature article about a cemetery in Bastrop that was being renovated in 2008. The cemetery was built for mexican native workers working for a coal mine in Bastrop.

Coal mines in Bastrop shut down in the 1940's As a free-lance writer for

the Bastrop Advertiser I wrote profiles

of two ministers who led the largest

congregations in Bastrop. I wrote a front page feature about a center facing budget cuts that helped children of abused households.

• Researched and reported news stories relevant to community interests and concerns.
• Conducted interviews with local officials, residents, and experts to gather diverse perspectives.
• Wrote clear, engaging articles that adhered to publication deadlines and style guidelines.
• Collaborated with editors to refine content and enhance overall article quality.

I served as a reporter with the Washington Post metro desk.

As a reporter with the Washington post metro desk, I received mostly deadline assignments. In some occaisions the desk published several by-line stories by me in one edition. I was given mostly daily deadline material. My assignment to the metro desk was awarded to me under the

auspices of a internship.

As a news aid for the Southwest Bureau of the Washington post i worked with pulitzer prize-winning journalist David Maraniss. After being hired by Maraniss I was commissioned to write about the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 signed by Ronald Reagan. Maraniss and I wrote a series of articles documenting a families progress in seeking amnesty

under the new immigration law. After completing a year of

employment with the bureau I was assigned to work at the

metro desk in Washington DC.

As a reporter with the Austin American-Statesman I was assigned to general assignments and worked night-time and week-end police beat. My assignment as a reporter with the

Austin American-Statesman was under the assignment of an

intern.

As a reporter with the San Antonio Light, I was assigned to civic events sponsored by Mayor Henry Cisneros.I became

a general assignments reporter