William "Rick" Martinez
Orangevale,CA
Summary
Twenty-nine years experience reporting and editing local, state, national and international news at newspapers in California, Pennsylvania and Hong Kong. Also deeply experienced at editing online stories.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Copy Editor
The International New York Times
04.2010 - 12.2023
For the international edition of The New York Times I edited stories for accuracy and grammar, trimmed the body to fit the news hole and wrote headlines, readouts, pull-quotes, refers and standalone cutlines. I also regularly served as Day Editor for The Times, giving stories a first read and preparing slugs for the copy desk. I still work for The Times on an as-needed basis.
Capitol Bureau Chief
Calkins Media
01.2003 - 01.2005
Served as the bureau chief for five newspapers in the Calkins Media media chain, circulation 250,000. I worked out of the Pennsylvania Statehouse covering the governor and both houses of the Legislature.
Reporter
Bucks County Courier Times
02.1994 - 01.2003
Enterprise, environmental, transportation and government reporter for the Courier Times, circulation 77,000. Covered the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions in 1996 and 2000. Also, was lead reporter for Calkins Media at the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton.
Reporter
Sacramento Bee
01.1992 - 01.1994
Reporter covering local issues and the Sacramento City Council.
Education
Government-Journalism
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CASkills
Decades of experience working with reporters, editors and the public For the past four years I have worked from home
Timeline
Copy Editor
The International New York Times
04.2010 - 12.2023
Capitol Bureau Chief
Calkins Media
01.2003 - 01.2005
Reporter
Bucks County Courier Times
02.1994 - 01.2003
Reporter
Sacramento Bee
01.1992 - 01.1994
Government-Journalism
California State University, Sacramento
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