Contact:

tmcmeekin@gmail.com

Work Samples

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"Stepping Forward"

"Stepping Forward: Youth in Transition" is an hourlong documentary on transitional foster youth. ( View the entire program on YouTube)

"Point News Now"

"Point News Now" on U-View Television ( View other news packages on YouTube)

Point Park News Service

Bunny Buddies Embrace House Rabbits Year-Round (April 5, 2010)
Pittsburgh prepares to celebrate water (March 12, 2010)
Journalists are gifts from God (March 6, 2010)
Mexico City serves up salsa (January 23, 2010)
Rachel Tokarski (bio) (February 2, 2010)

Alternative Reality Web Zine

I am an occasional writer and blogger for ARWZ.com, an online literary magazine specializing in alternative reality fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical and cross-genres.

Tom's Blog: Rebel Without a TARDIS [ Subscribe via RSS ]
"Mirror Mirror, by Gregory Maguire" (review) 6/12/08
"Moonlight" (review) 4/24/08
"Stardust, by Neil Gaiman" (review) 3/20/08
"Strike: In the end, fans will follow the writers to the edge of the universe" (editorial) 11/28/07
"Pushing Daisies" (review) 11/6/07

The Clarion Call

I was Editor-in-Chief of The Clarion Call newspaper for three semesters and wrote over 30 published stories. (2003-2006)

"CampusFest Chair quit Tuesday night"
(This story was awarded an Honorable Mention for a News Story by the Society for Collegiate Journalists.
"University employees negotiate with SSHE" (news)
"Walking away those extra miles" (editorial)

Publication Design

Newspapers
I have edited and done layout for both broadsheet and tabloid publications. During my time at The Clarion Call, I also led a complete redesign and moved from tabloid to broadsheet, a change that the newspaper staff and university administration had wanted for several years.

Newsletters
I have edited and done all layout for newsletters for several library groups.

T.A.B. Times, November 2002: front / back
T.A.B. Times, Summer 2003: front / back
Teen Scene at Clarion Free Library: front / back
SLANT - SLA News Today: page one (please e-mail to see more)

Brochures

Advertising Rates Trifold (The Clarion Call): front / back
(This project was originally done as a class assignment, and was then adapted slightly before use.)

Contact Me

Please contact me at tmcmeekin@gmail.com if you have any questions, or to inquire about my availabilty for full-time, part-time, or freelance work.

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