PATRICIA SULLIVAN

The Washington Post
Washington D.C.
November 2001 to present
  • Reporter, Metro section, assigned to obituaries, writing life stories of Rosa Parks, Betty Friedan, the brightest boy of 1929 the inventor of Valium, scientific superstar Francis Crick and a crowd of Watergate figures. The most recent ones. In addition, a tech flashback and Marvin Gaye's legacy.
  • Local Technology Editor, assignment editor for a team of reporters who cover technology companies based around Washington D.C. and who write for a page in the daily newspaper business section and on the Washingtonpost.com's Washtech section.
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    The Industry Standard
    San Francisco
    November 1999 to June 2001
  • Executive Editor, Online. Top editor for The Industry Standard web site, from the newsmagazine of the Internet Economy. Hired and managed 32 web reporters, editors, copyeditors and content managers, assigned stories, coordinated with print editors and off-site editors, worked with non-editorial departments and senior vice president for online operations. Guided redesign of site. Doubled site's page views, quadrupled number of original online stories per day.
  • West Coast News Editor. Managed three web reporters and copyeditor, assigned print and online reporters stories, coordinated with print editors and off-site news editors, published news throughout the day on web site.
    • San Jose Mercury News
    San Jose, California
    March 1996 to October 1999
  • Editor of SiliconValley.com, the technology site of Mercury Center, the online version of the San Jose Mercury News. Created the highly successful Good Morning Silicon Valley, a daily, hyper-linked technology column with 50,000-plus subscribers. Designed and produced many special projects, including leading the online coverage of the Microsoft antitrust trial, and a series on the cost of living in Silicon Valley.
    • Freelance Writer
    Missoula, Montana
    November 1995 to March 1996
  • Freelance journalism. Wrote and edited a WWW catalogue for Lycos Inc.
  • Web page designer (personal, business and non-profit organization pages.)
    • John S. Knight Journalism Fellow
    Stanford University
    September 1992 to June 1993
  • Competitive fellowship program for mid-career journalists at Stanford University. Studied law, literature, feminism and creative writing.

    • Missoulian
    Missoula, Montana
    April 1985 to November 1995
  • Co-author of the Missoulian's first Web site, which won "Top 5%" award in October 1995.
  • Team Leader and Reporter. Lead responsibility for "daily life" coverage while primarily responsible for reporting social issues. Wrote a month-long series in March 1995 on women in Montana history. Reported on the militia movement before, during and after it became a national phenomenon. Previous full-time assignments included the local government beat and statewide university system beat. Won regional awards for both assignments. Designed and produced a locally-oriented gardens page. See some clips.
  • Business Editor and columnist. Responsible for twice-weekly section, wrote a weekly column and daily stories as well. Supervised one employee. Emphasized workplace issues.
  • Night City Editor. Supervised three regional staffers, two state capital reporters, and stringers. Edited local and wire copy. Supervised local copy and reporters at night. Worked closely with feature and city editors and with the copy desk.
  • Business Writer. Created consumer and labor beats at this paper as well as covering traditional business news.
    • Fort Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
    January 1979 to September 1984
  • Transportation Writer. Covered airport expansion, freeway construction, seaport operation.
  • Consumer Writer. Concentrated on white-collar crime, scams and frauds. A series on a bogus travel agency resulted in felony indictment and conviction. Stories also put an auto-transport firm accused of car theft out of business.
  • Education Writer. Covered nation's 10th largest school district in a highly competitive area.
  • Staff Writer. Covered Haitian refugees, two Miami riots, Hurricane David and was the regular backup reporter in three legislative sessions.
    • Herald-News
    Joliet, Illinois
    June 1977 to December 1978
  • Staff reporter. Covered the outlying city halls and a year-round school district.
    • The Milwaukee Journal
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    May 1976 to May 1977
  • Stringer, summer intern.
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    AWARDS
  • Digital Edge Award, Newspaper Association of America, 2000
    For the best vertical site, SiliconValley.com
  • Digital Edge Award, Newspaper Association of America, 1999
    For the Microsoft antitrust trial site.
  • Best online special section, Editor & Publisher, 1998
    For creating, producing and editing the Microsoft antitrust trial site. Also a runner-up for Best Online Business Section for Good Morning Silicon Valley column.
  • Editor's award, San Jose Mercury News, 1996
    For developing and writing a successful daily web column on technology news.
  • Journalism and Women Symposium
    President, September 1999-2000.
    Program chair for annual fall convention, September 1999.
    Elected to board in September 1995.
    Program chair for Spring Computer Camp, 1998 and 1999.
  • C.B. Blethen Award, Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association
    Spot news, first place, 1990. Spot news, second place, 1989.
  • Best of the West, a 13-state contest with no circulation categories.
    Deadline reporting, third place, 1990.
  • Pacific Northwest Society of Professional Journalists
    Government reporting, first place, 1994. Social issues reporting, second place, 1991. Spot news, first place,1990. Spot news, second place, 1989. Comprehensive coverage, first place, 1985. Arts coverage, second place, 1985. Profile writing, third place 1985.
  • Montana Newspaper Association
    Feature writing, first place, 1991. Spot news, first place, 1988.
  • Florida Press Club.
    Spot news, first place, 1984.
  • Florida Society of Newspaper Editors.
    Depth reporting, third place, 1983.
    • EDUCATION
    Graduate work toward a master's degree in environmental studies
    at the University of Montana.
    Bachelor of arts, Marquette University, College of Journalism, May 1977.
    CONFERENCES
    Media Management in the 21st Century
    Panelist for Changing Newsroom Culture and Women at the Top. University of Colorado, Oct. 12-13, 2001.

    Enduring Values
    Panelist at New Directions for News seminar on online journalism values. Stanford University, May 21, 2001.

    Profile of an Online Newspaper
    Speaker at the Freedom Forum's annual technology conference for journalism educators. San Francisco, March 1, 1999.

    Quality Journalism in the 21st Century
    Featured panelist. Sponsored by the Project for Excellence in Journalism's Committee of Concerned Journalists, Seattle, Sept. 20, 1998.

    The Internet, Computer Journalism and Shifting Careers.
    Panelist on the opportunities on the Net for journalists. Sponsored by the Journalism and Women Symposium. September 7, 1996.

    Freedom of Speech and Extremist Movements.
    Panelist on the responsibilities of the press in covering militia movements. Sponsored by the Journalism And Women Symposium. September 9, 1995.

    Sources and Sorcery: The Ethics of Reporting.
    Lecture on "Women Investigating Women's Issues." Sponsored by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana, part of the Ethics in Public Affairs Lecture Series. February 15, 1995.

    Finding Common Ground: Gender, Justice and the Environment.
    Seminar speaker on the media's role. Sponsored by University of Montana and Craighead Wildlife-Wildlands Institute. May 7, 1994.

    References upon request