Will Denner

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Background

Currently a sports reporter at the Chico Enterprise-Record, a 29,000-circulation daily newspaper in Chico, California. I cover a mix of preps, Chico State and Butte College athletics, and occasionally shoot photos and video.
From November 2016 to April 2018, I was the sports editor of the Madras Pioneer, a weekly newspaper covering Jefferson County. As a one-person department, I was responsible for all facets of the sports section. This includes writing a majority of stories, shooting photos and video, laying out weekly print sections using Adobe InDesign, managing Facebook and Twitter accounts, etc.
I won two awards at the 2018 Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Better Newspaper Contest” in the categories of “Best Sports Story” and “Best Sports Photo.”
Also formerly a news reporting intern at the East Oregonian via the Charles Snowden Internship Program. I covered a little bit of everything, but specialized in business and community affairs, plus an occasional sports assignment. I also wrote feature stories for the EO’s annual Round-Up Magazine and Umatilla County Fair tab.
Wrote for the Daily Emerald, the University of Oregon’s independent campus newspaper, while in college. I covered UO football, men’s basketball, golf and tennis.

Future

My ultimate career goal is to become a beat reporter for a collegiate or professional sports team. Through my experience covering both sports and news, I have a passion for reporting on daily news, though I’m always looking for big-picture topics and trends. I aim to tell stories that resonate with audiences beyond people invested in sports, and in many cases, uncover stories of people and issues that were previously unknown.

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