JOSEPH K.

YERARDI
EXPERIENCE

210.363.4865 joe.yerardi@gmail.com www.joeyerardi.com

2010 Present
09/2013-Present

inewsource (San Diego, CA) Investigative Reporter/Data Specialist Report data-driven investigative stories of local interest via online, radio and television platforms Assist reporters in utilizing data in investigative projects Update and expand online repository of databases, maps and other interactive elements San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX) Data Editor Write data-driven stories of local and regional interest Assist beat and projects reporters in utilizing data in daily and enterprise coverage Produce data visualizations for print and online

04/2012-08/2013

The Center for Public Integrity (Washington, DC) 01/2012-04/2012 Computer-Assisted Reporting Intern Computer-assisted reporting intern on the data desk of the nations largest nonprofit, investigative newsroom Used relational database programs to provide data analysis for staff-written and freelance stories Assisted in the creation of unique campaign finance databases cataloguing Super PAC contributions and expenditures Missouri Lawyers Weekly (Columbia, MO) 08/2011-01/2012 Freelance Writer Contract writer for the verdicts & settlements section of legal newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri Wrote at least one article per week using combination of court and police documents, electronic resources and interviews Contributed occasional research work for the publication News21 (Phoenix, AZ) 05/2011-07/2011 Reporting Fellow Part of a 16-person team that produced original investigative reporting on the nation's food safety infrastructure Wrote a long-form, investigative story on the epidemiological response to food-borne outbreaks Performed database analysis for the project, including creating previously nonexistent databases from scratch National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (Columbia, MO) Database Library Assistant Used relational database programs to perform data analyses on behalf of client news organizations Filed public records requests to maintain and update library of databases Columbia Missourian (Jefferson City, MO) State Capitol Reporter Wrote spot news and enterprise stories on public policy and campaign politics Wrote breaking news briefs for the web 08/2010-12/2011

08/2010-12/2010

REPORTING SKILLS
Advanced proficiency with spreadsheet (Excel) and relational database (Access, Navicat for MySQL, SQL Server) software Intermediate proficiency with computer-mapping (ESRI ArcGIS, Quantum GIS) and data visualization (Google Fusion Tables, Tableau Public) software Basic proficiency with statistical analysis (IBM SPSS) software and markup and style sheet languages (HTML and CSS)

EDUCATION
University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) Master of Arts Degree in Journalism (Concentration: Investigative Reporting) New York University (New York, NY) Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Journalism and History

2006 Present
2010-2012

2006-2010