Robert Boos
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MAS-GIS Program |
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Education: |
• Master of Applied Science in geographic information science; 2007; Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. |
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Areas of Specialization: |
Research, reporting, writing and editing for publication. Drupal, WordPress and Joomla content management systems; HTML, XML, CSS, KML; multimedia production and design; photography, podcast and audio/video production, editing and distribution on the Internet. |
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Research Activities: |
I am a newspaper journalist-turned data cruncher, researcher and Internet technologist. I have spent the last 18 years working various roles in the newspaper business; reporter, editor, Web and multimedia producer, and GIS and data analyst. The journalism world gets smaller, but the tools available to journalists broaden and get more technical. I took up GIS as a way to introduce new tools to journalism. I am a longtime Arizona resident. I love world travel, SCUBA diving, mountain biking, desert hiking, GPS, GIS, road trips, backpacking, technology, spicy food, PBS, foreign films, new places, the Sonoran sun, the Mexican moon, ocean waves, futbol, dogs, anything death-defying, deadlines, working hard, staying up too late, getting up too early, and good, strong coffee. |
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Publications: |
• The East Valley Tribune • The Arizona Republic |
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Courses Taught: |
- JMC 425 Online Media; Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University. - New Media Academy; Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University. |
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Professional Experience: |
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC/AZCENTRAL.COM — OCTOBER 1997 TO JULY 2009 Azcentral.com is The Arizona Republic online, and the nation’s ninth-largest newspaper-affiliated Web site. • A1 Online Coordinator, First Amendment Team – April 2008 to July 2009 WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — JANUARY 2008 TO PRESENT • Associate Professor – January 2008 to present CHANDLER ARIZONAN TRIBUNE — MARCH 1992 TO OCTOBER 1996 • General assignment reporter |
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Community Outreach: |
- Asian American Journalists Association - Society of Professional Journalists |