Oliver Morrison

704 E Douglas Ave Apt 12 / Wichita, KS 67202 I 206-643-9731

Morrison.oliver@gmail.com I www.omorrison.com I @ORMorrison

Wichita Eagle: Enterprise/breaking news

May 2015 - Present

In-depth narratives and features for Sunday front page, which routinely lead website in engagement.
Covered national breaking news stories: mass shooting, Amtrak crash, presidential caucuses and largest
wildfire in state history. CUNY Alumni award for urban beat coverage for stories on immigration, criminal
justice reform, and minimum wage. Broke story picked up by Washington Post. Recycling feature won
Kansas Press Association second place. Shot, edited and produced leading videos; created data
visualizations and used variety of web tools; taught mapping and social media stories to newsroom.
Freelance

January 2015 May 2015

Reported essay in the Atlantic on conservative comedy, #1 on TheAtlantic.com, recommended by

NYtimes.com and Longform.org, rebuttal by New Yorker. Feature on colorblindness glasses reached #7
on TheAtlantic.com. Investigation into the state of New York Citys school libraries for Education Week.
Reader for the Hillman Foundation journalism prize; freelance web producer for Conde Nast Traveler.
Nypress.com / Manhattan Times / Bronx Free Press

Fall 2014

Feature articles on local plays, parades, fundraisers, art installations, businesses and festivals.
Chalkbeat Tennessee / Memphis

Summer 2014

Covered the historic rush of six new suburban school districts to open their doors on time. Highlights
included an article that tripled Chalkbeat TNs highest single day total of page views ever; invitation to
appear on weekly local PBS show Behind the Headlines to discuss pre-K reporting; a feature story on
local NPR station WKNO; more than a byline a day, including photos, audio, data analysis and video.
CityLimits.org / New York

2013-2014

Reporter, writer and photographer for stories on mayoral candidates, an election polling site, CitiBike
expansion, electric taxis in the city, community board planners, and trouble with the new GED exam.
Editor, The Newt / University of Oxford

2003-2004

Education Professional / Arkansas

2005 - 2012

KIPP Delta: Activities Coordinator. Managed six-figure budget, staff of 10, transportation, scheduling,
compliance, recruitment, hiring and event planning. Project manager of theater and gym renovations.
Teach for America: Taught English, Drama, Speech and Journalism. Director and basketball coach.

Education
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism / M.A. Journalism

2014

University of Oxford / BA in Philosophy, Politics, Economics, 1st class honors

2005

Deep Springs College / Philosophy, Biology

2002

Multimedia, Data and Language Skills

Photo: Lightroom. Spanish: Intermediate. Data: Excel. Video: Final Cut X. Audio: Marantz, Reaper.