Elisabeth GInsburg

Glen Ridge, NJ USA
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Professional Experience

I have broad freelance experience in both traditional and new media; with interests including ecology, nature, gardening, food, education, the arts, history, historic preservation and women's issues. I have written on topics ranging from urban restoration ecology to Edna St. Vincent Millay's house and can produce concise, readable prose geared to the interests and demographics of specific audiences.

Expertise

Reporter
20 Years
Researcher
20 Years
Fact-Checker
20 Years

Specialty

Education
20 Years
Arts & Humanities
20 Years
Home & Garden
20 Years

Industries


Newspaper - National
15 Years
Newspaper - Local/Regional
15 Years
Online/new media
5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

25 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Worrall Newspapers (10+), Christian Science Monitor (6-10), Preservation (Online) (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Nature Hills Nursery (10+)

Other Work History

Also write "The Gardener's Apprentice", a regular (weekly) gardening blog at http://www.gardenersapprentice.com

Foreign Language Skills

Some reading knowledge of French and Italian

Computer Skills

Word, Excel: Windows

Equipment

PC with printer/scanner/fax capability

References

Available on request

Associations

Garden Writers of America

Showcase

General

"The Gardener's Apprentice"
(11/26/2024)
A weekly blog on all aspects of gardening--How-to, garden history, lore, plant profiles and personal anecdotes. Leavened with humor.