Ledyard King

• Directed NJ Daily's reporting team covering Congress, White House, and federal agencies. Assigned and edited stories.
  Prioritized analytical coverage of policies that included scoops on breaking news.
  Wrote weekly column as well as stories on federal policy issues centered on Capitol Hill.
  Moderated and scripted podcasts.
  Contributed to sister publication Hotline tracking federal, state election campaigns.

• Led USA Today's Capitol Hill team, working with reporters to assign, develop, and edit stories on Congress.

Collaborated with other teams including White House, Business, and National desk.
Edited and wrote up live blog updates for elections and other breaking news.

Wrote headlines and push alerts flush with SEO elements.

• Part of national politics team, primarily covering Capitol Hill for USA TODAY and Gannett newspapers in New Jersey, South Dakota, Montana and Florida. National education reporter for Gannett. Often wrote about the politics of the space program, transportation, and climate change. Lead reporter on Marco Rubio campaign in 2016 and handled assignments at political conventions and debates.

• Part of a six-person capitol bureau team breaking news about the governor, state legislature and state agencies for Landmark news sites in Norfolk and Roanoke. Wrote enterprise and investigative pieces. Wrote extensively on the gubernatorial election.

• Covered two of the nation's largest school districts in South Florida for both papers at different times. Wrote on school board politics, school policy and on mismanagement of a massive construction badd program. Spent extensive time on campuses and classrooms. Devised Sun-Sentinel project on effectiveness of public education in Broward County that led to a Pulitzer nomination.

• Covered Anne Arundel County and congressional beat. Pulitzer nominee for series exposing county pension scandal.