Robert Goodier

Journalist

Articles, photographs, news videos, interactive graphics

Education

New York University
M.A., Journalism: Science, Health and Environment Reporting Program; December 2009
University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A, English Literature; August 1999; Dean’s List, 1997-1999

Experience

Engineering for Change, Reporter, social media manager, October 2009 to present
Write weekly news articles and manage Twitter feeds, Flickr photostream, YouTube channel and Facebook fan page.

Simplesteps.org & smartercities.org, Reporter and multimedia intern, September 2009 to present
Report on New York and national environmental health news through print, photos and video.

Scienceline, Managing editor, neuroscience, May 2009 to present
Blog editor January 2009 to May 2009
www.scienceline.org is a a project of NYU science journalism graduate students.

Space.com/LiveScience.com: Editorial intern, May 2009 to July 2009
Reported for two science news Web sites, edited photos, created composite images, uploaded content, wrote and starred in a news video.

Scientific American Mind, Editorial intern, January to May 2009
Researched, pitched and wrote articles for the magazine, which specializes in neuroscience and psychology news.

Rainforest Alliance, Communications coordinator, Guatemala, January 2006 to June 2008
Coordinated U.S., European and Latin American media relations for an international conservation NGO.
Guided press trips for journalists from Europe and the Americas.
Wrote profiles of farms and forestry operations and newsletters in English and Spanish.
Produced the quarterly Latin America Sustainable Forestry Update in English and Spanish
Shot and edited photos for publication; shot and produced video.

The Tico Times, Staff reporter, Costa Rica, December 2003 to December 2005 Reported for the Costa Rican English-language weekly newspaper.
Covered breaking news for the paper and the Web site (ticotimes.net), wrote investigative reports, news and arts features, editorials and critiques of the arts and cinema.
Covered human rights, health, science, technology, culture and the arts.
Major topics included land ownership rights, human trafficking, research (such as HPV vaccine, hurricane genesis and volcanism); archaeology; water and air quality; agricultural and mine pollution and investment scams.

Southeast Missourian, Editorial intern, Cape Girardeau, MO, September to November 2003
Wrote front-page news and features for the award-winning daily newspaper.

Iquitos Review monthly, Owner, Iquitos, Peru, January to August 2002
Registered the Iquitos Media Company and produced an English-language monthly for visitors to Peru’s Amazon.
Directed layout, produced content, edited and translated submissions.
Managed three employees and distribution.