Eric Holmberg
Portfolio: ericholmbergreports.com
Contact
Twitter: @holmberges
SUMMARY
An award-winning journalist with a computer-assisted reporting background, strong investigative reporting
skills and a passion for in-depth reporting and explaining complex issues.
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Journalism, 2012
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, 2009
Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Graduation speaker at commencement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PublicSource, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 2014 - Present
Data Reporter
Reported on a variety of in-depth stories, primarily focused on the influence of money in politics, and lead
data analysis portion of major projects done in partnership with other reporters
Revealed why Pennsylvania had one of the worst youth vaccination rates in the country, resulting in an
editorial from the PA Secretary of Health and changes in the states vaccination policy
Discovered the people behind a company funding attack ads before the 2015 PA Supreme Court election
Conducted data analysis on projects about antipsychotic prescription patterns at youth detention facilities,
a lack of disciplinary actions in the PA State Police and cataloguing every drone company operating in PA
The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas
Data Intern
September 2013 - May 2014
Worked with reporters from across the newsroom on data analysis for their stories
Analyzed OSHA accident data for an A1 story about the dangerous work of industrial tank cleaners
Gathered, cleaned and analyzed various data sets for the Morning News data library
Investigative Reporting Workshop, Washington, D.C.
May 2011 - August 2011,
June 2012 - July 2013
Computer-Assisted Reporting Intern, Reporter/Researcher
One of the primary researchers and reporters on The Koch Club, a two-year investigation into the political
and charitable giving of Charles and David Koch, which was published in partnership with The New Yorker
Analyzed FDIC data and conducted interviews for the Workshops popular BankTracker series
Thomson Reuters, Brussels, Belgium
January 2012 - April 2012
Trainee Correspondent
Covered the arts as my daily beat while helping report a range of political and economic stories
Wrote stories about artists, film festivals, animators, stop-motion filmmakers and the Brussels orchestra
Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
August 2010 - December 2011
Local Government Reporter
Reported on planning, zoning and land use issues, including a four-part series on a major development
Graduate student employee as a copy editor and page designer for the sports section
Eric Holmberg, Page 2
AWARDS
Winner and two second place awards - 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter
Spotlight Contest first place in enterprise reporting on state police misconduct (contributed) and two
second places for a story on OT at nursing homes and a story/app that compared two competing tax plans
Winner 2015 Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Truth in Finances Award for A flood
of overtime for nurses at county nursing homes, written with another reporter
Two second place awards - 2015 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter Spotlight Contest
in enterprise reporting for campaign finance coverage and in web use for related Price of the Prize app
National winner 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for Best
Non-Fiction Magazine Article The Secret Life of Mules
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference
Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Conference
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Investigative Reporters and Editors Conference
Society of Professional Journalists, Member
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Member
2014, 2015 and 2016
2012
2011
2011
August 2012-Present
June 2011-Present
INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
WTOP, 103.5 FM, Washington, D.C.
May 2010 - August 2010
Sports Department Intern
Regularly covered the Washington Nationals visiting locker room for out-of-town partner radio stations
Washington County Courthouse, Washington, Pa.
January 2009 - May 2009
Helped pro se clients, who can not afford an attorney, to understand custody and divorce paperwork
Redskins Radio/ESPN 980, Silver Spring/Rockville, Md.
May 2008 - August 2008
Productions Department Internship
Edited sound for three shows: John Riggins Show, the Locker Room and the Sports Reporters
Foreign Experiences
Young Journalists Program, Munich and Berlin, Germany
September 23, 2012 - October 2, 2012
Toured German media, journalism schools and businesses as a networking and learning opportunity as
part of an all-expenses paid, highly competitive trip sponsored by the German government
Masters project, Brussels, Belgium
Masters project on the decline of American foreign correspondents in Brussels
January 2012 - April 2012
Study Abroad, China
December 2008 - January 2009
Took a political and history tour of five cities in China six months before the Beijing Olympics
Study Abroad, Madrid, Spain
Took courses in Spanish, European integration and European history
DIGITAL SKILLS
Data Analysis: MySQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel
Page Layout: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Audio Editing: Audacity, Adobe Audition, CoolEdit Pro, Garage Band
August 2008 - December 2008
