My Writing
The News-Review — Daily newspaper in Roseburg, Ore. www.nrtoday.com
— My weekend on the job in Redmond, Ore. with members of Roseburg’s Charlie Company of the Oregon National Guard. And my first-person account of the weekend. Both published April 27, 2008.
— Twenty-four percent of Douglas County, Ore. women smoke while pregnant. Here’s a look at one woman’s struggle to quit before her baby is born. Published April 13, 2008.
PointsSouth — The online news magazine for the Poynter Institute Summer Fellowship Program.
http://www.pointssouth.net
— profile: http://www.poynter.org/profile/profile.asp?user=436775
— My personal narrative about my time in St. Petersburg. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=115&aid=126737
— Story about three men in a transitional housing shelter that is about to close down. Published July 10, 2007. Titled Pastor Garrison’s move to Georgia uproots men’s only home. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=115&aid=126332
— Story about a family trying to sell their house during Florida’s real estate slump. Published July 1, 2007. Titled Two states, two payments: A family moves on, but the house just won’t. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=115&aid=125870
— Story about a church youth group in St. Petersburg. Published June 25, 2007. Titled Worship for the Web generation. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=115&aid=125381
— Story about a St. Petersburg basketball coach and his community involvement. Published June 18, 2007. Titled Call him Coach, for life. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=115&aid=124820
Klipsun Magazine — A student-run magazine at Western Washington Univeristy. http://klipsun.wwu.edu
— Story about one of the oldest buildings on Western’s campus. Published April 2007. Titled Sweat & Floorburns. http://klipsun.wwu.edu/archives/w07b/story.php?name=sweat
— Story about tough courses at Western. Published March 2007. Titled GPA Busters. http://klipsun.wwu.edu/archives/w07a/story.php?name=gpabusters
The Daily News — The 22,000-circulation newspaper in Longview, Wash. where I interned for 10 weeks. http://www.tdn.com
— Story about the repairs being done to the jetty on the Columbia River. Published Aug. 21, 2005. Titled Shoring up the Jetty. http://www.tdn.com/articles/2005/08/21/top_story/news01.txt
— Story boils down the details of Medicare Part D into comprehensible parts. Published Aug. 10, 2005. Titled Unraveling Medicare. http://www.tdn.com/articles/2005/08/10/top_story/news01.txt
— Story about a Longview, Wash. native who found dog tags that belonged to two World War II soldiers. Published July 23, 2005. Titled Pieces of the Puzzle. http://www.tdn.com/articles/2005/07/23/top_story/news01.txt
— My first breaking news story — a homicide in Longview, Wash. Published July 3, 2005. Titled Man shot to death in the Highlands. http://www.tdn.com/articles/2005/07/03/top_story/news01.txt
— Story about an invasive, non-native plant threatening the livelihood of plants in a wild life preserve. Published July 3, 2005. Titled Spartina’s tide may be ebbing. http://www.tdn.com/articles/2005/07/03/area_news/news01.txt
The Western Front — The student-run, twice-weekly newspaper at Western Washington University. http://www.westernfrontonline.com
— Story about the intramural dodgeball league at Western. Published Feb. 25, 2005. Titled Western dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge. http://media.www.westernfrontonline.com/media/storage/paper1048/news/2005/02/25/Sports.shtml
— Story about a Western graduate who was behind a class-action lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch. Published Feb. 14, 2005. Titled Alumna takes Abercrombie to court. http://media.www.westernfrontonline.com/media/storage/paper1048/news/2005/02/15/News.shtml
— Story about a Western football player who was trying to play professionally. Published Feb. 1, 2005. Titled Koenen hopes to kick his way into the pros. http://media.www.westernfrontonline.com/media/storage/paper1048/news/2005/02/01/Sports.shtml
—Story about a Western Washington University graduate who lived in Sri Lanka when the tsunami hit Dec. 27, 2004. Published Jan. 11. 2005. Titled Alumna witnesses tsunami. http://media.www.westernfrontonline.com/media/storage/paper1048/news/2005/01/11/News.shtml
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Who is Marissa?
Marissa is a journalist. A hard-news girl with an eye for color.
Welcome to MarissaHarshman.com! I’m a 24-year-old recent college grad. I was born in Fort Bragg, N.C. My family moved back to Vancouver, Wash. when I was a toddler, and I lived there for 16 years until I went away to college. In June 2007, I graduated from Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Wash. I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree with a journalism major and political science minor. In July 2007 I completed a six-week journalism program at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. The fellowship taught me so much. I was introduced to new media techniques to deliver a story, such as audio, video and soundslides. I’ve learned to embrace the new technology that surrounds each of us, and I’m excited to apply what I’ve learned.
Since September 2007, I’ve worked at The News-Review in Roseburg, Ore. I cover health and fitness and the northern part of Douglas County, which includes six cities ranging in size from 200 to 7,500 people. I’ve also spent some of my time covering the Oregon National Guard’s Charlie Company based in Roseburg, which has been a great experience. I’m having a great time here and learning quite a bit myself and my profession.
In July 2009, I began covering the public safety and courts beat in addition to health and fitness. The new beat has proved to be challenging but always keeps me busy on and my toes.
I plan to use this site to display my writing and videos, and also to start a dialogue about the issues I face daily while trying to write and report. Keep checking in for updates!
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