About Me

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News

Published in

McClatchy Tribune

United Press International

Business Week online

Best Semester Magazine

Reported for

The Washington Times

Sentinel Newspapers

Lee Clarion

Columnist to

The Clay County Progress

Web

Political liveblogging for

The Washington Times

Directed web operations for

Sentinel Newspapers

(traffic increased 46 percent)

Blogged for

Washington Journalism Center InkTank

The Lee Clarion Editor’s Weblog

Sentinel Newspapers

Washington Times:

Art and Culture

FishWrap

Web development for

TownsSentinel.com

Guest-blogged for

AllFacebook.com

Design

Redesigned the

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Cherokee Sentinel

A-Section Page design for

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Cherokee Sentinel

Fannin Sentinel

Photography

Front page photos in

The Washington Times

Sentinel Newspapers

Clay County Progress

Lee Clarion

Also published in

Asheville Citizen Times

Best Semester Magazine

NCCAT Newsletter

Published online at

LifeHacker.com

eHow.com

RSSApplied.com

BeyondBudgeting.net

GetReligion.org

CreativeMinistry.org

e-gracenotes.org

Published in Lee University:

Catalog, yearbook,

calendar and homepage

Editing

Editor-in-Chief

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Managing Editor

Lee Clarion

Multimedia

Written radio and television

advertisements

Co-hosted segments on PBS

Directed web video for

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Lee Clarion

Social media management for

Smoky Mountain Sentinel

Lee Clarion

With a zeal for journalism and digital multimedia

I’ve blogged, reported, captured images and video,

set up websites and social media, edited stories,

designed pages, and crafted news outlets with

creative and redefining journalism both in

Washington, D.C. and throughout the Southeast.

News has entered an age of radical reformation

and I’m in the heart of it, passionate to build

involvement and readership while giving the term

“young professional” a whole new standard.

From newsprint to web coding, I’m there when the

story breaks.

READ ALL ABOUT IT

Dr. Carolyn Dirksen

Vice President, Lee University

Harrison has a very intense interest in media. He does his own Lee University newscast through Facebook, shooting, narrating and editing his work. His productions are of a high quality despite the fact that he does them almost entirely on his own. He is often the face of the school newspaper at community events which he covers with skill and insight...His demeanor is respectful, diligent, and focused. He learns quickly and would do anything that was asked of him.

TESTIMONIALS

Corrie McGee

Managing Editor, Lee Clarion

Harrison has a great passion for journalism and knows the heart of the job is public service. Harrison is an independent, self directed individual who is able to take on all kinds of challenging tasks. I have seen Harrison take the news section and make it the best to date. His eagerness to keep current and develop further have made him a household name on the Lee University campus.

Dr. Charles Paul Conn

President, Lee University

Harrison is eager to perform his duties as related to his position with our student newspaper, and he does so with exceptional success. In addition to being very bright and intellectually mature, he is highly motivated to work hard. He has an unusually high level of personal motivation, persistence, and commitment to do whatever it takes to be effective. He is particularly goal-oriented, and takes initiative in reaching the goals he sets for himself.

Susan Graham Mathis

Author, Editorial Director

I know gifted people when I see them....I know what it takes to be a writer/journalist. When I reviewed Harrison’s portfolio, I was excited to meet this young man. He’s a self-starter, diverse as a writer, ambitious and a man with a vision for making a difference in his world. He loves to write, to meet people and to strive in excelling in what he does.

Frank Bradley

Publisher, Sentinel Newspapers

Harrison Keely is a superb young journalist. He is technically savvy, insatiably curious, and passionate about achieving excellence. In my 21 years as a newspaper publisher, I can truthfully say, he is the most energetic and enterprising young news gatherer and layout designer that I’ve come across. For one so young, his overall productivity is simply amazing....He also took his role as a reporter seriously. He is not afraid to take risks. Harrison Keely has a knack for the newspaper craft, whether in newsprint or on the web. He is resourceful, resolute and absolutely trustworthy.