Tony Rogers: Columns, articles and posts: A Fake Distress Call May Have Cost Two Lives at Sea

BOSTON - The call, on a marine hailing frequency, was urgent and chilling: A ship somewhere on the
freezing waters off Massachusetts was transmitting a last-ditch plea for help.

``This is the fishing vessel Sol E Mar,'' a male voice shouted in frenzy. ``We're sinkin'. We need help now!''

The plea rose into a scream. The transmission was abruptly cut. Then, there was only crackling static.

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EDUCATION

M.S., Journalism, Columbia University, New York, May 1989

B.A., Journalism, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 1986

Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholar, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 1987-88

PUBLICATIONS

Author, Newswriting on Deadline, Published by Allyn & Bacon/Longman, 2004

WORK EXPERIENCE

Professor of Journalism (previously associate and assistant professor) Bucks County Community College
September 1997-present

Journalism professor and faculty adviser to the award-winning student newspaper. Responsible for overseeing the college's journalism program. Created the program's first web site.

Editor, journalism section of the About.com website: http://journalism.about.com/
September 2008 to May 2016

Was responsible for all content on the journalism section of the About.com website. Wrote extensively on issues facing the news business in its transition to digital media.

Deputy National Editor, New York Daily News
August 1996-August 1997

Assigned and edited national and international news stories for one of the nation's largest newspapers. Helped supervise bureaus in Washington and Los Angeles and freelance correspondents stationed around the world.

Assistant National Editor, New York Daily News
September 1995-July 1996

Assigned and edited national and international news stories.

Long Island Bureau Chief, New York Daily News
October 1993-August 1995

Assigned and edited all spot news and features for six-day-a-week Long Island news section; managed a four-person news bureau.

Reporter, Long Island bureau, New York Daily News
June 1993-October 1993

General assignment reporting in Long Island and New York City.

Reporter, Editor, The Associated Press Boston bureau
September 1989-May 1993

Reported and edited regional and national stories for print and broadcast wires. Covered hundreds of stories for the AP's national wire, including the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.

Reporter, The Auckland Star, Auckland, New Zealand
July 1987-January 1988

General assignment reporting for 120,000-circulation afternoon daily.

Reporter, Copy Editor, The Capital Times, Madison, WI
December 1985-February 1987

Police reporting and copy editing for afternoon daily.

Intern, The Racine Journal Times, Racine, WI
June 1985-August 1985

General assignment reporting and editing.

City Editor, The Daily Cardinal, Madison, WI
September 1984-December 1985

Assigned and edited city news copy and covered the state legislature for college daily.

SKILLS

CMS, WordPress, Frontpage, Adobe Audition, digital video editing

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Tony Rogers: Columns, articles and posts

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