Matthew Waite
Employment
News Technologist, St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Oct. 2007 to present
My orders are to build new and innovative tools, features and websites for Tampabay.com and beyond.
Investigative reporter, St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg, Fla.
February 2003- October 2007
I specialized in investigative reporting that involved large scale analysis of data and geographic information, including satellite imagery analysis. I won numerous state and national awards as an investigative reporter.
General assignment reporter, St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg, Fla.
March 2000- February 2003
I covered crime, government and demographics in suburban Pasco County, Florida.
Night cops reporter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Little Rock, Ark.
January 1998- February 2000
I covered three major law enforcement agencies in high-crime Little Rock, Arkansas. I covered tornadoes and was the first reporter at the crash of American Airlines flight 1420 that crashed in Little Rock.
Education
Bachelor's of Journalism
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Attended 1993-1997
Miscellany
I am the co-author of a book coming out in Spring 2009.
I've spoken at over a dozen journalism conferences and trained hundreds of journalists in the U.S. and Europe.
