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JOURNALIST

JOHN VENCE 

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WRITER

FILMMAKER

PHOTOGRAPHER

ABOUT

ABOUT

Ever since man began drawing on cave walls, we've told stories. I developed a passion for storytelling in the third grade, when I won a contest with a terrible poem about a lamp. Since then, I've pursued the craft of constructing narratives with various mediums: print, audio, video, photography and speech. 

 

Over the past decade, I've focused on curating intriguing stories that are worth telling. The wide range of subjects I've covered include a Chicago puppet opera, student protests, the Illinois gambling crisis; yoga with cats, mass-murdering plants, an underground swing dance movement; the current ascent of biophilic design, marijuana legalization, and a boy who drives a wooden shoe. 

Currently researching for a documentary on biophilic design. 

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

Reporter, WORLD News Group: 2019-present

Editor/Co-Founder,The Lynchburg Torch: 2018-2019

Video Editor, The Liberty Champion: 2017-2018

 

Feature/News/Opinion Writer, The Liberty Champion 2016-2019

Production Assistant, ESPN: 2015-2018

EDUCATION/AWARDS

EDUCATION | AWARDS

 

 

 

December, 2019

Liberty University,

Lynchburg, Virginia

Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism with a GPA of 3.39.

Dean's List Recipient (8/8 Semesters)

Forensics Club (2017-2019) 

Honors (2016-2019)

My four years at one of the largest evangelical universities in the world were tumultuous and challenging, but ultimately offered valuable experience. This included writing news, features, and editorials for the school publication. I later was promoted to Digital Editor, where I created video content. After years of unfair administrative censorship, I left with other staff to create an independent publication. This is my proudest achievement to date.

CBI National Student Production Award 

–Best PSA, Second Place (2019)

National Christian Collegiate Forensics Invitational (2018)

– Novice Informative Speech, Third Place

–Varsity Readers Theatre, First Place 

BCA Annual BCA Awards 

–Best Feature, Third Place (2018) 

Eagle Scout (2014)

Warren County Farmer's Fair Pie Eating Contest

 Second Place (2009)

CONTACT

Contact Me

johntvence@gmail.com
Tel: 908-328-5079

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