Editorial Assistant Profile: Dana Rawls

Equipment:

• Power Mac 7500 - 48MB RAM
• One TV tuned to CNN

Five most commonly used applications: CNN network-wide news gathering system Basys, Microsoft Word, Lexis-Nexis, Adobe Photoshop, Simple Text

Overall role: "A filler-inner if ever a hole pops up - for anything."

Daily duties:

• Reads in to find out what's going on in the world, with the network and on the Web site.
• Keeps track of the competition.
• Conducts research on Lexis-Nexis.
• Writes when needed.
• Tracks down multimedia elements when necessary.
• Pitches in wherever needed.

Personal stats:

• 24 years old
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism from University of Georgia
• Dana has worked at CNN Interactive for nine months, the last five of which she has occupied the role of editorial assistant. She began her career at CNN as an online coordinator.
• Prior to CNN, Dana worked as a writer/photographer at a CBS affiliate in Macon, Georgia.

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