,
ARTHUR R. BRODSKY
4912 Continental Dr.
Olney, Md. 20832
301-908-7715 art@brodskycomm.net
EXPERIENCE
Public
Knowledge, 2/04-present. Director of communications for public interest group, responsible
for media outreach, planning media strategy, placing and writing op-eds on
issues surrounding digital copyright and related topics.
LawMedia
Group, 9/03 – 11/03. Consulting
on media placement for news stories, op-eds, writing op-eds, in
telecommunications and Internet issues.
Congressional
Quarterly, 6/02 – 9/03. Deputy editor for
Commerce and Industry, responsible for aviation, transportation, telecom and
tech coverage supervising reporters and editing copy. (Similar responsibilities
for energy, environment and agriculture issues.)
Public Policy
communications consultant,. 8/01-6/02.
Self-employed, working as contract employee for Qwest Washington, D.C.
office as director of communications.
Served lead media-relations contact for the company on issues of
telecommunications policy and legislation.
Simon
Strategies, 2/01 – 6/01. Senior Vice President at public affairs consulting firm founded
by Greg Simon, former chief adviser to Vice President Gore. Consulting on telecom and Internet-related
issues including spectrum management, domain names and intellectual property
issues.
National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Commerce Dept. 12/99 - 2/01. Director of Communications.
Member of senior staff of the assistant secretary for communications and
information. Responsibilities include telecom policy analysis and projects,
including "Falling Through the Net" digital divide report, writing speeches,
op-eds and news releases, setting press strategies and responding to media
inquiries.
Communications
Daily, Washington, D.C. 11/83 - 12/99. Senior
editor and Congressional correspondent with responsibilities for major
telecommunications legislation. Also
covered telecommunications regulation at Federal and state levels, and online
information services industry and applications such as economic development,
distance learning, electronic democracy.
Prizes awarded for "Best Investigative Reporting" by
Newsletter Assn. of America, 1986; 2nd place, 1990.
Freelance
Writer (1) Commentator and subject matter export
for "Marketplace," Public
Radio International business program, 1993-1999 (2) Occasional appearances on C-SPAN to explain pending legislation.
1995-1999 (3) World Book
Encyclopedia. Wrote
"Telephony" article for main encyclopedia, 1992, (updated in 1994,
2002), also "Telegraphy" article for encyclopedia, 1994, contributor
to 1988, 1987 Yearbooks, article on cellular radio for 1988 Science Year. (4) International Herald Tribune. 4/87, 4/86 articles for special
Telecommunications section (5) Contributor to book, "Teleshock: The Complete Guide to Telephone
Survival," by William Cook and Christopher Ma. 11/84-11/85.
Press
Secretary, Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Cal.). 4/83 - 11/83. Responded to media inquiries, wrote news
releases, Congressional testimony, produced TV program.
International
Reporting Information Systems, Washington, D.C. 11/82 -1/83. Energy
reporter and analyst.
Capital
Energy Letter,
Washington, D.C. 9/79 - 10/82. Associate Editor. Covered national energy policy at Congress, Energy Dept., private
sector.
Energy
User News,
Washington, D.C. 2/78 - 8/79. Government Editor, reporter. Covered energy conservation issues at
Congress, agencies, assigned stories, edited copy.
Miscellaneous
writing for
Washington Post, City Paper, World Tennis magazine, Boston Globe, Miami
Herald. 1978 - 1999.
Berkshire
Eagle,
Pittsfield, Mass. 9/75 - 10/76. Covered northern Berkshire County,
Mass. Journal-Messenger,
Manassas, Va. 1/74 - 5/74. Covered eastern Prince William County,
Va. Montgomery Journal,
Bethesda, Md. Summers 1973, 1974. General assignment. Diamondback, U. of Maryland, College Park, Md. 1971 - 1973. Reporter, state editor (covering Md. legislature).
EDUCATION
Northwestern
University,
Evanston, Ill. 9/74 - 6/75. MSJ degree from Medill School of
Journalism. Participated in Medill
Washington program.
University
of Maryland,
College Park, Md. 9/70 - 12/73. B.A. with High Honors. Honors program. Political science major, journalism minor.
Wheaton
High School,
Wheaton, Md. 9/67 - 6/70. National Honor Society, National Forensic
League Degree of Distinction (debate team).
REFERENCES --
Available upon request.