Erica Smith
I'm a journalist, researcher, breaking-news enthusiast, comma-splice slayer and "St. Louis' Twitter sweetheart." I eat M&Ms in Roy G. Biv order.
Publisher
- Beyond the Grave | A tour through Missouri cemeteries
- Live & Kern | Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
- Paper Cuts | Tracking U.S. newspaper layoffs
- President Bingo | A political game where no one gets hurt
- Story of Man | The story of man is told in headlines
Reporting
Social media
Twitter | @ericasmith- Etsy | Live & Kern
- Facebook | Erica Smith
- Foursquare | Adventures and misadventures
- LinkedIn | Résumé and work experience
- Tumblr | A Little More Kerning
- Contact Erica
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Tweets
- RT @underoak: In lieu of flowers, support your local media. MT @jbenton: Paul Bass’ obit for New Haven Advocate is great. http://t.co/LXcSu…
- RT @TweetsofOld: My dear Santy: Please bring me just pie this Christmas. I love pie and lots of it. I am your dear little friend, George, 8…
- If you must freak out over the St. Louis area snow predictions, do so with the #stlwx hashtag. (WX is short for weather.) #ItWillBeOK
- RT @sherman42: Prior to tomorrow's impending arctic blast, I took the dog out for a looong walk, in my short sleeves. (He looked great in t…
- RT @qz: The next generation of USB is reversible, meaning there's no wrong way to plug it in http://t.co/L6jOvbO73S
- RT @USNatArchives: You'll need a quart of #bourbon and a pound of sugar for President Eisenhower's eggnog: http://t.co/aDjydn85eh @OurPresi…
- A lovely time, Chicago. Thanks. #g4mchi
- RT @elementsstl: OK tweeps @ericasmith and I are teaming up for the final Open House of the year on 12/14 10am-4pm. Cute ornaments/great gi…
- RT @JMizgata: Build your own @googlemaps crisis map: http://t.co/wmM7fUKvMP "For crisis, humanitarian, and social good purposes" #G4Mchi
- RT @kgreenbaum: #upworthy's editorial process on headline writing. Write 25 scrappy headlines first. #g4mchi http://t.co/e9Q60OUuNB
- RT @lollybowean: Why do we share what we consume? It's a reflection of us. Consider that when asking others 2 share ur work #g4mchi
- RT @TheFuckingCat: RT @ThePoke: Local news story of the day http://t.co/jea5NLAMHp // Jesus Christ, people.
- RT @lollybowean: Awesome question: when u leave one publication does your google authorship follow u? Nope. It's tricky. #G4MCHI
- RT @carolfowler: Google News employs no one to decide what story ranks. "A big story causes rapid, independent publishing activity" #G4MCHI
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Status
- The gnomes finally have been evicted.
- From The Lonely Island, a song about a favorite and often misused punctuation mark: The semicolon. (Note: It's a song from Lonely Island, so there are bad words. And weird words.) Bonus points to anyone who identifies the grammar error in the video. HT The Modern Gal
- Long live the apostrophe! (The UK has an Apostrophe Protection Society. Anyone else want to help support this endangered punctuation mark in the U.S.?) (HT Richard Callow)
- Do not enter this contest. (But if you do, and if you happen to win, as someone who loves Royals baseball and trains I'd love to be one of your +3.)
- Make journalism about journalism. A closer look at the Providence Journal's campaign:
- A look at life in St. Louis.
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Checkins
- Amtrak (STL)430 S 15th St
- Chicago Union Station225 S Canal St
- Stout Barrel House and Galley642 N Clark St
- The James Chicago55 E Ontario St
- CTA Bus 36Moving Target!
- Duke Of Perth2913 N Clark St
- Days Inn Chicago644 W Diversey Pkwy
- LA Fitness2828 N Clark St
- Chicago Union Station225 S Canal St
- Amtrak (STL)430 S 15th St
- Park Avenue Coffee417 N 10th St
- INFUZ611 N 10th St, Ste 400
- INFUZ611 N 10th St, Ste 400
- Rosalita's Cantina1235 Washington Ave
- INFUZ611 N 10th St, Ste 400
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Info
- Summary
I'm a journalist, a researcher, a social-media enthusiast, a breaking-news aficionada and a comma-splice slayer. I eat M&Ms in Roy G. Biv order.
Experience- Apr 2012 - PresentCurator in chief / infuz
I find things on the Internet.
- Jan 2012 - PresentAdjunct professor / Lindenwood University
Social media strategies; a spring-semester course
- Oct 2010 - Apr 2012Social media editor / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Manage 70 social media accounts, including hands-on curation, blogging and original reporting.
- Dec 2008 - Feb 2011Multimedia producer / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Create in-depth research projects, interactive maps and data-driven multimedia projects for STLtoday.com
- Dec 2006 - Feb 2011News designer / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Design A1, metro and business sections.
- Jul 2004 - Oct 2006Design editor / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Oversaw 12 news designers: Responsible for training, hiring, scheduling, daily production, and daily and long-term story planning. Also filled in as night editor, responsible for all production and news decisions once a week.
- Mar 2003 - Jun 2004Page designer / The News Tribune
Designed A1, metro and entertainment sections. Redesigned the entertainment section in June-August 2003.
- Jan 2000 - Feb 2003News designer / The Times of Northwest Indiana
Designed A1 and local news sections. Also worked as a copy editor and wire editor.
Education-
1995 - 1999Northwest Missouri State University
Additional Information-
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Posts
'Charade' • 1963
Clever. A couple of twists and turns had me guessing, although I figured out the end before Audrey Hepburn did.
Enjoy your morning tea or coffee while you mind your grammar with these fabulous Grammar Cups :). For all you grammar lovers out there, this
Adorable! And informative!
The upcoming font selection lesson in this book-writing class should be simplified to “Shh. Just don’t.” http://bit.ly/11lSZeB
Today we really could use an Internet ambulance. Where’s that Xacto knife … http://bit.ly/13MquHU
'River of No Return' • 1954
A kid drinks a lot of coffee, men scuffle in the dirt and Marilyn Monroe gets splashed with a lot of water.
'McLintock!' • 1963
Wait, that’s John Wayne’s son? There’s kind of a weird obsession with college in this 1963 film.
