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Jack Dodson
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Reporter and Videographer, Freelance
Maine, Lima, Haifa
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Biography
I’m a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker living in NYC, and I’ve been working as a reporter in various media since 2009. I am currently a student at the Columbia Journalism School in both the Documentary and Stabile Center for Investigative Reporting programs. My particular interest as a reporter is in issues of poverty and international development, as well as climate change and how it impacts poor communities. These interests inform my reporting on immigration, health and drug abuse. I'm currently working on a short documentary for Columbia about the criminal justice system in the U.S., and the people affected by its failings. I spent a year as a researcher/PA on the recent Alex Gibney film, “Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine,” which was distributed by CNN Films. And in 2015, I made a 30-minute film for Preble Street, a nonprofit in Portland, Maine, focused on providing services for homeless and underserved populations. I grew up on the coast of Maine, did my undergrad in North Carolina, and spent some time in India to make a documentary called “Health for All.” The project caught the eye of the team consulting for Turkey’s Expo 2020 bid, and we worked with them to screen the film at the OECD in 2012. The government of Turkey later donated $100,000 to our partners in India to build a health worker training facility, allowing them to increase the scale of their work. Before that, I was part of a team of three students who created a 50-minute documentary called “The Elephant in the Room,” a film about environmental issues in Sri Lanka — we spent three weeks traveling and talking to experts about their work. I’ve served as the news editor at Elon University’s student newspaper in 2010, the news director at the student radio station in 2011, and as a reporting intern at community newspapers in Maine and North Carolina.
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Content
By Jack Dodson Verified| Utah Business Verified This story appears in the March 2025 issue of Utah Business. Subscribe. In early February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the secretaries of the treasury and commerce to form a sovereign wealth fund within 90 days that could potentially buy TikTok.
By Jack Dodson Verified| Utah Business Verified This story appears in the 2025 Advisor, a publication sponsored by Colliers Utah. Clark Ivory, CEO of Utah’s Ivory Homes, is waiting for innovation in the housing market. The last major idea to boost home accessibility, he says, was the development of the 30-year mortgage just after World War II. Closing in on a century later, the housing market across the country is in a bind, tied up by changing work and cultural habits that are exacerbating outdated policies and infrastructure.
By Jack Dodson Verified, Mekenna Malan Verified| Utah Business Verified The crowd on July 11, 2023, was larger than usual for city council hearings. Bountiful City Manager Gary Hill got up to give a presentation on the city’s deal with UTOPIA Fiber, noting that the potential of contracting with the public-owned broadband agency had drawn significant interest. “It’s not often we have a mostly full room,” Councilman Jesse Bell said as he introduced Hill.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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