User:Jldooms

About James
My name is James Dooms. I'm willing to bet I'm the oldest one in this class. I'm 46 years old, and I've worked in the TV production industry since 1984. I found a Wiki page on the station in Kansas City where I learned Television. Back then, the call letters were KYFC []. After a short time, I moved back home to Evansville, where I've spent most of my career. I have worked at all of the TV stations in Evansville at some point. After many years as a newscast director, I moved into advertising. I produced TV commercials with an advertising agency and for Insight Media for 6 years, and was laid off in 2009. I had started working on my Associates Degree at Ivy Tech in the fall of 2008. I had decided that after over 20 years in the TV business without a degree, I needed to get one. The following February I was unemployed, so... Fun times! After graudating from Ivy Tech, I decided to continue my education with a Bachelor's degree from USI, and this is my 2nd year. In July, I was hired as the Director of Audio Visual Instructional Services at Saint Meinrad School of Theology, so I am only taking online classes at USI for now. I have also started my own production company with my son. The company can be checked out here: http://www.doomsmedia.com if you want to see some of my work.

The stuff I like to do
I enjoy
 * fly fishing
 * hunting
 * shooting
 * playing the mandolin and drums
 * spending time with my family

Adopt a Journalist assignment

 * Comm 192 (Fall 2012)
 * I'm writing my first article about Philip True from the United States who was killed while reporting in Mexico for Wikipedia.

Assigned Philip True, a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, who died in Mexico.


 * CPJ
 * RSF (search for True)
 * Texas Monthly
 * New York Times
 * My San Antonio dot com about Robert Rivard, who wrote a book about True
 * KENS5 about Robert Rivard
 * Philip True Award

 Philip True ,, (DAY MONTH YEAR – DAY MONTH YEAR), an American, was working as a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News in Mexico City, Mexico ... SUMMARY OF NOTABILITY (You will provide more detailed information about this journalist's nobility under the impact section below).

Personal
True's wife, Martha was pregnant at the time of her husband's death. Martha is a native Mexican woman. Philip True was fascinated with the Mexican way of life, and the way that the Mexican people enjoyed life while enduring hardship.

Career
Philip True was employed by the San Antonio Express News, covering Mexico.

Death
Phillip True was killed while hiking alone in the Mexican wilderness. His death was first reported to be an accident, that he had fallen while hiking. The cause of death was later changed, stating that he had died from strangulation and blows to the head.