Sean Korsgaard
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Substack,
Boing Boing,
Screen Rant,
WTVR-TV (Richmond, VA),
Mechanicsville Local,
Daily Press (Newport News, VA),
The Virginia Gazette,
The Free Lance-Star,
The Progress-Index,
Culpeper Star-Exponent
and
Covers:
While I do love anything tied to the military or pop culture, if there is a byline involved, I am more than willing to at least hear you out.
Award-winning freelance reporter, author, US Army veteran and constant adventurer, seeking great stories and an audience to hear them.
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Sean Korsgaard’s Biography
Read Full Bio →My name is Sean CW Korsgaard. I am a US Army Veteran, and recent college graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University, with a BS in Mass Communications Journalism.
I've been working as a freelance journalist for just over five years now. I've worked as a political reporter in the Virginia General Assembly, covered sporting events, and have interviewed everyone from movie stars to Holocaust survivors. I love what I do - and I have only begun to write.
Sean Korsgaard’s Journalist Portfolio
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Echoes from Auschwitz, 70 years later - Korsgaard's Commentary
Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
A contributor on a website talking about speculative fiction. I was hired as a columnist for them not long after.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! My grandfather had one I used as a boy occasionally, he left it to me when he died.
How is social media changing news?
It gave a whole new meaning to "reporting the news, as it happens."
Awards
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2016 - Breaking News Reporting
My coverage with Capital News Service of the Governor Bob McDonnell trial earned the Mark of Excellence Award.