Bill Dentzer – Journalist

ABOUT

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Veteran reporter with 10+ years of experience reporting on government and politics at state and local level in New York, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.

As part of award-winning two-person Nevada statehouse team, produced coverage that delivered paper’s highest conversion rate for new subscribers three straight years.

Combine deep knowledge of government and focus on big picture with strong storytelling and writing skills, emphasis on precision and accuracy, and ability to contextualize issues for readers.

Skilled at juggling assignments, working in teams or solo, with guidance or self-directed. Excellent people skills.

MY CV

TOP SKILLS

Government & politics coverage • Enterprise, investigative journalism • Data journalism • Photography & videography • Social media • Graphics • Web publishing
Statehouse reporting
Government, politics, elections, campaign finance
Daily/enterprise reporting, analysis, data reporting
Investigations
Data processing/analysis (Python, web scraping)
Photo/video/graphics production and editing
Web content/publishing/development, Wordpress

LATEST ASSIGNMENTS

2018-2022

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

CAPITOL BUREAU REPORTER

State government/politics reporter covering legislature, governor, state and federal judiciary, and major/breaking regional news from California and northern Nevada.

Covered three regular and two special legislative sessions, government COVID response, state and federal elections (three cycles); area spot news. economy, local government, and industry (e.g., Tesla, gold/lithium mining).

Produced 100+ stories during each of three 120-day legislative sessions, including daily coverage, weekenders, analyses, and enterprise stories.Clips

2017-2018

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Salt Lake City-based reporter covering city (primary), county, and state government and politics. Wrote definitive analysis of controversial legislative priority seizing control of major Salt Lake City-sponsored local economic initiative. Clips

2014-2017

IDAHO STATESMAN

STATEHOUSE REPORTER

State government/politics correspondent covering legislature, governor, executive agencies; federal officeholders. Covered three legislative sessions, state/federal elections; wrote daily/weekenders and enterprise stories. Frequent panelist on weekly PBS-affiliate televised news program and campaign debates. First reporter in the role to use data-driven analyses in routine coverage on topics including state spending, healthcare expenditures. and excessive costs for debt issuance. Clips