Sitting Down on the Job
My first writing job at Amoco involved interviewing petroleum
dealers and wholesale distributors (jobbers) at their own locations.
Here's an early example, published in 1989.
More Jobber Journalism
Here's another from a year later. As always, this isn't
unconstrained journalism. Everything was done under the watchful eye
of a major corporation and its legal department.
How About a Promotion
A newspaperman turned oil man? Read all about it in this profile
from 1998, when I served Amoco as a consultant. Our role included
managing production of a quarterly magazine and other publications.
What's New in the LBU
Another periodical that I wrote, edited, and managed on an
ongoing basis for Amoco's Lubricants Business Unit ("the LBU").
Shown is one issue's front page and some sample content from others;
check the back-page profiles. |
Retailing and Real Estate
Note the elements of business journalism that we infused in this
story where appropriate. Here as in many others, the photography was
my own.
Gas in the Ground
Here's a four-page newsletter that we wrote, edited, and
produced regularly for a regional business unit drilling for natural
gas in the West.
Success Depends on Drilling
Exploration and production on a grander scale was the subject of
this piece written for Amoco's internationally distributed company
newspaper, the Torch.
Chemical Quality Control
Chemical production was my beat for one year at Amoco. Corporate
communications about highly technical operations can present a
substantial reporting challenge, as shown here.
Handling Heat
Environmental, safety, and health concerns characterize this
chemical story, written in newspaper style for the Amoco Torch. |
