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  • Brentwood, CA

Local Editor, Brentwood Patch

Email: jared.morgan@patch.com

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Bio: Jared served as editor-in-chief for the Santa Monica College newspaper, the Corsair, in 2008 and as staff reporter on the Daily Sundial in 2009 while studying print journalism at California State University, Northridge, where he earned his bachelor's degree. Also, his love for using technology in story-telling led him to pursue Web design. Jared has contributed to several publications in print and online, including Santa Monica Daily Press, GamePro, BPM, Vapors, SOMA and Lost in a Supermarket.

Jared is a former U.S. Marine and a current member of the Military Reporters and Editors Association, the National Press Photographers Association, the Marine Corps Association, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Poynter Institute.

Having joined Patch in May 2010 as a freelance video journalist, and as a staff editor in December 2010, Jared is excited to see where Patch takes online journalism in the years to come.

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Brentwood Country Mart Patrons Surprised With Tango Treat

A flash mob group formed by actress and author Jamie Rose gave Brentwood Country Mart patrons a surprise tango performance last week. The event was meant to kick off a reading and signing of Rose's first book.

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(Video) What is Patch? Your Source For Local

Patch is a national network of community news and information sites dedicated to hyper-local coverage and a place for you to engage with neighbors, friends and family.

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Police Seek Public's Help in Identifying Suspected Auto Burglar

The man is believed to have been involved in incidents near Wilshire Boulevard and Bundy Drive in Brentwood, Wilshire and Westwood boulevards in Westwood, and Santa Monica and La Cienega boulevards in West Hollywood.

Police Seek Public's Help in Identifying Suspected Auto Burglar
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Brentwood Resident Wins National Award for Cancer Research

Heather Christofk, an assistant professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at UCLA, received the National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award in recognition of her leading-edge cancer research.

Brentwood Resident Wins National Award for Cancer Research