Shelly Strom produces communications that win hearts and minds. Propelled by curiosity and an acute ability for finding and telling stories that are interesting and engaging, Shelly learned the trade while writing for newspapers in Oregon and Washington.
Shelly started her newspaper career in one of Oregon’s high desert towns—Prineville, where she produced the features section of the Central Oregonian. Next stop: Whidbey News Times in the Navy town of Oak Harbor, Wash. She covered the City Hall and business beats at this twice-weekly paper. From there, Shelly did a stint at Vancouver Business Journal before heading to Portland Business Journal as a staff writer. Peruse her PBJ work. After six years at PBJ, she became a freelance writer working with a variety of clients.
P.R. exec Lane describes witnessing terrible attack
Burgerville bucks health care trends
Port of Vancouver OKs $50M budget
Season's late start pinches crab industry
Port agrees to $3.7M logistics lease
Northwest Container Services sold
Precision expects record revenue, net income
Evergreen Aviation opens Dubai office: Location a hub for Middle East, Central America
Shared Hope keeps up fight against sex trafficking
A slow climb: How some Puget Sound area health systems are responding to human trafficking
Harnessing analytics makes the difference between sales lost and sales deliver
Diverse perspectives: Lack of minorities hurts Portland's efforts to attract talent
OSM haunted by the past, Oregon Steel chooses a rocky labor relations path, Oregon Steel Mills sees no swift end to Pueblo woes
A changing channel: Longtime OPB boss Maynard Orme is calling it quits
Behind every successful inventor is an attorney, A lifetime of invention and Inventor was inspired by his belief in technology
"Diverse Perspectives," Portland Business Journal
2005, First Place, Social Issues Reporting, Oregon Society of Professional Journalists
"Getting better with age: State's maturing wine industry continues rapid growth," Portland Business Journal
2006, Second Place, General Features, Oregon Society of Professional Journalists
"Absolut competition: On the heels of beer and wine, liquor entrepreneurs look to spirits," Portland Business Journal
2005, Second Place, News Features, Oregon Society of Professional Journalists
"Reser's plants organic roots," Portland Business Journal
2006, Honorable Mention, Consumer News, Oregon Society of Professional Journalists
"When Wal-Mart Comes to Town," Whidbey News-Times
1997, First Place, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
"Tide Pools," Whidbey News-Times
1997, Second Place, Best Environmental Story, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Oak Harbor City Hall coverage, Whidbey News-Times
1996, Second Place, Best Government Affairs Coverage, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
