Freelancing articles 2008 – 2009
- The Way Scranton Swings – Black Star News
- Sarah Palin and the Media: “Frenemies” for life – The Media Online
- University of Scranton Students Might Just Swing – Huffington Post
- Citizen Blogging Boosts Zimon Into Local Politics – Women’s eNews
- Visco Sets Her Own Pace in 9-Month Run Across U.S. - Women’s eNews
- Women Attrack Annual Progressive Limelight – Women’s eNews
Intern at BBC New York – Summer 2009
Researched, collected audio, booked interviews, assisted in studio, went on shoots. Assisted with stories on diverse topics: fear of American’s concerning health care reform, the involvement of American teenagers in drug cartels in Texas, the switch over from analog to digital television in the U.S. and the Bernie Madoff trial.
Intern at Time Out New York – Summer 2009
- Night bites – TONY Student Guide
- Swap till you drop – TONY Student Guide
- Photosynthesis review – TONY Online
- Professor Ralph’s Loss of Breath review – TONY Online
- Doin’ it for yourself – TONY Continuing Education (contributor)
Fact-checking and research for: Student Guide, Continuing Education Guide, Governor’s Island supplement, NYC Food and Wine supplement, Museum issue, Fall Preview issue, Photo issue.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism reporting and writing : 2008-2009
Assignment Editor for “Payback: Remittances in NYC“, produced by the International Newsroom class at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, for Global Post. Contributed to the package on Yemeni immigrants.
Web editor for the International Newsroom class website: Global Press Watch.
Author of a media monitoring report on Liberia: “A Developing Press Depends on International Aid
Recieved Honors for my (unpublished) Masters Project: The Webberites by Jackie Bischof
MagNet magazine: Trends in Digital Content, Spring 2009
- Mona Lisa 2.0: As the art world moves online, every pixel tells a story
- No strings attached: Who needs infrastructure? Africa goes wireless
- Documentary’s digital attic: Frontline.org
- Continuous partial attention: This is my brain online
Web editor for the magazine’s website: MagNet 2009
Borough Beat, Fall 2008
- Bilingual School Beats Bullying With Diversity
- Crown Heights Haitians Hit Hard by Hurricanes
- Faith and Politics Converge at the University of Scranton
- Presidential nominees speak at Columbia University
- In Staten Island, Voter Excitement Overrides Concern in Close Congressional Race
- Power, Politics and Palin Debated at Women in Leadership Conference
- Columbia Journalism Students Show Their Mettle with Ambitious Election Coverage
- African Immigrants Find a Home in Brooklyn’s Catholic Churches
For the University of the Witwatersrand alumni magazine Wits Review, Winter 2008
- Wits tackles xenophobia
- Wits recognizes excellence in investigative journalism
- “Time Management”
For Vuvuzela and Vuvuzela Online since July 2007:
- Harassment policy strong, process poor
- VC looks back on 2007
- Channel your inner (super) hero
- Here come the bookies!
- Study woes cured!
- Alumni for beginners
- Rugby boys get dolled up
- Ribbons remember Darfur
- Celebrating Wits’ office guardians
- Student editors speak
- Music students sing sad song
- City Life is Art
- Farming, not frolicking, in Mozambique
- 2 million and rising
Work on the World Editor’s Forum for the Editor’s Weblog & Journalism.co.za
For Journalism.co.za:
- Moaning will not improve Africa coverage
- Journalists must have specialised skills
- O’Reilly calls on Mbeki to act on Zimbabwe
- World’s editors head for Cape jamboree
- Rantao elected new Sanef chairperson
For the Editor’s Weblog:
- Cape Town conference: appreciating reader intelligence
- Cape Town Conference: Great cooperation can mean great scoops
- Cape Town conference: Integrated newsrooms – “Just do it”
- Cape Town Conference: Praise in Cape Town for African courage
- Cape Town: Reporters should be watchdogs not lapdogs
OPINION / COLUMNS
- Men in the Modern World (published, Vuvuzela Online, August 2007)
- Jax in Jozi One, Two, Three and Four
- Travel feature: Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2007 (unpublished)
- Movie review: Das Leben der Anderen, October 2007 (unpublished)
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