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E X P E R I E N C E
· O C T O B E R   2 0 0 2   -   P R E S E N T : Freelance magazine journalist contributing to The Los Angeles Times Magazine and Wired. My freelance work has also appeared in Harper's, The New Republic, The Village Voice, U.S. News & World Report, Rolling Stone and many other publications.

· A U G U S T   2 0 0 8   -   P R E S E N T : Contributing Editor to Miller-McCune, a new national magazine of social and political issues.

· J U L Y   2 0 0 7   -   J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 8 : Senior Editor with the digital arm of Wired Science, a PBS television series based on Wired magazine.

· N O V E M B E R   2 0 0 5   -   P R E S E N T : Teach classes on investigative journalism and freelancing techniques for MediaBistro, a nationwide media professionals' association.

· N O V E M B E R   1 9 9 9   -   O C T O B E R   2 0 0 2 : Senior Editor with MotherJones.com, the online sister publication of San Francisco-based Mother Jones magazine. Assigned, edited and wrote articles from daily briefs to in-depth features, produced special investigative projects, supervised four interns and wrote articles for print magazine. Major accomplishments: produced six-month investigative project on the economic and social costs of prison expansion in all 50 states; assigned and edited articles that scooped national media on several major stories.

· S E P T E M B E R   1 9 9 8   -   N O V E M B E R   1 9 9 9 : Freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, specializing in criminal justice issues. In addition to some of the publications noted above, my work appeared in Spin, LA Weekly and other publications.

· J U L Y   1 9 9 7   -   A U G U S T   1 9 9 8 : Special Projects Writer with The Oakland Tribune, a Pulitzer Prize-winning California daily. Wrote in-depth news features on a wide range of topics, with emphasis on health, technology and criminal justice issues. My articles also appeared in the Tribune's six sister newspapers.

· S E P T E M B E R   1 9 9 4   -   J U L Y   1 9 9 7 : Senior Writer with The Jerusalem Report, Israel's leading news magazine. Covered political, social and religious issues in New York City, from the presidential elections to an exclusive interview with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

· A P R I L   1 9 9 3   -   M A Y   1 9 9 4 : Correspondent for Maclean's, Canada's national news magazine, in Zagreb, Croatia. Covered conflict in ex-Yugoslav republics. Freelance contributor to several other Canadian, American and British publications. Co-authored reports on Bosnia and Croatia for Human Rights Watch.

· A P R I L   1 9 9 2   -   A P R I L   1 9 9 3 : Staff Writer with The Prague Post weekly newspaper in the Czech Republic. Covered social and economic issues and eventual break-up of post-Communist Czechoslovakia.

· F E B R U A R Y   1 9 9 1   -   A P R I L   1 9 9 2 : Associate Editor with Adbusters Quarterly, a media analysis magazine based in Vancouver, Canada. Assigned, edited and wrote articles, from briefs to features.

· M A RC H   1 9 9 0   -   J A N U A R Y   1 9 9 1 : English Editor with Jerusalem Press Service, a news agency in Jerusalem, Israel. Wrote daily field reports from the West Bank and Gaza Strip for distribution to international media.

A W A R D S   A N D   H O N O R S
Individual:
National Mental Health Association Media Award winner
John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism finalist
Missouri School of Journalism Lifestyle Journalism award finalist
Los Angeles Press Club - Magazine Investigative Report award finalist (twice)
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for In-Depth News Story finalist
Investigative Reporters & Editors award finalist
National Council on Crime and Delinquency Media Award winner (twice)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Media Award winner
Casey Journalism Center (University of Maryland) Fellow
Knight Digital Media Center Fellow

Group:
National Magazine Award for General Excellence (twice)
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism/Online News Association award finalist
Alternative Press Awards (three times)
Project Censored award
Webby award finalist

E D U C A T I O N
University of California, Berkeley: Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies, completed 1989. Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude).
American University in Cairo, Egypt: Academic year abroad, 1986 - 1987.

O T H E R S K I L L S
English, French. Functional Spanish and Arabic. Some Serbo-Croat.

Video editing with Final Cut Pro. Some HTML.

R E F E R E N C E S
Drex Heikes
Assistant Managing Editor
Las Vegas Sun
(former Editor in Chief of The Los Angeles Times Magazine)
Tel: 702/259 4010
Drex@lasvegassun.com

Eric Bates
Deputy Managing Editor
Rolling Stone
Tel: 212/484-1675
Eric.bates@rollingstone.com