VINCE BEISER 6381 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 655 Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tel: 323/229 9135 Fax: 253/559 4276 vincelb@sbcglobal.net www.vincebeiser.com EXPERIENCE October 2002 - present: Freelance journalist specializing in criminal justice, social issues and technology. My work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Harper's, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Village Voice, U.S. News & World Report, Wired and many other publications. August 2008 - present: Contributing Editor to Miller-McCune, a new national magazine of social and political issues. November 2005 - present: Instructor with MediaBistro, a nationwide media professionals' association. Teach classes on investigative journalism and freelancing techniques. July 2007 - January 2008: Senior Editor with the digital arm of Wired Science, a PBS television series based on Wired magazine. November 1999 - October 2002: 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. Headed team producing award-winning Web-based investigative project on the economic and social costs of prison expansion in all 50 states. September 1998 - November 1999: Freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, specializing in criminal justice issues. In addition to some of the publications noted above, my work appeared in LA Weekly, Spin and other publications. July 1997 - August 1998: 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. September 1994 - July 1997: Senior Writer with The Jerusalem Report, Israel's leading news magazine. Covered political, social and religious issues in New York City and nationwide, from the presidential elections to an exclusive interview with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. April 1993 - May 1994: Correspondent for Maclean's, Canada's national news magazine, covering the conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and other ex-Yugoslav republics. Co-authored reports on Bosnia and Croatia for Human Rights Watch. April 1992 - April 1993: 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. February 1991 - April 1992: Associate Editor with Adbusters, a media analysis magazine based in Vancouver, Canada. Assigned, edited and wrote articles, from briefs to features. March 1990 - January 1991: 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. AWARDS AND HONORS Individual: National Mental Health Association Media Award winner Investigative Reporters & Editors award finalist Missouri School of Journalism Lifestyle Journalism award finalist John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism finalist Los Angeles Press Club - Magazine Investigative Report award finalist (twice) Association of Alternative Newsweeklies award for In-Depth News Story 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 Team Member: National Magazine Award for General Excellence winner (twice) Columbia Graduate School of Journalism/Online News Association award finalist Alternative Press Award winner (three times) Project Censored award winner Webby award finalist EDUCATION 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. OTHER SKILLS Conversational Spanish, French, and Arabic. Some Serbo-Croat. Video editing with Final Cut Pro. Some HTML. REFERENCES Drex Heikes Assistant Managing Editor The 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 Clara Jeffery Editor in Chief Mother Jones Tel: 415/665 6637 clara@motherjones.com