Joe Jackson http://joelukejackson.wordpress.com

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Experience

Mar. ’13 – The Wall Street Journal; New York City, U.S.A. • Reporter, Greater New York section; covering crime, politics, transport, culture; tight daily deadlines

Sept. ’11 – Sept. ‘12 TIME; Hong Kong, SAR China

• Office-based reporter, writer, producer, researcher, fact-checker, associate editor, TIME.com / TIME Jan. '09 – Jul. ’11 New York Daily News newspaper; New York City, U.S.A

• Reporter, Metro desk; general reporter covering crime, politics, transport, culture; tight deadlines / overnight Aug. ’08 – Freelance journalist; global

• Contributed print/digital media; The Guardian, AlJazeeraEnglish, GlobalPost, USAToday.com, amNY… Jun. & Jul. '08 – The Guardian, The Times & The Daily Telegraph newspapers; London, U.K.

• Foreign desks assignments: reported on hourly deadline for websites, researched, fact-checked Oct. '06 – May '08 North Surrey & London Newspapers; London, U.K.

• Gen. assignment reporter: filed 12-15 stories/week, on tight deadlines for suburban weekly newspaper chain Jul. '06 – Jan. '07 The South London Press newspaper; London, U.K.

• Permanent freelance writer for weekly supplement: included exclusive interview with Kevin Spacey Mar. '06 – Apr. '06 The Kathmandu Post newspaper; Kathmandu, Nepal

• News intern: reported on mass pro-democracy street protests for English language daily, front page bylines Nov. '05 – Dec. '05 The Deccan Herald newspaper; Bangalore, India

• Intern: cultural writer for daily supplement, copy edited, news reported on daily deadlines Sept. '04– May '05 The Insider magazine; Edinburgh, U.K.

• Launched and produced all aspects of current affairs magazine for university campus community Sept. '03 – Dec. '04 Student newspaper; Edinburgh, U.K.

• Co-edited news section of weekly campus publication, with circulation of more than 10,000 copies

Education May '09 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; New York, U.S.A.

• MS Journalism, new media speciality; BrooklynInk.com, BronxBeat.org, business & digital media modules • Recipient of the Hugh Fulton Byas Memorial Foundation prize for British journalists of outstanding promise

Jan. '07 News Associates; London, U.K.

• Completed National Council of Training Journalists (NCTJ) course in print journalism • Qualified in shorthand (100 words a minute), media law, local government & politics, general reporting

May '05 University of Edinburgh, School of Social Sciences; Scotland, U.K.

• MA Politics, specialised in international modules and the Middle East conflict

Skills Technology: Skilled in video/audio/web production and editing, photography, social media utilization Other: Worked, travelled: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe / completed London Marathon 2008

References Kirsten Danis, Deputy Editor, Wall Street Journal (Greater New York); Kirsten.danis@wsj.com / 212-416-2000 Zoher Abdoolcarim, Asia Editor, TIME; zoher_abdoolcarim@timeasia.com / (852) 3128 3333