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EXPERIENCE

Bloomberg News - Muscat, Oman
            Oman Stringer                                                                                                                                             2015 – present
                    ·     
Covering political, economic and financial news from Oman

Freelance Journalist - Muscat, Oman
                                                                                                                                                                                 2014 – present
                    ·     
Writing news and feature stories for Agence France-Presse, Foreign Policy online, The National and more

The National
(English-language daily newspaper) - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
            National Reporter                                                                                                                                              2011 – 2013
                    ·       Created a new beat covering news about children, women and families
                    ·       Wrote groundbreaking stories on domestic violence, child abuse, discrimination and other topics that pushed the                             local boundaries of press freedom (see links to read work samples)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States            
            Courts Reporter                                                                                                                                                             2011
                    ·       Wrote an award-winning investigative series about Pennsylvania’s child welfare system
                    ·       Identified and reported newsworthy events in the county’s criminal and civil courts

            General Assignment Reporter                                                                                                                             2009-2011
                    ·       Pitched enterprise stories and received daily assignments on a variety of topics
                    ·       Covered high-profile murders, a plane crash and G-20 related riots

AWARDS

2012 Anna Quindlen Award: National prize for journalism about children and families (More information...)

EDUCATION

Center for International Learning - Muscat, Oman                                                                                                 2013-present     
            Intensive Arabic Language Program (full-time)
                    ·       Studying Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Gulf Arabic six hours per day

Yale University - New Haven, Connecticut, United States                                                                                            2005- 2009
            B.A. in History of Art, cum laude, GPA 3.79
                    ·      Awarded John Hersey Prize (Journalism)
                    ·      Awarded Walter Louis Ehrich Memorial Prize (History of Art)
                    ·      Named Yale Journalism Scholar and Paul Block Journalism Scholar

INTERNSHIPS

The Boston Globe - Boston, Massachusetts, United States                                                                                       Summer 2009   
            Metro Intern: Wrote daily articles, including several major A-1 stories

New Haven Advocate - New Haven, Connecticut, United States                                                               Spring 2008, Fall 2009
            Editorial Intern: Wrote weekly articles about politics, food, art and music; proofread pages

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States                                                                          Summer 2008
            Local News Intern: Wrote three to five stories per week

The Atlantic - Washington, DC, United States                                                                                                          Summer 2007
            Editorial Intern: Fact-checked, researched and proofread magazine articles

LANGUAGES

·      English (native speaker)
·      Modern Standard Arabic (full professional proficiency)
·      Colloquial Gulf Arabic (proficient)


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