Joe Jackson

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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: Other: Skilled in video/audio/web production and editing, photography, social media utilization 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