Ananda C. Shorey 510.589.1424
[email protected] www.anandashorey.com
EXPERIENCE May 07-present
Bay City News Service, San Francisco, Calif. Senior Editor/Photo Editor - Supervise general assignment and political reporters; assign daily stories and -
Oct. 01-June 05
The Associated Press, Phoenix, Ariz. Reporter/Editor/Photographer - Supervised reporters throughout Arizona for print and broadcast wires; edited -
June 01-Sept. 01
tional Cemetery, the nation’s rat infestation problem, and drug elimination funding being cut in public housing Shadowed beat reporters at the White House, Capitol, Pentagon and State Department
American Journalism Review, College Park, Md. Editorial Assistant -
Jan. 00-May 00
staff copy and rewrote member stories from newspaper, television and radio Covered two President George W. Bush rallies and a presidential debate, the apprehensions and deaths of illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, a murderer’s journey to get his law license, a decade-long drought crippling the Southwest, and the World Series Photographed lakes that are disappearing due to Arizona’s drought and a drug bust on one of the main corridors for narcotics in the U.S.
The Associated Press, Washington, D.C. Intern - Covered the burial of the remains of World War II Marines at Arlington Na-
Jan. 01-May 01
coordinate coverage with writers in offices throughout the Bay Area Edit an average of 50 stories a day; edit calendar of events Write breaking news stories for this 24-hour regional wire service; monitor scanners, e-mail, faxes and other media outlets to keep on top of breaking news; compile news roundup of top Bay Area stories Shoot and edit stock photographs
Wrote articles and columns for this monthly magazine Fact-checked and researched
Capital News Service, Washington, D.C. Public Affairs Reporter -
Covered crime and justice beat, two Maryland congressmen and the U.S. Supreme Court for this university run newswire that provides stories to papers including The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun
May 98-March 99
Federal Document Clearing House, Largo, Md. Editor in Chief of MSNBC Department -
Edited MSNBC, NBC, FOX, CNN, CBS and ABC transcripts, as well as State, Justice, Defense Department and White House news briefing transcripts Decided under deadline when to transcribe early feeds, e-mail/fax newsmaker interviews and send transcripts over the wire
FREELANCE Summer 2008
Fotovision, San Francisco, Calif. Reporter -
Fall 2007
Wrote feature about options available for photographers who need medical insurance
The Associated Press, San Francisco, Calif. Reporter/Photographer - Wrote about and photographed Beat Generation haunts in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood
Summer-Fall 2006
The Associated Press, Madrid, Spain Reporter/Photographer - Wrote about troubles students face landing apartments in Madrid and a piece -
Sept. 05-May 06
Map Magazine, Madrid, Spain Reporter/Photographer -
Summer 2005
about Spain’s secret to staying thin Wrote travel stories about the nightlife in Munich and Dublin aimed at the wire’s young readers
Covered mullet craze for this bilingual music and arts magazine Photographed concerts and shot photo essays about the daily life in Madrid
Ashland Daily Tidings, Ashland, Ore. Reporter/Photographer -
Wrote feature about award-winning creamery that has received worldwide acclaim; and a piece about Oregon’s growing obesity problem
EDUCATION Fall 97-Spring 01
University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Bachelor of Arts, journalism
Fall 05-Summer 06
Escuela de Fotografía Centro de Imagen, Madrid, Spain Master’s degree, photography