Angilee Shah

Current

• Consultant at Freelance (Self-employed)
• Journalist, Blogger, Editor at Freelance (Self-employed)

Past

• International Fellow at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Staff Writer at UCLA International Institute
• Managing Editor at AsiaMedia

• Managing Editor at ABCDLady
• Contributing Writer at Caught in the Backlash (ACLU of Northern California)

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Education

• University of California, Berkeley

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Newspapers

Websites

• website
• photography
• twitter

Angilee Shah’s Summary

I am a versatile reporter, editor and blogger experienced in local and international news, with a particular emphasis on Asia and issues of globalization.

Angilee Shah’s Specialties:

Asia, politics, culture, conflict, media, immigration, minorities

Angilee Shah’s Experience

• Consultant

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Media Production industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Development and design of websites, blogs, social networking sites

• Journalist, Blogger, Editor

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  See my portfolio at http://www.angileeshah.com/portfolio.html.
  
  I have contributed to the Far Eastern Economic Review, The China Beat and their book, China in 2008: A Year of Great Significance, Global Voices, TimeOut Singapore, Asian GEOgraphic and Asia Pacific Arts.

• International Fellow

  Ngee Ann Polytechnic

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year )

  -Designed and taught courses in report writing, literature to post-secondary students in Singapore
  -Fellowship in association with Princeton in Asia

• Staff Writer

  UCLA International Institute

  (Online Media industry)

  February 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 8 months)

  -Worked a global beat to produce news and features about scholars, visiting dignitaries and events

• Managing Editor

  AsiaMedia

  (Online Media industry)

  August 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 2 months)

  -Led daily news publication about media and press issues in Asia
  -Responded to breaking news, such as the 2004 tsunami and 2005 coup in Nepal, with special features
  -Led website redesign, increasing graphic interest and photography spotlights
  -Recruited and edited articles by over 100 contributors, including scholars, experts, journalists and students

• Managing Editor

  ABCDLady

  (Newspapers industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year )

• Contributing Writer

  Caught in the Backlash (ACLU of Northern California)

  (Newspapers industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

Angilee Shah’s Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA , English (World Literature) and Cognitive Science (Computational Modeling) , 2000 — 2004

  Co-founded weekly newsmagazine, California Voice

Additional Information

Angilee Shah’s Websites:

• website
• photography
• twitter

Angilee Shah’s Groups:

•    South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)
•    Princeton in Asia
•    Cal Alumni Association | UC Berkeley
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
•    Knight Digital Media Center
•    Global Voices Online

Angilee Shah’s Honors:

2007/08
South Asian Journalists Association Reporting Fellow
-Investigated politics, violence and the everyday lives of civilians living under the Sri Lanka’s long conflict, articles published in the Far Eastern Economic Review

Angilee Shah’s Contact Settings

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