Dutch Problogger
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- Current
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- Owner at Ernst-Jan.com
- Editor in Chief at The Next Web
- Editor in Chief at Spotlight Effect
- Past
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- Student-assistant in Social Psychology at University of Amsterdam
- Partner at Jong! Identiteitsvorming
- Editor at Medium, magazine for communication science
- United Nations correspondent at Inter Press Service U.N. bureau
- Secretary of the Board at Study Association Mercurius
- Education
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- Universiteit van Amsterdam
- New York University
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Ernst-Jan Pfauth’s Summary
Ernst-Jan Pfauth is a blogger and journalist, who previously worked in New York to cover news at the United Nations. Next to writing, he's also singing in the band Christina Five.
Ernst-Jan Pfauth’s Experience
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Owner
Ernst-Jan.com
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
Started my own company. Activities: blog consultant, speaking about blogging, webdesigner and freelance journalist.
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Editor in Chief
The Next Web
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
November 2007 — Present (7 months)
The Next Web Blog, first started in 2006, is a weblog that reports on everything that influences the future of the Web, in any way.
We profile interesting products, start-ups and existing companies that are building the Next Web. Our main goal is to keep you up-to-date, inspire you, give you new ideas and maybe even persuade you to start contributing to the New Web. -
Editor in Chief
Spotlight Effect
(Online Media industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Editor in Chief and founder of the communications blog www.spotlighteffect.nl. Counts 500 unique visitors each day, twelve talented writers and often appears in national media.
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Student-assistant in Social Psychology
University of Amsterdam
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; UvA; Research industry)
October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)
I've teached two groups of 25 freshmen the course Social Psychology.
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Partner
Jong! Identiteitsvorming
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Created an identity for companies by, amongst other things, designing websites and giving workshops to employees. My business partner and I both decided that we wanted to go different ways, so we now both own our own company.
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Editor
Medium, magazine for communication science
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
September 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Professional student magazine with a circulation of 1400.
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United Nations correspondent
Inter Press Service U.N. bureau
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Interned at IPS for four months, covering news in the United Nations headquarters. The IPS bureau chief wrote in my evaluation that I 'have the potential to be an excellent journalist'. Example of articles I've written:
- ECONOMY: Castoff E-scrap Holds Hidden Treasure
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37888
- POLITICS: Women's Fair Representation Looks Decades Away
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36790
- MEDIA: When Hate Speech Turns Deadly, Who Can Stop It?
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Secretary of the Board
Study Association Mercurius
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)
One of the largest study associations of Amsterdam. It has 1200 members and is very active in the field of social and study-related activities.
Ernst-Jan Pfauth’s Education
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Universiteit van Amsterdam
Communications science 2004 — 2009 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- Secretary of the board of the Study Association Mercurius 2005-2006, Participated in the 2007 United Nations International Student Conference of Amsterdam as Head of the Russian Federation Delegation, Created media in Brussels together with 300 young European journalists, selected out of 200- applications, to shape the image of Europe at the European Youth Media Days.
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New York University
Media Globalization: a bachelor seminar on the differences between the European and American media 2006 — 2006
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Ernst-Jan Pfauth’s Interests:
city trips, movies, contemporary art, listining and making music, photography, literature.
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