Franz Strasser

Current

• Digital Producer/Reporter for World News America at BBC Television

Past

• Multimedia Intern at Thomson Reuters
• Freelancer at WAZ New Media
• Executive Producer at WAZ New Media

• Contributor at Knallgrau New Media Solutions GmbH
• Assistant to Operations Manager at Berlin Thunder

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Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• New York University

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Connections

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Industry

Media Production

Franz Strasser’s Summary

Franz Strasser’s Specialties:

content production on multiple platforms (experience in podcast, weblog, video-blog, graphics), editing on various programs (avid, protools, audacity, garageband, final cut pro, imovie), extensive training in video- and audio recording.

Franz Strasser’s Experience

• Digital Producer/Reporter for World News America

  BBC Television

  (Non-Profit; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Multimedia Intern

  Thomson Reuters

  (Public Company; TRI; Information Services industry)

  June 2009 — September 2009 (4 months)

  Produced multimedia content for Reuters.com

• Freelancer

  WAZ New Media

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2008 — November 2008 (11 months)

  Created and updated multimedia weblog about U.S. elections

• Executive Producer

  WAZ New Media

  (Media Production industry)

  August 2006 — July 2007 (1 year )

  Designed, produced and hosted "DieLigaShow," a sports podcast about the German soccer league.

• Contributor

  Knallgrau New Media Solutions GmbH

  (Media Production industry)

  June 2006 — July 2006 (2 months)

  Worked with all-star selection of bloggers on weallspeaktfootball.com, a Coca-Cola project during the FIFA World Cup 2006.

• Assistant to Operations Manager

  Berlin Thunder

  (Sports industry)

  March 2005 — June 2005 (4 months)

  Assisted during home game days of NFL Europe franchise Berlin Thunder, provided in-game statistics to FOX commentators.

Franz Strasser’s Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

  M.S. , Journalism , 2008 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  SPJ

• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  B.A. , American Studies, Economics , 2004 — 2007

  - Helped organizing European Week 2005, a week-long panel discussion with politicians, scholars and experts on current E.U. topics.
  - Organized American Week in Berlin, a project week for Berlin high school students, in collaboration with American Embassy in Berlin.

  Activities and Societies:

  Attended Sixth Transatlantic Student Symposium at Georgetown University, presenting results on how the German press covered the American primaries.

• New York University

  Semester Abroad , Journalism , 2006 — 2006

Additional Information

Franz Strasser’s Interests:

new media developments, national politics, global economy, american football, european soccer

Franz Strasser’s Groups:

Society of Professional Journalists

•    Columbia Journalism Alumni
•    Columbia Journalism School '09

Franz Strasser’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch