Marcus Chan

Current

• Acting Business & Technology Editor at San Francisco Chronicle

Past

• Multimedia & Database Editor at San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate.com
• Technology Editor at San Francisco Chronicle

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Industry

Online Media

Marcus Chan’s Summary

New media journalist with extensive experience developing content (for print and online), managing a staff and being innovative. Emphasis on technology and diversity. Particularly interested in creating new ways to provide editorial content and reaching new audiences.

Marcus Chan’s Specialties:

Content development, multimedia, databases, mashups, podcasting, editing, writing, technology, blogging

Additional Information

Marcus Chan’s Honors:

2007 Society of Professional Journalists:
1st place for online explanatory journalism for "Oakland: A Plague of Killing"

2007 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism:
2nd place for multimedia for "Oakland: A Plague of Killing." The Casey Journalism Center is a resource for journalists who cover social issues. (http://cjc.umd.edu/awards/2007_CJCawards.html)

Hearst Corp. recognition:
"Oakland: A Plague of Killing" won the Web-only category (http://extranet.timesunion.com/hearsthonors/winners_metro.html) and was judged to be a "powerful, amazing, comprehensive, chilling, engaging and simply overwhelming piece of journalism"

2006 Hearst Eagle Award winner:
Recognized as The Chronicle's top journalist

2005 Society of Professional Journalists:
Unsung Hero Award for work as tech editor; recognized as "unflappable on deadline and able to improve copy, see stories where others don't and pull together exceptional projects." (http://www.gradethenews.org/pages2/spjeij.htm)