Multimedia Producer and Online Community Organizer
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Online Community Organizer at Spot.Us
- Trainer/Multimedia Producer at New Media Institute/NBPC
- Interactive Editor at Youth Radio
- Freelance reporter and photographer at Agence France-Presse
- Past
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- Producer of sorts at Our own big thing
- Reporter at Agence France Presse
- online strategist at Ij5 Conference
- Multimedia Intern at Mercury News
- News 21 Initiative, UC Berkeley J-School at News 21 Initiative, UC Berkeley J-School
- Online strategist at Maynard Institute
- Online strategist at Maynard Institute
- Magazine Feature Writer and Photographer at Colorlines, Code 3 Magazine, and East Bay Business Times
- Staff writer at Alameda Journal/Contra Costa Times
- Chips Quinn Fellow at Oakland Tribune
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- 2003 Academy of Web Design San Francisco
- Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies, NTNU Taipei, Taiwan.
- New College of Florida Honors College
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
- Laney College
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Kara Andrade’s Summary
Kara Andrade is an experienced multimedia journalist who uses print and online to bridge the world of newspapers, technologists and entrepreneurs to present relevant, accessible and edgy stories. She builds communities online and offline both through reporting and consulting work and organizes events in virtual worlds such as Second Life.
Kara served as the Interactive Editor for Youth Radio's award-winning converged production company. Kara graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Master's in Journalism. She received her B.A. in Literature from New College of Florida and has six years of experience in nonprofit development, public health and community organizing. She has worked as a multimedia producer, consultant, staff writer, videographer, and photojournalist for many publications including Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, the Oakland Tribune and many others.
Kara Andrade’s Specialties:
Currently, she is the Community Organizer for Spot.Us, an open source project, to pioneer community-funded reporting.
Kara Andrade’s Experience
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Online Community Organizer
Spot.Us
(Online Media industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Community Organizer for Spot.Us, an open source project, to pioneer community-funded reporting.
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Trainer/Multimedia Producer
New Media Institute/NBPC
(Online Media industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
I was part of a team of highly-skilled trainers providing as needed training sessions, audio/video content for a new initiative called "Mobile Journalists Community" or mojoco.org. Myself and Erik Sundelof from Allvoices.com presented "Got Mobile" http://www.slideshare.net/newmaya/gotmobile.
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Interactive Editor
Youth Radio
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Full-time position overseeing the development and execution of web content and web projects in an efficient and timely manner. Duties include managerial and planning roles, working with the web team and content management system, layout and editing of content and multimedia for the web, and driving social media strategy to grow user engagement and satisfaction,
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Freelance reporter and photographer
Agence France-Presse
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
I currently work as a stringer for Agence France-Presse writing and photographing features, some of which included an Avian Flu and Vibrio story from the Infectious Diseases Society of America conference, Search giants staying hip story, Twitter and Second Life stories; photos for an Un-Thanksgiving in Alcatraz story, and a green dorm story.
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Producer of sorts
Our own big thing
(Online Media industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year)
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Reporter
Agence France Presse
(Online Media industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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online strategist
Ij5 Conference
(Online Media industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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Multimedia Intern
Mercury News
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2007 — October 2007 (3 months)
Full-time paid internship that involved assisting in the design and production of multimedia projects, providing support to the video/multimedia and photo departments; helping in launching innovations projects, pitching and completing multimedia packages, including the coverage of virtual worlds and local features.
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News 21 Initiative, UC Berkeley J-School
News 21 Initiative, UC Berkeley J-School
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)
January 2007 — August 2007 (8 months)
I designed, coordinated and implemented this groundbreaking experiment bringing important journalism and ongoing discussions about faith to Second Life, the innovative virtual community.
"God, Sex, Family" projects were streamed (video, audio, content) into different tents created to look and feel like a church revival. Reporters were available in each tent to speak or answer any questions from SL visitors. The final event was a panel discussion on Sunday, July 29 from 12-1:30 PM PST held inworld and broadcast live through SLCN, the Second Life Cable Network, http://slcn.tv. Religion writer and News21 Senior Editor Don Lattin moderated a panel which include SL worshipers, spiritual leaders, anthropologists and theologians.
For more info go to: www.newsinitiative.org/ucb
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/222197/?ps=5
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2421792225&ref=mf
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Online strategist
Maynard Institute
(Online Media industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
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Online strategist
Maynard Institute
(Online Media industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
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Magazine Feature Writer and Photographer
Colorlines, Code 3 Magazine, and East Bay Business Times
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2004 — January 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Colorlines, Race, Culture, Action. Reported, wrote and photographed three national features.
Code 3 Magazine. Wrote two stories about New Orleans flood victims and emergency services workers.
East Bay Business Times. Photographed and wrote two business stories. -
Staff writer
Alameda Journal/Contra Costa Times
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Part-time staff writer responsible for reporting, writing and photographing more than (50) features for the Friends and Neighbors community section of the Alameda Journal. Noteworthy stories included a firefighter memorial for September 11, student DNA testing, profile of gay couple adopting a surrogate child, the greening movement in Alameda, the spiritual progressives, and other local interest stories. I have also done some radio stories for KALX on a compact to not buy anything for a year, egg donations to pay off college tuition's, the story of Alameda told through its water and powwows as a way to express cultural identity.
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Chips Quinn Fellow
Oakland Tribune
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
I was chosen to be one of 19 Chips Quinn Scholars. I worked as a bilingual English/Spanish general assignment reporter at the Oakland Tribune and won the Chips Achievement Prize for an article on the shooting of a 16-year-old. I completed more than 30 stories, eight of which were A-1 stories, which included crime spot news, features, and photography. Noteworthy stories were a sideshow homicide, a Buddhist legal feud, local tsunami relief efforts, the descendents of Pancho Villa Circus, and the lift of the police hiring freeze. For more clips go to Kara's site or Myspace page.
Kara Andrade’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley
2005 — 2007
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2003 Academy of Web Design San Francisco
Coursework in web design and online media. 2003 — 2003
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Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies, NTNU Taipei, Taiwan.
Chinese language studies 2003 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- I even acted in a soap opera called "We Don't Have a Future Together."
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New College of Florida Honors College
BA , Literature/Philosophy , 1995 — 1999
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Universidad de Sevilla
Coursework in sociology and political science 1998 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Study abroad program.
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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
High School , Writing/Theatre
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Laney College
Additional Information
Kara Andrade’s Websites:
Kara Andrade’s Interests:
Online community managing, SL storytelling and reporting, video editing, multimedia reporting. I'm also a runner, hiker and an avid attendee of my fiance's house music gigs.
Kara Andrade’s Groups:
Online News Association
Society of Professional Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
CCNMA
AAJA, twitter
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Online News Association -
Creative COW (Communities of the World) -
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Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education -
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California Alumni Association - UC Berkeley -
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Bay Area Newspaper Workers Network -
Saint Mary's College of California Leadership Center -
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Public Media Collaborative
Kara Andrade’s Honors:
2006 European Union Delegation; East Bay Press Club Scholarship and Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2005 AAJA, NAHJ, and SPJ conference fellowships; Vanguardia Latina scholarship
2005 CCNMA Joel Garcia Memorial Scholarship Recipients
2005 Chips Quinn Fellowship, placement at Oakland Tribune in February
2005 Online News Association conference fellowship
2005 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association fellowship
Kara Andrade’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
