Benjamin

Max Gottlieb
Multimedia Journalist, Photographer
13418 Valleyheart Drive N. Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423 Phone: 818.642.1257 Email: benjaminmaxgottlieb@gmail.com Web: http://www.gottliebmedia.com Twitter: @benjamin_max

EMPLOYMENT IN JOURNALISM June-Present

The Washington Post (Intern) Multiplatform producer for the Washington Post; responsible for producing stories, blogging, coding and creating timelines and visual galleries, homepage management and writing for the World/National Security and Local sections. InTheFray.org Art Director for In The Fray, an online news magazine exploring global issues through personal stories; responsible for editing photo essays, soliciting submissions and contributing photography. CNN International (Intern) Reporter and web producer for CNN International in Hong Kong; covered Chinas ongoing media censorship, the 2011 Thai elections and the abysmal living conditions of Hong Kongs impoverished; other responsibilities included bureau coordination and regular contributions to CNNs Business 360 blog. Los Angeles Times Homicide Report Contributing reporter for the Los Angeles Times multimedia project documenting homicides in Los Angeles, California; work included in-depth, bootstrap reporting, photography and additional multimedia elements relevant to each case. Annenberg Radio News Host and reporter for the award-winning radio program produced by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism; conducted host interviews, wrote and tracked radio stories and anchored coverage of South Los Angeles. Eye on the Middle East Podcast Founder of the Los Angeles Press Club award-winning podcast, covering Middle East current events; responsible for all facets the show, including hosting, interviewing and producing. Notable interviews include Reza Aslan, Clay Shirky, and Arieh Eldad. Annenberg Digital News Executive Editor for the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalisms online student publication; responsible for assigning, editing and reporting stories for the news section, including the 2011 LAPD raid on the Occupy LA encampment. Santa Barbara Independent Reporter for the award-winning Santa Barbara weekly publication; began as an intern; work included extensive coverage of the 2009 California state budget crisis, oil production politics and local prison reform. Santa Barbara Daily Sound (Intern) Reporter for the Santa Barbara daily newspaper; wrote news reports pertaining to UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County. Daily Nexus Editor for the University desk at UC Santa Barbaras student newspaper; edited news stories, trained new writers and covered a number of beats, including the UC anti-war movement, the UC Regents and the California state budget crisis.

Sept. 2011-Present

May-July 2011

Feb. 2011-May 2012

Jan. 2011-May 2012

Jan. 2011-May 2012

Aug. 2010-June 2012

April 2009-Aug. 2010

June-Sept. 2008 Jan. 2006-June 2009

 EDUCATION University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism M.A. Online Journalism, Class of 2012

University of California at Santa Barbara B.A. Global & International Studies, Class of 2009 Emphasis: Socioeconomics and Politics Minor in Professional Writing Multimedia Program

HONORS & AWARDS Los Angeles Press Club 2012: First Place for Student Media Broadcast, Podcast or Stream, Eye on the Middle East Los Angeles Press Club 2012: Two Second Place awards for Online Investigative & Personality Profile Knight Grant for Religion Reporting, New Delhi, India 2012 USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Directors Scholar 2010-2012 2009 Model Arab League National Conference Award Winner Second Place, Palestinian Affairs Council California College Media Association Award Best Feature Story of 2007 Golden State Academic Excellence Award California State Governors Scholars Award Advanced Placement Scholar Award ADDITIONAL SKILLS Professional working proficiency in Spanish, HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite 5 InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat and Illustrator, Microsoft Office Excel, Publisher, Word and PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Audacity, audio and video recording, digital photography and web producing. Confident in navigating various content management systems, including Methode 4, Evolution, WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, among others. REFERENCES Mr. Tyson Wheatley Senior Digital Editor CNN International 40 Oxford House, Tai Koo Place, Hong Kong Email: tyson.wheatley@cnn.com Phone: 852.9384.1969 Mr. Anup Kaphle Digital Editor, World & National Security The Washington Post 1150 15th Street, Washington, D.C., 20071 Email: kaphlea@washpost.com Phone: 202.334.9585 Ms. Mei Fong Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism University of Southern California 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281 Email: meifong@usc.edu Phone: 213.740.9701