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Furhana Afrid Reporter/Anchor
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Digital journalist: Video, online, web writing, social media, multilingual experience Experience YMCA, Social Media Multimedia Producer Butte, MT 2011 - Current • Quadrupled Facebook membership in 4 months using engaging content • Improved YMCA’s online branding through visual story-telling Media Consultant Butte, MT 2009 - Current • Steered media outreach to promote Maternal Life International fundraiser to reduce maternal deaths in Sierra Leone • Conducted interviews and assisted in producing substance abuse rehab video for district court • Trained film producers to succeed in on-camera media interviews KXLF-TV (CBS), Video Journalist Butte, MT 2006 – 2008 • Succeeded in producing 3 deadline driven news stories daily by shooting, scripting, editing and presenting reports • Delivered live reports from field and studio • Conducted TV interviews including President Obama, Bill Gates, Senator Max Baucus • Produced compelling stories that educated, informed, prompted community action • Proven on-air success led to more duties as news producer and anchor of evening, primetime newscasts India West, News Reporter San Leandro, CA 2005 – 2006 • Documented compelling print news stories about issues impacting South Asians • Chronicled Bay Area non-profits helping impoverished S. Asian rural communities. SF Cable TV, News Reporter San Francisco, CA 2002 – 2003 • Developed story ideas, produced and presented weekly on-air news reports. • Moderated on-air discussion with news media on impact of their coverage on Muslims after 9-11. Nation TV, Current Affairs Host Nairobi, Kenya 2000 - 2000 • Moderated 65, one-hour daily current affairs program on issues impacting Kenyans. Education • San Francisco State University, MA Radio & TV Studies. First Class Honors May 2004 • U.S. International University-Africa, BSc International Business Adm. First Class Honors Nairobi, Kenya Aug. 98 Technical & Training • Adept at operating video and photo cameras • Working knowledge: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop • NPR audio story-telling, Knight Digital Media Center Web 2.0 (2011) Multilingual • Fluent Punjabi, conversational Hindi, Urdu and Swahili Awards • Ford AAJA Fellow 2011 • Knight Digital Media Center Web 2.0 Fellow 2011 • TV News Report on media impact on Bay Area Muslims after 9-11. SAJA 2005 • Top undergraduate international business student 1998 |
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