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sarah@ohyouprettythings.net

Sarah Jaffe is a blogger, an independent political journalist, a feminist pop culture critic, and a social media nerd.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRITtv with Laura Flanders, Web Manager/Senior Writer, October 2009-May 2011

Managed daily operations of GRITtv.org Web site, wrote daily blog posts to accompany video segments from daily television show, co-wrote commentaries and other pieces with Laura Flanders for daily television show, coordinated social media and blogger/media outreach.

Let Fury Have the Hour, Social Media Consultant, 2010

Advised and constructed social media strategy for independent documentary film, Let Fury Have the Hour, about world citizenship and creative activism, from Joe Strummer and the Clash to the present day.

GlobalComment.com, deputy editor, 2008-2010

Edited and published articles on current affairs, pop culture, and more; commission new pieces, recruit new writers, keep budget, maintain and grow social media presence. Wrote columns on United States politics, social issues and pop culture for Web magazine with international readership.

OR Books, Editorial Assistant, 2010

Assisted in production & editing of At The Tea Party: The Wing Nuts, Whack-Jobs, and Whitey-Whiteness of The New Republican Right--and Why We Should Take It Seriously, edited by Laura Flanders, published October 2010. Collected articles, secured permissions, and copy-edited for anthology published by an independent media on an extremely short deadline.

Freelance Writer, 2002-present

Contributed stories on subjects from pop culture to politics, rock'n'roll to economic meltdown, to various publications both print- and Web-based, including The Nation, The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Awl, Billboard, Bitch magazine, Bust magazine, The Women's Media Center, Comic Foundry magazine, and more.

The Nation Web Intern, May-September 2009

Assisted Web staff with daily editorial functions of TheNation.com. Copy edited, researched, fact-checked, selected and edited photos to accompany stories, found and prepared video clips for the site, wrote action letters and contributed posts to the Act Now! blog. Spearheaded Twitter outreach and doubled the magazine's Twitter following.

Temple University Department of Journalism, Graduate Assistant, 2007-2009

Managed photography darkroom for journalism department, taught students how to process film and print, edited photos and served as webmaster for the department Web site.

Newsarama.com, contributing writer, 2005-2009

Wrote weekly reviews of comic books, graphic novels, and other pop culture phenomena as part of Best Shots team, now contributing daily blog posts to the blog and writing feature stories for the main website.

KaffeineBuzz.com, staff writer, 2003-2008

Founded, edited, aggregated and wrote content for “Political Buzz” weekly column, reviewed independent film as “Film Buzz” correspondent, and contributed music and event reviews and served as copy editor.

Bust magazine intern, 2008

Copy-edited and fact-checked stories for the print magazine and bust.com, contributed to blog, edited photos for the Web, sorted submissions to the magazine, helped to manage the online community and worked on social media outreach.

The Entertainment Project, 2003-2004

Assisted CEO of small nonprofit literacy organization, edited all communication from the office, worked on fundraising. Taught elementary- and middle-school children writing skills as they worked on articles for Whose Magazine? A youth publication, the nonprofit's print product. Served as editor-in-chief for Whose Magazine?

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in:
HTML, XHTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Audacity, Blogger, WordPress, Twitter, Flash, Adobe InDesign, iMovie, Joomla, COMA content management, Tumblr, Microsoft Office, Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

AWARDS

Lori Schipper Truth, Health & Environment Award, Temple University, 2009

Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honors Society, Temple University, 2009

William Connolly Editing Award, Temple University, 2008

Erin Moore Women’s Studies Essay Contest Winner, Loyola University, 2002

Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society, Loyola University, 2002


EDUCATION

Master of Journalism, Temple University, School of Communication &
        Theater, May 2009

Bachelor of Arts, Loyola University New Orleans, May 2002
       English Major, Writing Concentration
       Magna Cum Laude

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