Chong Wu's Profile

Education

Ohio University – Athens, OH 2007-08
Master of Science in E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Beijing Foreign Studies University – Beijing, China 1998-2002
Bachelor of Arts in the School of English and International Studies
Major: English Minor: Economics

Work Experience

CNN SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY Sept - Dec, 2008
- Intern
Assisted producers in research, field shooting and editing
Contributed to CNN science blog at CNN.com
EUREKALERT!CHINESE 2007 - present
- Science freelancer
Wrote China-related news features and profiles of researchers

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2005 - present
- News editor (part-time)
Edited Chinese-language stories about international environmental news
for this E-journal sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund (U.S.)
Beijing Office

SCIDEV.NET 2005 - 2007
- Science freelancer
Wrote news and features reflecting the interaction between scientific
advances and development issues in China

CHINA DAILY 2002 - 2007
- Science and environmental reporter/editor (full-time)
Wrote domestic science and technology news and features
Assisted with page design and news editing

Skills:

Native mandarin speaker, fluent in English, intermediate in Cantonese, elementary in German and Japanese

Proficient in Flash, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office, SPSS and Internet research

Basic sound engineering

Other Experience:

Assistant in the graphics lab in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio U 2007 - 2008
Volunteer staff of WOUB TV station at Ohio U 2007 - 2008
Manned camera for “AZA: African Performance” at Ohio U 2008
Intern of Ohio U greenhouse gas inventory 2007
Participant winner of “Science Communication in an Era of Globalization,” a media workshop for East Asian science reporters, sponsored by SciDev.net and UNESCO in Beijing 2005
Music Management assisting intern at China Radio International 2001 - 2002
Voluntary interprer for the International University Sports Federation during the 21st Universiade in Beijing 2001

Honors and awards:

Paper “Is Truth Inconvenient? A Content Analysis of Photos Related to Global Warming in the New York Times (2005-07)” was accepted by the Ohio Communication Association Conference 2008
Paper “A Study of Time Magazine Coverage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine” was accepted and presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloqium 2008 Fellowship of American Association for the Advancement of Science for Science Reporters in Developing Countries 2007
UK-China Reed Elsevier Science Journalism Prize for the Best English-language Science Feature 2007
Scholarship for Developing Countries, the 5th World Conference of Science
Journalism 2007
“Good News Prize” for the Association of Capital Women Reporters in China
2007



			Education Ohio University – Athens, OH 2007-08 Master of Science in E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Beijing Foreign Studies University – Beijing, China 1998-2002 Bachelor of Arts in the School of English and International Studies Major: English Minor: Economics Work Experience CNN SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY Sept - Dec, 2008 - Intern Assisted producers in research, field shooting and editing Contributed to CNN science blog at CNN.com EUREKALERT!CHINESE 2007 - present - Science freelancer Wrote China-related news features and profiles of researchers GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2005 - present - News editor (part-time) Edited Chinese-language stories about international environmental news for this E-journal sponsored by the Environmental Defense Fund (U.S.) Beijing Office SCIDEV.NET 2005 - 2007 - Science freelancer Wrote news and features reflecting the interaction between scientific advances and development issues in China CHINA DAILY 2002 - 2007 - Science and environmental reporter/editor (full-time) Wrote domestic science and technology news and features Assisted with page design and news editing Skills: Native mandarin speaker, fluent in English, intermediate in Cantonese, elementary in German and Japanese Proficient in Flash, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office, SPSS and Internet research Basic sound engineering Other Experience: Assistant in the graphics lab in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio U 2007 - 2008 Volunteer staff of WOUB TV station at Ohio U 2007 - 2008 Manned camera for “AZA: African Performance” at Ohio U 2008 Intern of Ohio U greenhouse gas inventory 2007 Participant winner of “Science Communication in an Era of Globalization,” a media workshop for East Asian science reporters, sponsored by SciDev.net and UNESCO in Beijing 2005 Music Management assisting intern at China Radio International 2001 - 2002 Voluntary interprer for the International University Sports Federation during the 21st Universiade in Beijing 2001 Honors and awards: Paper “Is Truth Inconvenient? A Content Analysis of Photos Related to Global Warming in the New York Times (2005-07)” was accepted by the Ohio Communication Association Conference 2008 Paper “A Study of Time Magazine Coverage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine” was accepted and presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloqium 2008 Fellowship of American Association for the Advancement of Science for Science Reporters in Developing Countries 2007 UK-China Reed Elsevier Science Journalism Prize for the Best English-language Science Feature 2007 Scholarship for Developing Countries, the 5th World Conference of Science Journalism 2007 “Good News Prize” for the Association of Capital Women Reporters in China 2007