Jennifer

Carpenter

jenniferalicecarpenter.com

+44 077 9587 4783 | jennifercarpenternc@gmail.com

Visual Journalist & Communication Specialist with a strong background in writing, broadcast & online news production.

Education
London School of Economics 2012 Sep MSc in Media, Communication & Development | Focus on mobile technology & media engagement for community development. Modules in program management & evaluation, research methodology & quantitative analysis. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009 May

BA in Journalism & Mass Communication (Broadcast Television) | BA in Communication Studies (Screenwriting) Degree awarded with Distinction | GPA 3.71 out of 4.00 | Deans List all 8 semesters Duke University Center for Documentary Studies 2009 May

Certificate in Documentary Arts | Concentration in Documentary Film Theory & Photography Awarded with Full Honors | 3-year part-time program | Thesis: Rise of the American Dragon published by ABC News.

Experience
Voice of America 2011-present London, UK Video Journalist: write, shoot, edit & produce news packages for broadcast, radio & online platforms. Daily assignments produced under tight deadlines for international distribution. Leading reporter with VOAs Olympic & Paralympic Games news team, in charge of covering London transport, security, local politics & special interest stories. Duke University | Lewis Hine Documentary Fellow 2010-2011 Boston, USA

Chinatown Alphabet Project: conceived, developed & implemented a 10-month long photography & English literacy program for more than 100 Chinese immigrant youth, on permanent exhibition in Boston. Generation Dance: produced a traveling oral history & photography exhibit on elderly immigration & 20th century Chinese ballroom dance history. UNICEF Albania | J. William Fulbright Scholar 2009-2010 Tirana, Albania

Multimedia Specialist & Communications Officer Assistant: produced more than a dozen print, photograph & video pieces, including stories on juvenile justice, literacy, teen heroin addiction & environmental education. Organized & led a 9-month long documentary education initiative for more than 40 incarcerated youth in Albanias first juvenile detention center. The Washington Post 2008-2009 Washington DC, USA

Shot, edited & produced videos & photographs regularly, on tight deadlines, & occasionally from remote locations: Freelance Video Journalist: collaboration with the Post Magazine 2009 May-Sep Freelance Video Journalist: US Presidential Inauguration Coverage 2009 Jan Video Journalist Internship: video production & web development 2008 Apr-Jun ABC News: ABC News on Campus 2009 Jan-May Chapel Hill, USA

Bureau Chief & Reporter: produced articles, video & multimedia for ABC.com platforms. Selected by ABC News Network as one of the top 25 student journalists from across the country to serve ABC's five collegiate bureaus. ETV News South Africa 2008 Sep-Dec Cape Town, South Africa

Assisted writing, camera & editing for the acclaimed documentary film units production of The Guardian (2009). Games of the XXIX Olympiad 2008 Jul-Aug Beijing, China

Olympic News Service Reporter: part of news team that delivered articles, sideline quotes & statistical summary for the event of Shooting for the Summer Olympic Games international news wire. Head reporter for English speaking athletes.

Jennifer Carpenter

jenniferalicecarpenter.com

+44 077 9587 4783 | jennifercarpenternc@gmail.com

US House Representative Brad Miller

2008 Jan-Apr Washington DC, USA

Capitol Hill Internship: assisted the House Foreign Affairs Committee in draft legislation & letter writing initiatives. ABC News: John Stossel 20/20 2007 Jul-Aug New York City, USA

Internship: assisted network producers in research, pre-interview & technical production of 20/20: Sick in America. ABC News: 11 Eyewitness News (WTVD) 2006-2007 Durham, USA

News gathering & distribution for ABCs owned & operated station: Carolina News Link Operator: microwave & satellite technician 2006 Aug-2007 Dec Internship: assisted investigative unit with long-form reporting 2006 May-Aug University of North Carolina Public Television (UNC-TV, PBS) 2004-2009 Durham, USA

Honored as the first & youngest volunteer at the station. More than 400 hours of service in camera production, floor managing & technical direction for annual telethon. Internship: production assistant for independent film series 2005 May-Aug

Scholarships & Awards

Massachusetts Endowment for the Humanities 2012 Boston, USA Grant recipient for Generation Dances exhibition & speaker series at the Henry Wong & You King Yee Memorial Gallery. Lewis Hine Documentary Fellowship 2010-2011 Duke University

Fellowship connects multimedia journalists with children & families to develop documentary programming in underserved communities. My documentaries: Chinatown Alphabet Project and Generation Dance travel to international exhibitions. Administered in collaboration with Duke University & the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. Jessica Jennifer Cohen Foundation Award 2010-2011 Boston, USA

Community service filmmaking honor. Equipment & exhibition funding for my documentaries in Boston Chinatown. J. William Fulbright Scholarship 2009-2010 Tirana, Albania

Award supports research for one academic year for academic & professional development. My project, Documenting Civic Apathy and Engagement of Albanian Youth was developed with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). Administered by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs. Academic Scholarships: John & Tatiana Moore Scholarship Award: distinction in media 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill Reese Felts Scholarship: excellence in broadcast journalism 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill John Hope Franklin Fellowship: student documentary award 2007 Duke University Don & Barbara Curtis Excellent Awards: UNC-Chapel Hill Video Journalist Internship with The Washington Post 2008 May Investigative journalism series Davina Jones 2007 Oct Students of the World documentary in the Balkans 2007 Oct Languages: English (native); Albanian (advanced); Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin & Cantonese (beginner). Proficient In: Final Cut Studio & Adobe Creative Suites; basic coding in HTML/CSS; SPSS; most social networking sites. Published By: Voice of America, UNICEF, The Washington Post, ABC News, Associated Press, StoryCorps, ESPN, WGBH-TV (PBS), WRAL-TV, WTVD, UNC-TV, WCHL-AM. Albanian press: Shqip Sot, Top Channel, Mirmenjesi Tiran.