Benjamin
Max
Gottlieb
Multimedia
Journalist,
Photographer
13418
Valleyheart
Drive
N.
Sherman
Oaks,
CA,
91423
Phone:
818.642.1257
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Phone:
852.9384.1969
Mr.
Anup
Kaphle
Digital
Editor,
World
&
National
Security
The
Washington
Post
1150
15th
Street,
Washington,
D.C.,
20071
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Phone:
213.740.9701
