Jennifer

Carpenter

jenniferalicecarpenter.com

+44 077 9587 4783 | jennifercarpenternc@gmail.com

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 news packages for broadcast, radio & online platforms. Leading reporter with VOAs Olympic & Paralympic Games news team. Daily assignments produced under tight deadlines for international distribution.

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 Freelance Video Journalist: Shot, edited & produced videos & photographs regularly, on tight deadlines, & occasionally from remote locations.

ABC News: ABC News on Campus 2009 Jan-May Chapel Hill, USA Bureau Chief & Reporter: produced articles, video & multimedia for ABC.com platforms. youth.

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). youth.

Games of the XXIX Olympiad 2008 Jul-Aug Beijing, China Olympic News Shooting Reporter: delivered articles, sideline quotes & statistical summary for the Summer Olympic Games.

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 Carolina News Link Operator: news gathering & distribution for ABCs owned & operated station:
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Special Recognition

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 are on international exhibition. Administered in collaboration with Duke University & the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

J. William Fulbright Scholarship 2009-2010 Tirana, Albania Documenting Civic Apathy and Engagement of Albanian Youth the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). Administered by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs. 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: UNICEF, Voice of America, The Washington Post, ABC News, Associated Press, StoryCorps, ESPN, WGBH-TV (PBS), WRAL-TV, WTVD, WCHL-AM. Albanian press: Shqip Sot, Top Channel, Mirmenjesi Tiran.