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January 24, 07:04 PM

Hmm, locally owned and operated burger king as the 99%? Thoughts? (Taken with picplz.)

January 24, 05:01 PM

@oaklandlocal news cafe panel starting now. @susanmernit kicking the intros. (Taken with picplz.)

January 24, 04:33 PM

1st @oaklandlocal news cafe kicking off now! Get down to farleys east now! (Taken with picplz.)

December 12, 12:44 AM

Introducing: unicorn babe. #streetart (Taken with picplz.)

December 02, 07:52 PM

Meeting with a group of Chinese journalists at @oaklandlocal (Taken with picplz.)

November 19, 07:27 PM

Was BART always this camera heavy? They really are watching. #media #occupyoakland (Taken with picplz.)

November 11, 03:02 AM

Rows of cop cars and press at #occupyoakland now. (Taken with picplz.)

November 08, 08:40 PM

Best ad for sf mayor. from teamadachi (Taken with picplz.)

November 03, 03:07 AM

Dwayne wiggins & company rocking at @houseofmusic 4 #occupyoakland #generalstrike (Taken with picplz.)

November 02, 11:08 PM

Busses lining up to take folks to the port #occupyoakland #generalstrike (Taken with picplz.)

November 02, 11:07 PM

Teamsters 18 wheeler supporting #occupyoakland #generalstrike (Taken with picplz.)

November 02, 11:03 PM

#generalstrike sign in shop on 14th (Taken with picplz.)

October 29, 07:54 PM

#occupyoakland 99 to 1. #streetart (Taken with picplz.)

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October 22, 09:24 PM

#occupyoakland meets lakeshore (Taken with picplz.)

October 22, 07:31 PM

Of course this is just a thoroughly staged piece of propaganda staged by progressives. Our upright, law abiding police wouldn’t dream of doing something like this.

October 21, 07:30 PM

inothernews:

Occupy Madrid.

(Photo: Action Press / Rex Features via the Telegraph)

October 20, 07:30 PM
October 19, 07:31 PM

coolguyhat:

I am the 1%

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Kwan Booth
Writer, Media Strategist
Writing and Editing | San Francisco Bay Area, US

Summary

Journalist and communications professional skilled in print and online reporting, content creation and editorial management. Presenter and workshop leader on social media, online communications, journalism diversity and citizen journalism. Cultural liaison adept at working with diverse communities with an emphasis on cultural innovation, social justice initiatives and creative development.
Specialties: Producing features, interviews and hard news stories, print and online content editing and managing. Blogging, social media, email marketing and calendar editing. Creating press packets and business collateral. Computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Open Office, Google Apps Suite, PC/MAC, basic LINUX, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe Photoshop CS, Dreamweaver, WordPress 2.0, Zope CMS, FTP Clients, Counterpoint, Horizon, various email marketing, social networking and on-line research tools.

Experience

  • Oct 2010 - Present
    Consultant / House of Local
  • Apr 2009 - Present
    Co Founder and Senior Community Manager / Oakland Local
    Write original news and feature stories for daily website updates. Direct teams of multimedia reporters and technologists in creating story packages. Collaborate and maintain website's social media campaigns. Source content from 3rd party creators. Develop content sharing relationships with media organizations and community organizations. Train community members and nonprofit organizations how to use online tools.
  • Jan 2008 - Present
    Director / Boothism
    Providing editorial, marketing and online services for publishers and small businesses. Presenting and leading workshops on social media, diversity in journalism and online communications. Promotional writing, event creation and promotions, website planning and online marketing.
  • Nov 2009 - May 2010
    Conference Producer / Independent Arts & Media
    Produce and organize the 2010 Journalism Innovation conference and pre conference community forums. journalisminnovations.org/ http://artsandmedia.net/
  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2009
    Events Editor / Oakbook Magazine
    Writing print and online art and cultural features. Create and manage online events calendar, posting blog entries. Promoting the overall growth of the company by networking with community groups, clubs and promoters and organizing special events.
  • Sept 2008 - Mar 2009
    Bay Area Editor / 10 Best
    Wrote 10 monthly event listings for company website. Researched events and performances throughout the Bay Area.
  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2009
    Associate Editor / Oakland Post Newspaper
    Writing culture and community focused feature and hard news stories. Regularly update online content. Collecting and summarizing news from various print and online media sources. Managing team of contributing writers, photographers and designers. Working with ad department to developing marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Using InDesign and Photoshop to layout weekly publication.
  • Jun 2008 - Sept 2008
    City Editor / Broadband Network 3/San Francisco
    Post articles related to Bay Area culture. Aggregate news from online resources. Maintain 3 different site profiles and manage public interactions.

Education

  • 2010 - 2010
    University of California, Berkeley
    Knight Digital Media Fellowship
  • 2005 - 2007
    City College of San Francisco
    Graphic Design
  • 1994 - 1999
    Old Dominion University

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