Resume

POH SI TENG
Surname/Last Name: Teng
First Name: Poh Si
Email: pohsiteng [at] gmail [dot] com
Location: Miami, Fla.
Home: Penang, Malaysia

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

The Associated Press, Miami, Fla.
Video journalist/Multimedia producer
January 2008 – present
Shoot, edit videos and produce multimedia news packages. Teach crafting slideshows for impact.

The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla., daily newspaper, circ. 316,158
Reporting and multimedia production intern
September 2007 – December 2007
Produced multimedia news packages for MiamiHerald.com. Shot and edited videos for features such as the Eastern Airlines Flight 401 package. Created an interactive multimedia package called “60 Seconds,” which showcased Miami-Dade’s diversity and economic disparity.

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. (daily newspaper, circ. 198,069)
Reporting and multimedia production intern
June 2007 – August 2007
Organized multimedia workshops and taught interactive storytelling to the newsroom staff. Worked closely with photographers and editors to produce multimedia packages for PilotOnline.com.

KQED, NPR member station in San Francisco, Calif.
Contributing producer, April 2007
Reported and produced a story about a Khmer Rouge survivor who is preserving Cambodian culture and history by teaching classical Khmer dance.

theCICAK, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (www.theCICAK.com)
Director, Co-founder, June 2005 – present
Co-founded the non-profit Malaysian political and pop culture magazine. Edit commentaries, manage theCICAK Web site and a team of editors, writers and web developers. theCICAK was featured on NPR member station KQED radio in May.

The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio (daily newspaper, circ. 255,000)
Reporting Intern, May 2006 – August 2006
Covered the science beat and general assignments. Wrote an enterprise story and produced a slide show on a pastor’s impact in a rough neighborhood.

Vallejo Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif. (daily newspaper, circ. 21,000)
Reporting Intern, December 2005 – February 2006
Covered the crime beat and general assignments, including an anti-war protest in Benicia.

Oakland Tribune and ANG Newspapers, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
(daily newspaper, circ. 220,273)
San Francisco Correspondent, September 2005 – December 2005
Covered breaking news and wrote enterprise stories, including a feature article on young Ecstasy users in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn. (daily newspaper, circ. 46,000)
Contributing Writer, September 2005, November 2005 and July 2006
Wrote commentaries about the word “refugee,” the Midwest and flag burning.

The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (daily newspaper, circ. 300,000)
Contributing Writer, May 2005
Wrote an article about the Malaysian Censorship Board, in relation to the Malaysian film focus at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (daily newspaper, circ. 140,000)
Reporting Intern, July 2004
Worked on deadline covering government functions, social events and political issues.

Pop and Politics, San Francisco, Calif. (www.popandpolitics.com)
Freelance Writer, April 2005
Wrote a commentary on the marginalization of Native Americans in mainstream media.

MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism, San Francisco, Calif.
Coaching Program Coordinator, August 2004 – May 2007
Facilitated a mentoring program between Bay Area journalists and S.F. State University students. Also organized fundraising events and managed the Center’s database.

Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism, San Francisco, Calif.
Speaker for the Boldface Journalism III workshop, Sept. 2004
Facilitated and addressed a forum regarding press freedom in the United States and in developing countries to Bay Area high school journalism students.

KPOO 89.5, San Francisco, Calif.
Radio Interview, May 2005
Spoke about the importance of ethnic diversity in media, in relation to Terri Schiavo and the high school shooting in Red Lake, Minn.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
IR104: Introduction to World Affairs, S.F. State University, San Francisco, Calif.
Teaching Assistant, January 2005 – May 2005
Assisted students in the U.S. foreign policy class, invited speakers and grade term papers.

Office of International Programs, S.F. State University, San Francisco, Calif.
Student Assistant, November 2003 – May 2004
Managed the front desk and assisted international students with their I-20 travel documents.

MULTIMEDIA SKILLS
Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Adobe Photoshop, SoundSlides, iMovie and Windows Movie Maker.

WEB PUBLISHING SKILLS
WordPress, basic HTML.

LANGUAGES
Ability to speak, read and write in Malay and basic Indonesian, fluent in Hokkien / Fukkien / Taiwanese.

EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif.
B.A. in Journalism, Aug. 2003 – May 2007
GPA: 3.81
Summa Cume Laude
2007 Honors Student
Valedictorian, Journalism Department

Taylor’s College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
January 2002 – May 2003

ACHIEVEMENTS
Multimedia Shooter Award, Best Designed and Chaptered SoundSlides, April 2007
Evans Hsu Kauffman Scholarship, S.F. State University, January 2007
Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship, S.F. State University, May 2006
Otto J. Bos Memorial Scholarship, S.F. State University, August 2005
Asian American Journalists Association Grant, July 2005
Asian American Journalists Association Chevron Scholarship, June 2005
Associated Students Inc. Scholarship, S.F. State University, June 2004
College of Humanities Scholarship, S.F. State Univeresity, June 2004

American Degree Program Scholarship, Taylor’s College, August 2002
1st Runner-up, Taylor’s College Public Speaking Competition, April 2003
1st Runner-up, Youth Speaks For the Nation Elocution Competition, August 2000

AFFILIATION
Asian American Journalists Association
National Association of Black Journalists
MENSA
Bright Roving Annoying Teenagers (BRATs), The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HOBBIES
Yoga, social work, backpacking, meditation and theater.

REFERENCES
Provided upon request.