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General
About
I hope to pursue all forms of storytelling and eventually create many series of short documentary style visual stories that can be published in many platforms to reach the widest audience and have the most impact.
Haves
Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, HTML
Professional Experience
Feb 2012 - Present
Host/Producer
The Huffington Post
Online Media
The Huffington Post
Online Media
I'm helping to launch and produce as well as host The Huffington Post Streaming Network.
2007 - 2007
(0 years)
(0 years)
Web Producer
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Online Media
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Online Media
I produced and developed digital features and packages to accompany award-winning documentary films as well as translated and helped in production.
Sep 2007 - 2008
(1 years)
(1 years)
News Producer
The New York Times
Online Media
The New York Times
Online Media
- Work with editors, producers and reporters from the digital and print newsrooms to conceive and maintain multiple pages and blogs on NYTimes.com. - Ensure that our coverage is up-to-date, visually arresting and brings the smarts and sophistication of The New York Times to life on the Web. - Creating special packages and multimedia features based on breaking news and/or enterprise packages from the newspaper. - Writing concise summaries and headlines for articles and blog posts. Writing captions and headlines in a manner consistent with Times style.
Apr 2008 - Sep 2008
(0 years, 5 Months)
(0 years, 5 Months)
Freelance Videographer
The Rockefeller Foundation
Philanthropy
The Rockefeller Foundation
Philanthropy
- Shoot, edit and produce video packages. - Consult with company on how best to display content online.
Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
(1 years, 6 Months)
(1 years, 6 Months)
Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University
Higher Education
Columbia University
Higher Education
- Teaching New Media related courses at Columbia University.
Feb 2009 - Jul 2009
(0 years, 5 Months)
(0 years, 5 Months)
New Media Journalist
Al Jazeera English
Broadcast Media
Al Jazeera English
Broadcast Media
- Wrote and produced news stories and multimedia packages for international Website. - Produced interactive features involving our online audience and citizen journalists
2009 - 2010
(1 years)
(1 years)
Producer/Journalist
Doha Film Institute
Media Production
Doha Film Institute
Media Production
I launched, managed a team of 10 and produced stories, featured and packaged for the online presence of the Doha Film institute.
Jan 2011 - Feb 2012
(1 years, 1 Months)
(1 years, 1 Months)
Producer/Co-Host
Al Jazeera English
Broadcast Media
Al Jazeera English
Broadcast Media
Developing and producing a new program, The Stream, a new phenomenon – a web community with its own daily show on a global television channel. The Stream taps into the extraordinary potential of the increasing power of social networks to disseminate news.
Education
2002
Bachelor of Science, Boston University (High School)
Communication
Communication
2006
Masters of Science, Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism (High School)
New Media Journalism
Graduated with Honors, Awarded the New Media Award, Selected as Web editor for Scripps Howard “Covering Religion” seminar, Multimedia Editor for NYC24.org, Webmaster on Society of Professional Journalists
New Media Journalism
Graduated with Honors, Awarded the New Media Award, Selected as Web editor for Scripps Howard “Covering Religion” seminar, Multimedia Editor for NYC24.org, Webmaster on Society of Professional Journalists
More about Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
First Name
Ahmed
Last Name
Shihab-Eldin
Interests / Hobbies
news, social media, soccer, dancing, poetry, music, activism, organic, sustainability, palestine, arab world,
Awards / Honors
Webby Award for definingmiddleground.com 2009
Graduated with Honors from Columbia University 2007
New Media Workshop Award 2007
Graduated with Honors from Columbia University 2007
New Media Workshop Award 2007
Specialities
Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, HTML
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