Suzanne Ma
suzannebma@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Reporter/Producer, DNAinfo (New York City) September 2009 – present
Writer and video journalist for Manhattan-based news website, focusing on Chinatown, the Lower East Side and science and technology.
Reporter, Associated Press. (New York City) March 2009 – October 2009
Reporter for the New York City Metro desk. Covered local and national news, including the First Annual 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, the mid-air crash over the Hudson River, the storm that destroyed hundreds of trees in Central Park, and the push to add the Muslim holy days to the school calendar. She was the only print reporter allowed on the Statue of Liberty’s crown when it reopened in 2009.
Reporter, Ottawa Citizen. (Ottawa, Canada) September 2006 to August 2007
Covered local, national, education, arts and courts for the biggest daily (weekly circulation of 919,931) in Canada’s capital. Wrote crime stories on tight deadlines. Reported on the Canadian military, driving out to bases in the middle of the night to cover the repatriation ceremonies in which the bodies of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were returned home. More than 200 news and feature articles published.
Reporter, Globe and Mail. (Toronto, Canada) Summer 2006
Toronto reporter for Canada’s national newspaper (weekly circulation of 2,024,320). Broke a story on subway workers exposed to toxic levels of carbon monoxide which triggered a government investigation and helped bring compensation to injured workers. Also reported on the online desk, updating news hourly on globeandmail.com. More than 70 news and feature articles published.
Production Assistant, Global National News. (Vancouver, Canada) October 2005 to March 2006
Interned at this nightly national newscast, then hired as a freelancer to produce “Rich Nation” – a documentary exploring the tragedies and triumphs of Native American entrepreneurs. Prepared a 30-page research pack complete with pre-interviews, detailed backgrounds on Native businesses. Aired across Canada in Dec. 2006.
Reporter, Hamilton Spectator. (Hamilton, Canada) Summer 2005
Reported breaking local, health, education, crime news. Wrote features in addition to GA reporting duties.
Online Producer and Freelancer, Canadian Press Summer 2004, January 2005
(Toronto, Canada; Hong Kong, China)
Produced on-line content for Canada’s biggest newswire, working the overnight shifts in Toronto. Filed wire story from Hong Kong during my semester abroad. Story published in newspapers and web sites across Canada.
Producer, Co-host and Writer, CKLN Radio. May 2003 to June 2004
Hosted live interviews, produced reports for one-hour student news show on Ryerson University campus radio.
EDUCATION
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism August 2008 – May 2009
Masters of Science in Journalism; Concentration: Print with additional coursework in New Media
Tsinghua University, Intermediate Chinese Language Program Sept 2007 – June 2008
Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada), School of Journalism June 2006
Bachelor of Journalism; Concentration: Broadcast journalism, semester abroad in Hong Kong.
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Conversational Mandarin, Cantonese; Trained video journalist, working with JVC GY-HM100U ProHD camera and Final Cut Pro software; Dragon boat racer. Bassoonist and pianist.
REFERENCES
Howard French, Associate Professor, Columbia School of Journalism. 212-854-0163
Chad Roedemeier, Assistant Chief of Bureau, Associated Press, New York City. 212-621-1961
Arlene Morgan, Associate Dean, Columbia School of Journalism. 212-854-5377
Ruth Dunley, Co-ordinator, Specialty Content, Canwest Publishing. 1-613-369-4890
