Oscar Johnson,
Journalist, Writer & Editor
Welcome to the resume page of my online portfolio.
Here you'll find an outline of my professional experience and education. Detailed info on these and related links are on my Curriculum Vita page. Click on a category in the sidebar to read articles I've written for various publications, see a summary with links to some of my favorite Top Stories or preview my recent reports In The News.
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Experience
FITNESS JAPAN Tokyo, Japan
Editor and Writer
Assign, edit and write articles on fitness and amateur sports for this new online magazine on a part-time contractual basis after designing its editorial format. Oct. 2005 to the present
FREELANCE WRITING & REPORTING U.S. Cities and Tokyo, Japan
Write news, features, reviews and columns on various topics; since in Japan publications have included: Tokyo-based Metropolis and JSelect magazines, and CareerCross Japan, Asia Times Online and Oriental Express in shanghai and U.S-based Asian reporter. 1996 to the present
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN/INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Tokyo, Japan
Copy Editor and Staff Writer
Copyedited, rewrote translated articles, and contributed to Asahi's "Expat Forum," and "Weekend Beat" features sections. Feb. 2004 - Sept 2005
THE DAILY PRESS Newport News, Virginia
Government Reporter
Covered James City County and Williamsburg City government for this Tribune Company paper's suburban bureau, and wrote feature articles. Sept. 2001 - April 2002
LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles, California
General Assignment Reporter
Wrote and reported on Santa Monica city government, crime and police in South Central Los Angeles, courts and feature articles during this year-long apprenticeship. Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2001
NEWSDAY Long Island, New York
Intern Reporter
Covered courts, crime and communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties. June 2000 - August 2001
SMOKE SIGNALS Grand Ronde, Oregon
News and Copy Writer
Wrote about federal and state government trends affecting American Indians and tribal, regional and national Indian news. June 1998 - July 1999
THE NAMIBIAN Windhoek, Namibia
General Assignment Reporter
Wrote news and feature articles on urban and rural issues, national government, arts & entertainment. May - Dec. 1997
MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Windhoek, Namibia
Intern Research Assistant
Helped survey the nation's independent media for a regional study. May - August 1997
THE OLYMPIAN Olympia, Washington
Intern Education Reporter
Wrote news and features about education, from college- to elementary level as well as human-interest profiles. Oct. - Dec. 1996
COOPER POINT JOURNAL Olympia, Washington
Reporter and Features Editor
Wrote college campus news, features and editorials, edited and designed pages with PageMaker, while recruiting volunteer staff and submissions for this student weekly. Sept. 1995 - Dec. 1996
CITY COLLEGIAN Seattle, Washington
Reporter and Features Editor
Wrote news, features and op-ed, and edited, designed pages with Quark Xpress while assigning stories for this college weekly. Sept. 1994 - June 1995
Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Science degree in newspaper journalism-2000
The Evergreen State College
Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in journalism-1998
Seattle Central Community College
Pre-graduate studies in sociology-1995
