Resume/Past Experience
My career began as a reporter writing for newspapers but I also shoot photography and capture HD video for use on TV or online.
I’ve covered stories across the United States and Europe and as far away as the borders of Syria and Iraq.
I’ve published hundreds of stories in magazines, weekly and daily metropolitan newspapers in California, Colorado and Florida, with New American Media, Copley Press, Freedom Communications, Tribune Company, Time Warner, Hearst and several other publications or companies.
I currently freelance for publications, businesses, organizations and individuals in San Diego, which in the last year have included voiceofsandiego.org, sdnn.com or the San Diego News Network, allvoices.com, City of Hope International Church, Hug it Forward, the Jackie Robinson YMCA, Village Studio Photography, various chambers of commerce as well as artists, athletes, musicians, organizations or individuals.
EXPERIENCE
Media Arts Center from 06/10 to present in San Diego, Calif.
Video producer focusing on news related content
San Diego News Network from 10/09 to present in San Diego, Calif.
Contributing writer, photographer and video producer, submitting news stories, photo galleries and video
Allvoices.com from 1/10 to 2/10
One of fifty Provoice correspondents in cities around the world reporting the news in text, photo and video.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Tribune Company) from 06/08 to 08/08 in Delray Beach, Fla.
etro and Online desks intern covering breaking news, events and enterprise reporting; one of two sun-sentinel.com reporters at the Democratic National Convention
Newsworx.org of SF State Journalism Program from 01/08 to 05/08 in San Francisco
Coordinator of 1968 project with Advance Online course between more than 50 producers, reporters and sources
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) from 09/07 to 05/08 in San Francisco
Researcher compiling the Native American Journalism Association’s 2008 Reading Red Report; writing coach for a high school newspaper
Golden Gate [X]Press online of SF State from 08/07 to 12/07 in San Francisco
Assistant managing editor helping producers edit, manage and publish their multimedia and text content
Colorado Springs Gazette (Freedom Comm. Inc.) from 05/07 to 08/07 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Metro desk intern covering breaking news, events and enterprise
Business 2.0 Magazine (formerly a Time Inc. publication) from 12/06 to 05/07 in San Francisco
Reporting intern confirming content validity and writing text blurbs and stories
City Flight Magazine from 09/06 to 05/07 in Oakland, Calif.
Contributing writer and photographer focusing on local politics and community events
Golden Gate [X]Press newspaper of SF State from 08/06 to 12/06 in San Francisco
News desk staff writer focusing on state and national education issues
Today’s Local News (Copley Press) from 08/06 to 08/06 in San Marcos, Calif.
General Assignment intern writing news briefs and contributing to News section
Yo! Youth Outlook (New American Media) from 09/03 to 05/04 in San Francisco
Freelancing general assignment articles about race, culture and politics.
The Foothill Echoes of Grossmont High School from 09/02 to 05/03 in San Diego
Opinions editor and staff writer
SKILLS
Photojournalist, pictures at kharijohnson.com/photography, video at kharijohnson.com/video
Recently published news stories, audio, multimedia and text archives on www.kharijohnson.com
Type 60+ wpm. Proficient in Final Cut Pro, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom2, Soundtrack Pro2, Garage Band and most audio editing programs. Learning Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML and web design
EDUCATION
B.A., print and online Journalism, Political Science minor, San Francisco State University, spring 2008
Reporter for Europe in the World international journalism program from fall 2005 to spring
2006 at the Dutch and Danish Schools of Journalism. In-depth reporting from Denmark, France, Holland, Italy and Turkey
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Spring 2009, Florida Society of Newspaper Editors and Knight Foundation Multimedia scholarship
Spring 2008, voted speaker at department graduation by SF State Journalism faculty
Seventh place, 2008 Hearst Multimedia Competition
Spring 2008, finalist for Hearst Corporation fellowship program
2007 Pacemaker award and Best in Show honors from the Associated Collegiate Press
Ranked first of 45 applicants for the 2007 NABJ summer internship program
2007 Bay Area Black Journalists Association scholarship winner
2003 and 2004 Ozzie Roberts San Diego Association of Black Journalists scholarship winner
