Jtm-sv-bio-Kara Andrade
Kara Andrade is an online strategist and news editor for the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, Calif. Her bio/resume can be found HERE.
Andrade graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Journalism with a degree in Latin American studies and journalism. She received her B.A. in Literature from New College of Florida and has a six years of experience in nonprofit development, public health and community organizing. She has worked as a staff writer, photojournalist and translator for the Alameda Journal of the Contra Costa Times, the Oakland Tribune, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and many local publications such as El Tecolote, the SF Bay Guardian, Colorlines and Code 3 magazines. She was a program coordinator and community organizer for a youth policy group called Environmental Prevention In Communities (EPIC) based in Berkeley and has won numerous fellowships and awards.
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Kara Andrade's NewsTools social-networking page:
http://newstools2008.ning.com/profile/KaraAndrade
AUDIO: Social networking brainstorming in Durham, N.C.
[http://newshare.typepad.com/jtmnextnewsroom/2008/04/audio-social-ne.html
Listen to a one-hour audio] capturing the informal discussion of about 10 people at the Duke Next Newsroom summit in Durham, N.C., on Friday, April 4. This breakout group, led by Kara Andrade of the Maynard Institute, discusses ideas for social-networking tools. Click on the carat on the left of the bar below to launch streaming audio.