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 Pearly Tan

Grants & Awards

Fund for Investigative Journalism grant

Cholera in Haiti and the International Coverup

David and Reva Logan Prize for

Excellence in Investigative Reporting

Jessica Lum Memorial Award for

Excellence in Multimedia Reporting

Politiva Emerging Journalist Award

- Longform feature

Singapore Press Holdings

Emerging Journalist Award

 

Singapore Press Holdings

Young Journalist of the Year

 

Publications

US

The Economist, Time Magazine, Medium

IQ by Intel, East Bay Express, SF Chronicle

Richmond Confidential, Oakland Local, Poets&Quants 

International

Mainichi Shimbun (Japan), The New Paper & The Straits Times (Singapore), Apple Daily (China), HK01 (Hong Kong)

Books

 

Title:          How Safe Are We?

Topic:        US Immigration Policy

                  Homeland Security

Position:   Researcher & Editor

                  With journalist Karen Breslau

                  & former US Secretary of

                  Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

 

Title:         Cholera in Haiti and the

                 International Coverup

                 iTunes multimedia ebook

Position:  Writer, photographer, illustrator

Title:         Life After Singapore,

                 Following Filipino Overseas

                 Domestic Workers

                 Paperback

Position:  Writer, photographer

In Progress:

Topic:        Government Surveillance

Position:   Researcher

                  With journalist McKenzie Funk

Topic:        Youth Abuse in Therapy Camps

                  Healthcare System Fraud

Position:   Researcher

                  With documentarian Mikaela Shwer

 

For detailed resume, please send email.

Employment

Present | USA

Web Editor @ Facebook Business News 

Co-owner, Spokes Bike Lounge

 

2015 - present | USA

Editor, content management, producer, biz dev

Freelance

 

2014 - 2016 | USA

Multimedia Content Manager

Ready State LLC

 

2012 - 2013 | SHANGHAI, CHINA

Photojournalist

China Culture Center

 

2012 | TOKYO, JAPAN

News producer

Fuji TV

 

2009 - 2016 | SINGAPORE

Journalist & U.S. correspondent

Singapore Press Holdings Pte Ltd

The New Paper

The Sunday Times

 

2010 - 2015 | SINGAPORE

Japanese <-> English translator

International banks & financial institutions

J. Safra Sarasin Group, RBS Bank

 

2009 - 2010 | PHILIPPINES

News journalist

Nanyang Technological University

Kabalikat Civicom 

 

2006 - 2008 | SINGAPORE

News Journalist

The Nanyang Chronicle

 

Education

 

2012 - 2014 | USA

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Journalism

Multimedia & Investigative Journalism

 

2006 - 2010 | SINGAPORE

Nanyang Technological University

Bachelor of Communication Studies

Journalism & Advertising

 

Languages

 

English, Mandarin, Japanese, Malay, Teochew

Basic French & Spanish

 

Softwares

 

Microsoft & Adobe Suite, Wordpress, Final Cut Pro, Audition, Google Earth Mapping & Fusion Tables

HTML, CSS, Basic SQL, R, & Tableau

MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLER

            pearlyatberkeley@gmail.com

             (202) 505-2735

             @pearlyt

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