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  Chris Berdik
                                                     98 Ashmont Sreet
                                                     Boston, MA 02124

Journalism Experience


Freelance Journalist/Science Media Producer                Boston, MA
(August 2009 - Present)
  • Specialize in coverage of science, technology, and health care
  • Produce both text and multimedia pieces

Bostonia Magazine / BU Today                            Boston, MA
Senior Writer (June 2007-August 2009)
Staff Writer (December 2005-June 2007)
  • Cover science and research throughout Boston University.
  • Write features and daily pieces for  print and Web.
  • Edit news items for Web publication.
  • Report and produce audio slide shows. 
  • Report, edit, and narrate audio and video features
  • Helped create Boston University podcasts.

The Boston Globe                                                  Boston, MA
Freelance Correspondent (2001-2005)
  • Wrote news features for the following sections: Ideas, Sunday Business, Health&Science, Sunday Magazine, Education, and Real Estate.

Mother Jones Magazine                               San Francisco, CA
Research Editor (1999-2000)
  • Managed a staff of six fact checkers.
  • Directed the magazine's internship and fellowship programs. 
  • Reported and wrote investigative pieces on a pharmaceutical company's search for a "shopaholic pill" and the Department of Energy's anti-whistleblower policies.

The Atlantic Monthly                                             Boston, MA
Staff Editor (1997-1999)
  • Conducted fact checking, article research, and manuscript evaluation. 

Freelance Writing

Education

Stanford University                                          Palo Alto, CA
MA Journalism (2001)
  • Received full tuition fellowship and maintained a 3.9 GPA.

Harvard University                                       Cambridge, MA
BA History and Literature (1996)
  • Graduated magna cum laude with a focus on Germany and America.

Additional Training

Skills and Interests
  • Recording and editing sound with Audacity and mp3 recording equipment, creating audio slide shows using SoundSlides, editing images with Photoshop, editing Web pages with basic HTML, Excel, type 80 wpm.
  • Proficient in German and Spanish.
  • Running, soccer, photography, camping, and guitar.