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BOBBY P ROFILE

CAINA Reporting experience drawn from some of the country s best newsrooms: The Boston Globe,

The Sacramento Bee, The Virginian-Pilot, The Seattle Times and The Detroit Free Press

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Baghdad bureau reporter for McClatchy Newspapers

2012 Member of the Year, Asian American Journalists Association

AAJA Executive Leadership Program graduate

Poynter Institute fellow for Deadline Narrative Writing

Mentor college journalism students, as well as young professionals navigating their first jobs

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Boston Globe: Washington, D.C. (October 2011-present)

National political reporter, focusing on Congress and the 2012 campaign. Reported from 13 states

during the election, writing spot news and enterprise stories on the presidential and congressional

campaigns. In Washington, covered the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including high-

ONLINE profile members such as Senator John Kerry, Senator Scott Brown and Representative Barney Frank.

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Wrote about the ideological divides contributing to Washington s gridlock.

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Chronicled the unraveling of the bipartisan deficit-cutting supercommittee.

Served as White House pool reporter.

Shared insights into the presidential election, congressional races and the workings of Capitol Hill

as a guest on radio broadcasts, including The Bill Press Show and Sirius radio s POTUS

program. Also appeared on New England Cable News to discuss aftermath of Election Day.

Served as California-based freelance correspondent (2002-2005).

International Center for Journalists: Washington, D.C. (March 2011-September 2011)

Foreign reporting fellow. Traveled to Laos to produce report on the millions of unexploded bombs

SKILLS

that are the legacies of the secret war waged four decades ago by the United States in Indochina.

Computer-assisted reporting Each year, the bombs kill or seriously injure 300 Laotians, most of them children.

(Microsoft Excel and Access)

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento, Calif. (January 2006-February 2011)

Web-based sleuthing

Health care reporter (September 2008-February 2011). Reported on the overhaul of the country s

Public records research health care system and the cost drivers behind the rising cost of medicine. Coverage focused on state

and federal politics, legislation and policy. Used investigative techniques, computer-assisted reporting

Online social media

and well-developed sourcing skills to ferret stories.

Blogging

Covered the Iraq war, Iraq-Turkey border crisis and the fractious internal politics of the Iraqi

Website design and coding

government for McClatchy Newspapers (Fall 2007). Developed sources within the military, U.S.

State Department and Iraqi government. Helped oversee a staff of more than a dozen Iraqi

Audio and video production

journalists and security staff during the peak of violence in Iraq.

Photography

Deftly shifted gears as general-assignment reporter (March 2007-September 2008) from forest fires

and war protests to city bankruptcies and same-sex marriages.

Partnered with investigative team for computer-assisted reporting projects. Mined and analyzed

databases, scientific research and statistical surveys to uncover trends. Generated data-driven

graphics and maps.

Reviewed stories as copy editor (January 2006-March 2007) for journalistic integrity and style. Wrote

headlines, photo captions and edited wire copy for space. Developed page-design skills.

Drafted newsroom rules as member of ethics committee. Wrote policy for online code of conduct.

Also served on newsroom committee to review the use of racial identifiers.

Covered 2010 s Major League Baseball World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the

Texas Rangers. Contributed enterprise on proposed ban of chewing tobacco in professional

baseball, how social media is transforming fan experience and the science behind sports euphoria.

Virginian-

Pilot: Norfolk, Va. (1998-99) General assignment and education reporter. Wrote news

BOBBY and features on Chesapeake, one of the country s fastest growing communities. Also covered the

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Tidewater Community College system.

Seattle Times: Seattle, Wash. (1997) Covered Metropolitan King County Council and the city of

CALVAN Redmond, home to Microsoft, as part of suburban beat.

Detroit Free Press: Detroit, Mich. (1996-97) Cops and courts reporter. Brought a writer s touch

to stories about public justice, tragedy and the human spirit.

Valley Times/Contra Costa Times: Pleasanton, Calif. (1995)

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Spot news reporter. Covered the return of Raiders football to Oakland, including stories on the

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politics and financing of a new stadium.

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Redding Record Searchlight: Redding, Calif. (1990-94)

Anchored political and government coverage of California s sprawling north state area. Built

reputation as a tenacious reporter unafraid to hold public officials accountable. Also served as fill-in

night city editor and volunteered for copy desk shifts.

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E DUCATION

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University of California, Berkeley (1985-88)

Majored in legal studies. Also attended New York University (1983-84). Worked part-time as a

reporter for the El Cerrito Journal.

V OLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Asian American Journalists Association

National and Washington, D.C., chapter leader to promote diversity in America s newsrooms.

Serve on National Advisory Board (2006-Present).

Cultivate partnerships with community groups, sponsors and news media organizations.

Former national co-chair and online moderator for MediaWatch project, AAJA s watchdog

program for fair and accurate news coverage of Asian Americans.

As former member of the Sacramento Chapter, launched internship partnership with The

Sacramento Bee. (The first recipient of the internship is now a full-time staffer at the paper.)

Maintain chapter website, and design brochures and other outreach material.

O THER INFORM ATION

Languages: basic Spanish; studied French, Latin and Tagalog; and fluent in Ilocano, a Filipino

dialect.

Participated in National Public Radio storytelling boot camp, August 2011.

Seasoned traveler: frequent trips to Southeast Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Technophile who keeps abreast of the latest devices, software and technological advances often

using that same technology via smart phone and tablet apps to report and file stories.

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