Résumé

e. bernice@berniceyeung.com   |   web. www.berniceyeung.com
September 2011
to present
Berkeley, CA

CALIFORNIA WATCH

Reporter

As a community health reporter, enterprise and produce in- depth explanatory and accountability journalism about public and environmental health for California Watch, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Contribute to the organization's California Lost project, which covers stories about the state?s disadvantaged or forgotten people and places.
August 2005
to September 2011
San Francisco, CA and New York, NY

Freelance Writer, Editor and Producer

Specialized in long-form features and news articles related to law, health, public policy, education, and culture for publications such as San Francisco magazine, The New York Times, East Bay Express, Village Voice, and Mother Jones. Served as a digest editor for Chow.com, as a fill-in producer for KQED-FM's "Forum with Michael Krasny," and as a contributing editor to California Lawyer, overseeing the magazine's news section and editing a technology column.

June 2004 to
August 2005
San Francisco, CA

California Lawyer

Associate Editor

Reported and wrote award-winning feature articles on lawsuits related to a multi-billion dollar trademark infringement case involving Stolichnaya vodka, the policy flaws that allow underage prostitution to flourish, and the legal battles of a human trafficking victim. Assigned and edited news shorts and articles on notable public-interest legal cases.

August 1999
to May 2004
San Francisco, CA

SF Weekly

Staff Writer

Reported and wrote award-winning investigative articles on topics such as a lawsuit challenging Big Tobacco's "Project California," a political conspiracy to funnel money away from anti-smoking health education; a special report on wrongful convictions in California; and a behind-the-scenes look at attending an under-funded public school in San Francisco.

September 1995 to
September 1998
Chicago, IL,
San Jose and San
Francisco, CA,
New York, NY

CATALYST MAGAZINE, Reporting Intern; GEORGE MAGAZINE, American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Intern; SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, Intern Reporter/Copy Editor; SAN JOSE METRO, Editorial Assistant

Education

  • Fordham University, graduated May 2007; Bronx, New York. Masters of Arts in Sociology. Presidential Scholarship Recipient.
  • Northwestern University, graduated March 1999; Evanston, Illinois. Bachelor of Science from Medill School of Journalism with concentrations in Sociology and Asian Studies.

Honors

  • Dennis A. Hunt Grant Recipient, via USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the California Endowment (2011)
  • American Society of Business Publication Editors, News Section Silver Medal Winner (2011)
  • UNITY New U Entrepreneurship Project Mentor (2010 and 2011)
  • SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Explanatory Print (2010)
  • Knight Digital Media Center Fellowship (2010)
  • Guggenheim Symposium Fellowship via John Jay Center for Media, Crime and Justice, 2010)
  • Soros Justice Media Fellowship Finalist (2010)
  • California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship via USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (2009-2010)
  • Western Publications Association's MAGGIE Award, Best News Story/Consumer publication (2005)
  • John Bartlow-Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism Finalist (2004, 2000, and 1999)
  • National Council for Crime and Delinquency?s PASS Award (2000)

Board Service

  • Board member, Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter
  • Board chair and cofounder, Hyphen