JAMES K.

SANBORN
8500 16th St. #322 ▪ Silver Spring MD 20910 ▪ (202)285-4697 ▪ james.sanborn@gmail.com

EDUCATION
▪ Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, Md., December 2008
▫ Master's of Journalism: Online Journalism (3.727 G.P.A.).

▪ School of International Service, American University, Washington D.C., May 2007

▫ B.A., International Studies: Cross-Cultural Communications (Cum Laude, 3.51 G.P.A.).
▫ Minor, Communications.

▪ Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica, México D.F., Fall 2005

▫ Studied Mexico’s history, international relations, constitutional law and political system at
the country's premier institution for political science and economics.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
▪ Maryland Newsline/Capital News Service, September - December 2008
▫ Filed daily reports from St. Paul, Minn., on the 2008 Republican National Convention.
▫ Worked with Maryland Newsline to produce originally reported content, manage the Web
site and create multimedia presentations.

▪ American Journalism Review, September 2008

▫ Reported on new trends in multimedia journalism discussed at the Online News
Association's annual conference in Washington, D.C.

▪ San Antonio Express-News, December 2007 – August 2008

▫ Covered South Texas and the Texas-Mexico border for the State Desk, in addition to
general news for the Metro Desk.

▪ International Reporting Class, Vietnam, March 2008

▫ Reported on a national highway project that displaced thousands of rural Vietnamese under
conditions of endemic government corruption and social strife as part of a class co-sponsored
by the Carnegie Foundation.

▪ Washingtonpost.com (Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive), 2005

▫ Interned with the Camera Works department.
▫ Compiled “The Day in Photos” slideshow and “Faces of the Fallen” multimedia
presentation.
▫ Assisted filming “Political Players with Terry Neal.”

▪ KTSA 550 AM, San Antonio, Texas, 2003

▫ Co-produced "Into the Night with Jack Riccardi,” a top-rated news-based talk show.
▫ Conducted on-air interviews.

▪ MySanAntonio.Com (San Antonio Express-News), 2003

▫ Generated graphics, copy and Web page layout as an intern.

▪ KENS-5 Eyewitness News, San Antonio, Texas, 2003

▫ Captured and edited video for online posting as an intern.

▪ San Antonio Express-News Teen Advisory Board, 2003

▫ Assisted in efforts to retain young readership as a board member.
SKILLS
▪ Multimedia reporting: Reporting and editing stills, audio and video for multimedia packages.

▪ Web Design: XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver.

▪ Computer Applications: Final Cut, Photoshop, Audition, LiveType, Soundslides.

▪ Computer-Assisted Reporting: Able to mine data using Microsoft Access and Excel.

▪ Languages: English and Spanish (moderately proficient).

▪ Travel: Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Belgium.

HONORS / MISC.
▪ Society of Professional Journalists, 2008 Mark of Excellence Award: Won two Region 2 Mark
of Excellence Awards for Maryland Newsline multimedia packages "Remembering 9/11" and
"Economy in Crisis."

▪ Paley Center for Media, New York, January 2008: Represented the University of Maryland at
the “Journalism in the Service of Democracy” conference, co-sponsored by the Carnegie Corp.

▪ European Union & NATO, Brussels, October 2007: Invited by the European Commission and the
European Journalism Centre to visit NATO and E.U. headquarters, learn about the union and foster a
career in foreign correspondence.

▪ Eleanor Merrill Graduate Fellowship, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

▪ Lawrence L. & Lillie Z. Goldberg/Hodding Carter III Scholarship, Philip Merrill College of
Journalism

▪ American University Abroad Scholarship

REFERENCES

I am happy to furnish references upon request.