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Thorne Anderson Curriculum Vitae, Updated January 2019 Thorne Anderson Curriculum Vitae, Updated January 2019 EDUCATION 1994-1997 University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication Master’s Project: A Tale of Two Settlements: Employing Ethnographic Photoelicitation Techniques in the Production of Cross-Cultural Documentary in the Missouri Bootheel Advisory Committee: Dr. Loup Langton, Chair (Photojournalism), Dr. Peter Gardner (Anthropology), and Jan Colbert (Journalism) 1985-1989 Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee; B.A. in Psychology POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION 2008-2009 Affiliate to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. Studied non-profit organization at the Harvard Business School, American government with David Gergen at the Kennedy School of Government, semiotics with Robin Kelsey, Mozart sonatas with Robert D. Levin, history of documentary film with Scott McDonald, and documentary film production with Robb Moss. Attended once weekly journalism skills and techniques seminars in the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2009-Present University of North Texas, Frank W. & Sue Mayborn School of Journalism Mayborn Endowed Chair for Narrative & Multimedia Journalism, August 2018 Associate Professor, Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professor, June 2015 Member of both the Undergraduate and Graduate School Faculties 2015-2016 Foundry Photojournalism Workshops Faculty Member This renowned annual immersive workshop for emerging professionals takes place over one week in July in a different country each year. The faculty includes some of the most esteemed photojournalists working today, including Ron Haviv, Maggie Steber, John Stanmeyer, Andrea Bruce, Paula Bronstein, Stephanie Sinclair, Adriana Zehbrauskas, Jodi Bieber, and Kael Alford. 1996-1998 American University in Bulgaria Full-Time Adjunct Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Instructor in fundamentals of journalism, basic reporting, basic and advanced photojournalism, still and video documentary production, visual communication, graphic design and numerous independent studies. • Secured and administered a grant from the Soros Foundation Open Society Institute to convene Bulgaria’s first ever national photojournalism conference • Supervised numerous photography exhibits and student publications • Managed traditional wet darkroom, video editing suite, and digital photography studios 1995-1996 Graduate Instructor University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism Taught “Electronic Photojournalism” (Storytelling and Ethics in Digital Technology) Thorne Anderson Curriculum Vitae Page 1 of 31 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1999-2016 Photographer, Represented by Corbis (originally Sygma) News Agency, New York, NY. International assignment photography for publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, National Post, Daily Telegraph, Guardian & Observer, and Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, People, Playboy, Paris Match, and Stern magazines among others. Guest commentary for television and radio including CNN, Fox News, CBS, C-SPAN, PBS, BBC, and Radio Netherlands INDIVIDUAL AWARDS University of North Texas President’s Council Teaching Award. 2018. https://facultysenate.unt.edu/sites/default/files/bethany_blackstone_pcta_2.pdf Edward R. Murrow National Award for Excellence in Video from the Radio and Television Digital News Association. “KERA One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life.” June 20, 2017. https://rtdna.org/content/2017_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for Excellence in Video from the Radio and Television Digital News Association, Region Six. “KERA One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life.” April 25, 2017. https://rtdna.org/content/2017_regional_edward_r_murrow_award_winners#region6 NAFSA Association of International Educators Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for innovative international programs. Heart of Mexico project. March 9, 2017. http://www.nafsa.org/About_Us/About_NAFSA/Awards/Simon_Award/Senator_Paul_Simon_Award_for _Campus_Internationalization/ Creative Works Award from the Visual Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. Heart of Mexico. Thorne Anderson, Chief Editor. August, 2016. First Place. Documentary Short. Quarterly Multimedia Clips Contest. National Press Photographers Association. April, 2016. http://competitions.nppa.org/quarterly-multimedia-contest/short/2016-1-quarter-one/2016-1-quarter- one/14162/ Mark of Excellence Award for Online In-Depth Reporting. Society of Professional Journalists, Region 8. Collaborative Creative Publication: Heart of Mexico: Migrant Dreams. Thorne Anderson and Lenin Martell, Project Directors. March 20, 2016. http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=1419 Creative Works Award from the Visual Communication Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. “One Crisis Away: Inside a Neighborhood.” August, 2015. TEAM AWARDS Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for News Series, Radio and Television Digital News Association, Region Six, Large Market. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA. April, 2018. Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for Continuing Coverage, Radio and Television Digital News Association, Region Six, Large Market. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA. April, 2018. Thorne Anderson Curriculum Vitae Page 2 of 31 Second Place, Best Multi-Media Presentation, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA 90.1 Dallas. June, 2018. First Amendment Award Finalist for Investigative Reporting. Society of Professional Journalists. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honorees: KERA staffers, Courtney Collins, Jessica Diaz-Hurtado, Molly Evans, Justin Bowers, and Christy Robinson. April, 2018. Second Place, Online/Special Content. Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA-FM. April, 2017. First Place, Investigative Report. Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA-FM. April, 2017. Second Place, Series. Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. “One Crisis Away: No Place to Go.” Includes one video by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA-FM. April, 2017. Second Place, Continuing Coverage, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. “One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life.” Includes two videos by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA-FM. April, 2016. Honorable Mention, Special Series, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. “One Crisis Away: Rebuilding a Life.” Includes two videos by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: Reporter, Courtney Collins, KERA-FM. April, 2016. Award for News and Public Affairs, National Educational Telecommunications Association Awards. “One Crisis Away: Inside a Neighborhood.” Includes four videos by Thorne Anderson. Designated Honoree: KERA. October, 2015. GRANTS 2019 Charn Ushwachoke International Development Fund. “Site Visit to UNT’s Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program & Location Research to Develop Study Abroad Programming.” (PI 100%) $2,750. 2018 Humanities Texas: Democracy and the Informed Citizen. Program and Exhibition Grant. “Seeing and Believing in the Age of Fake News: Finding Truth in Visual Journalism.” (PI 50%) Co-PI, Dorothy Bland, University of North Texas. $10,000. 2015 Summer Research Stipend from the Office of the Dean of the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. (PI 100%) $5,000. 2014 UNT-UAEM Research Seed Funding Program Grant. “Narrative Development Through Cross-Cultural Multidisciplinary Immersion.” (PI 85%) Co-PI, Lenin Martell, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. $17,000. 2013 UNT-UAEM Research Seed Funding Program Grant. “Narrative Development Through Cross-Cultural Multidisciplinary Immersion.” (PI 50%) Co-PI, Lenin Martell, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. $20,000. Thorne Anderson Curriculum Vitae Page 3 of 31 CREATIVE PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS & ACQUISITIONS BOOK PUBLICATION Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq. Thorne Anderson, Kael Alford, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, and Rita Leistner Introduction by Phillip Robertson, Foreword by Philip Jones Griffiths White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2006. Print. ISBN 1-931498-95-4 and 1-931498-98-9 MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT ACQUISITIONS Curated Collection Acquisition. “Iraq Portfolio,” Part 2: 17 prints acquire into the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Curated by Brett Abbott. February, 2012. Curated Collection Acquisition. “Iraq Portfolio,” Part 1: 17 prints acquired into the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Curated by Julian Cox. December, 2011. Curated Collection Acquisition. “Fallen Saddams” print acquired into the permanent collection of the Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, New York. June, 2007. PHOTOGRAPHY PRINT EXHIBITIONS AND CURATORIAL PROJECTS 2018 Curator. Six-Person Photography Exhibition. “Seeing and Believing in the Age of Fake News: Finding Truth in Visual Journalism.” Three photos each by Thorne Anderson, Barbara Davidson,
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