My CV
March 25, 2009
55 11 8902 9077
viana.natalia@gmail.com
Natalia Viana
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 1979.
Education:
2006/07: M.A. Radio at Goldsmiths College, University of London
1997/01: B.A. Journalism at the Pontific Catholic University of S.Paulo
Correspondence in the UK
2007/08: Correspondent in London for:
+ Free Speech Radio News, daily newscast on the Pacifica Network in the US
+ Bandnews TV, 24-hour news TV channel in Brazil
Free-lance work in the UK
2008: Free-lance features writer for
+ BBC Brasil, the Brazilian section of the BBC World Service + Folha Universal, weekly newspaper in São Paulo, Brazil
+ Terra Magazine, monthly national magazine about travel and environmental issues
2008: Free-lance researcher/ assistant producer for
+ Transformer Films (US), on an investigative documentary on bioterrorism commissioned by the CBC
+ PBS Frontline (US), on a documentary led by US investigative journalist Lowell Bergman
+ Stephen Grey, journalist of the Sunday Times (UK), on an investigation about military flights to Guantánamo
2007: Free-lance features writer for
+ Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), the most widely read newspaper in the country
+ O Globo (Brazil), the most widely read newspaper in Rio de Janeiro
Internships in the UK
2007/08: News intern at the Panos Institute London, that promotes communication for development
2007,Jul: Work placement at the foreign desk of the Independent
2007,Jun: Work placement at radio production company Whistledown
2007,May: Work experience at the programme One Planet, of the BBC World Service, producing the radio documentary “Travels of a T-shirt”
Previous employment – Brazil
2006: Author of the book Plantados no Chão, about the murder of social leaders in Brazil, published by Conrad Editora
2002/06: Writer, reporter and assistant editor at Caros Amigos magazine, an influential monthly left-wing publication
2004/06: Correspondent in Brazil for:
+ Free Speech Radio News (US), daily newscast on the Pacifica Network
+ Narconews (US), website about Latin American issues and the war on drugs
+ Global Radio News (UK), the world’s first independent freelance news agency
Awards/Scholarships:
2008: Sponsorship by the Climate Change Media Partnership to attend and cover the UNFCCC Conference in Poznan, Poland, for Brazilian news channel Bandnews TV (1-12 December)
2007: Sponsorship by the CIJ – Centre for Investigative Journalism at City University to attend their Summer School
2006: Chevening Scholarship, by the British Council, for the MA Radio at Goldsmiths College
2006: Andifes Award of Journalism, by the Union of University Directors, for an investigation about higher education
2005: Honourable mention at the Vladimir Herzog Award for Human Rights, by the Journalists’ Union of São Paulo, for an undercover investigation about unemployment in S. Paulo
2004: Scholarship by the Fund for Investigative Journalism for a 10-day course in Cochabamba, Bolivia, within the School of Authentic Journalism
Languages:
Fluent English
Fluent Spanish
Portuguese – mother tongue
