Ugur Dursun
Audience Engagement Producer at KQED- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Digital Business Models
Lund UniversityNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
German B1
Goethe-Institut e.V.May, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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KQED
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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300 - 400 Employee
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Audience Engagement Producer
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Oct 2023 - Present
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Bay City News
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United States
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Internet News
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1 - 100 Employee
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Newsletter Editor - LocalNewsMatters.org
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Mar 2022 - Oct 2023
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Journalist
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Dec 2021 - Oct 2023
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Bay City News
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United States
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Internet News
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1 - 100 Employee
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Reporting Intern
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Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
- Built a covid-19 information hub by retrieving data from the nine Bay Area counties about vital services and advisories. - Created and scheduled social media content for the non-profit local news outlet, Local News Matters. - Built a covid-19 information hub by retrieving data from the nine Bay Area counties about vital services and advisories. - Created and scheduled social media content for the non-profit local news outlet, Local News Matters.
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Bay City News
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United States
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Internet News
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1 - 100 Employee
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Reporting Intern
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
- Wrote over 120 breaking news stories and met deadlines. - Covered topics such as tech, crime, housing and environment. - Published stories in NBC, CBS, FOX, Mercury News, SFGate and more local outlets. - Managed social media posts and started an Instagram page. - Strategized fundraising efforts for Bay City News Foundation. - Wrote over 120 breaking news stories and met deadlines. - Covered topics such as tech, crime, housing and environment. - Published stories in NBC, CBS, FOX, Mercury News, SFGate and more local outlets. - Managed social media posts and started an Instagram page. - Strategized fundraising efforts for Bay City News Foundation.
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Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2019 - Sep 2019
- Aided researchers working on the Human Screenome Project. - Analyzed over 75,000 longitudinal smartphone screenshots and trained a machine learning model to detect political and violent content participants encounter on social media platforms. Learn more at https://screenomics.stanford.edu. - Aided researchers working on the Human Screenome Project. - Analyzed over 75,000 longitudinal smartphone screenshots and trained a machine learning model to detect political and violent content participants encounter on social media platforms. Learn more at https://screenomics.stanford.edu.
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BELLA Media + Co.
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Intern
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
- Wrote articles about fashion, beauty, music, and lifestyle. - Arranged and conducted interviews with actors, musicians, designers, health professionals, and business moguls. - Directed, filmed, and edited over 40 video interviews. - Aided the planning and execution of events in NYC and LA. - Initiated a new Instagram segment that tripled our reach. - Wrote articles about fashion, beauty, music, and lifestyle. - Arranged and conducted interviews with actors, musicians, designers, health professionals, and business moguls. - Directed, filmed, and edited over 40 video interviews. - Aided the planning and execution of events in NYC and LA. - Initiated a new Instagram segment that tripled our reach.
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Desk Editor, Arts & Life
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Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
Responsible for assigning and editing articles published in the Culture beat of the newspaper, covering theater, food and art. Worked with Managing Editors to ensure steady content flow.
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Staff Writer, Arts & Life
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Nov 2017 - Jul 2018
Wrote in the Arts & Life section of the newspaper in print and online versions. Published pieces focusing on pop music and the mechanics of the music industry.
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Contributing Writer, Arts & Life
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Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
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Stanford University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
Taught “Frosh 101,” a course aimed at incoming first-year students to ease their way into college and build a sense of community in their residences by sharing experiences and learning about cultural commonalities and differences.
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Residential Counselor, Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Supervised and mentored 130+ international pre-collegiate program participants in their residential and academic experiences as a Residential Counselor. Served as a teaching assistant (TA) for a team-based project with elements of diversity, communication skill-building, critical thinking, crisis management, and design thinking. Promoted to be a Lead TA for the fourth and final session of the International Summer Institute to advise 20+ TAs and oversee the work of nearly 300 students.
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MINT Magazine
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Social Media Editor
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Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
Curated social media accounts of Stanford’s student-run arts, culture and fashion magazine. Curated social media accounts of Stanford’s student-run arts, culture and fashion magazine.
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Education
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Stanford University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies