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Testimonials:
“Tekla is a committed individual, extremely knowledgeable and highly creative.
She brings a wealth of knowledge to anyone's organization.”
“Tekla
is extremely intelligent, resourceful and hardworking. Oh, and did I mention she
speaks 5 languages? She's also dedicated and pays strict attention to detail."
“Tekla
is an excellent reporter. She has interviewed prominent women such as Helen Thomas
and Arianna Huffington, developing provocative questions to ask and framing the
answers into interesting and readable articles. She is highly intelligent, very
well informed, and a pleasure to work with. Her articles are always on time and
meet the editors' requirements for length, style, etc. I can recommend her highly.”
“Tekla
can do it all: She can write well, edit perfectly, and understands how the content
works in the context of the web. Because she's knowledgeable about the workings
of Web sites, her content is right on the mark. And she's a pleasure to work with,
because she's so smart and a really nice person.”
“Tekla
consulted me on my company's Web site. We're an international company, targeting
Fortune500 companies. She provided me with quick and accurate feedback that helped
me fine-tune our message. She's quick to understand how to best convey a message
in a succinct, easy to follow way. Tekla understands the target audience and is
able to tailor the writing to best convey the essence of the story.”
"Tekla
has the ability to know what the right story is for the moment. Her coverage of
the Middle East was always a step ahead of the rest. Her editing abilities enabled
her to transform very complicated issues into articles that resonated with young
and old, from around the world."
"I
have a deep and abiding admiration for her as a person and professional. She is
a thorough researcher and a clear and elegant writer." |
Ha'aretz
Galei Zahal
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Editor, Writer, Political Analyst and Web Designer with extensive domestic and
international newspaper, magazine, new media and radio experience;
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Accomplished in online publishing and writing, scripting (client and server side),
site and content conceptualization and management;
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Expert in Western Europe, the Middle East, American and German Jewry; American-Israeli
and American-German relations;
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Lived in Germany, Italy, France; from 1982 to 1995 in Israel; since 1995 in New
York;
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Profound understanding of global affairs, macroeconomics, international media
and international and domestic gender issues;
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Fluent in English, German, Hebrew; working knowledge of French and Italian; •
Computer and Programming Knowledge:
HTML, XHTML, basic XML, CSS, PHP and MySQL,
Ajax, LAMP Technologies, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, QPS Desktop Publishing, Photoshop,
QuarkXPress, Adobe Contribute and other CMS; PC/Mac platforms and a little on
UNIX. EDITING,
WRITING, WEB DESIGN, CONSULTING
•WWW.TEKLA-SZYMANSKI.COM
Designed,
launched, maintain and provide content for self-published 90+ page Web site encompassing
cultural, social, and political topics written in German, English, and Hebrew.
The site features frequently updated coverage of the Middle East peace process,
Israel's separation wall, and foreign media reactions to international news and
global events.
•Pink
Magazine
Contributing Writer for
the Web site. •
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York, NY
Freelance editor in the
museum's editorial department (books, catalogues) •
New
York Women in Communications (NYWICI), New York, NY
Managing
Editor of the organization's Web site — nywici.org;
member of NYWICI's Communications Committee, Web Development Committee, Career
Development Committee and Digital Media Committee. Regular contributor to NYWICI's
print newsletter Connect (formerly The Matrix) — read
the Fall
2005 and Fall
2006 issues here — and to NYWICI's Web site (sample piece here
and here)
as well as its blog.
Involved in the organization's Web site development and planned redesign. •
Web Design and Content Management
Latest Client: http://www.bloomadv.com •
TRIBÜNE
QUARTERLY, Frankfurt, Germany
USA Correspondent / Columnist
Provide commentary and analyses on issues related to American Jewry, German-Jewish-American
reconciliation and American-Israeli affairs.
Recent pieces include coverage
of the U.S. presidential race and the American-Jewish vote. •
THE NEW YORK TIMES WEEK
IN REVIEW, New York, NY
Conducted research on the German-language
press reaction to the abuse in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad; provided visuals
for the supplement's May 9, 2004, issue. •
LITERATUREN,
Berlin, Germany
Contributing Writer
Write articles on cultural topics for this literary monthly magazine. A recent
article for the June 2004
issue analyzed the heated discussion in Israel over a controversial book by a
former Israeli military guard on the conduct of Israeli soldiers at Gaza checkpoints.
•
THE
INTERNATIONAL RAOUL WALLENBERG FOUNDATION, New York, NY
Media
and Public Relations Advisor
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LEO-BAECK
INSTITUTE, Jerusalem, Israel
Contributing
Writer
Author of the chapter on German-Jewish immigration to New
York in the 1930s (Der Aufbau:
'Unser Aller Tagebuch') for the Institute's German-language annual publication
Jüdischer Almanach (release date: October 2005, Suhrkamp Verlag, Germany).
EDITORIAL
STAFF POSITIONS
Senior
Editor for Middle East and Western Europe
1999-2004
(magazine's
final edition: May 2004)
WORLD
PRESS REVIEW, New York, NY
Correspondent for worldpress.org
(ongoing)
For
more than 30 years, World Press Review was the only English-language magazine
giving readers a firsthand look at the issues and debates that occupied the world's
newspapers and magazines. WPR published its last issue in May 2004.
Drawing
upon publications around the globe, and a network of correspondents in dozens
of countries, WPR illuminated the issues that barely saw the light of day
in the mainstream U.S. press. It translated, reprinted, analyzed, and contextualized
the best of the international press from more than 20 languages.
Scanned
the international foreign-language media in five languages, translated and wrote
Western European and Israeli press reviews for a monthly nonprofit compendium
of international news and commentary, circulated among 80,000 readers worldwide.
•
Expanded coverage of European and Middle Eastern affairs. Drew early attention
to Germany's economic downturn. Increased coverage of the Palestinian/Israeli
peace process.
•
Increased the use of online and alternative news sources from Israel and Western
Europe.
•
Wrote in-depth analyses on foreign affairs and major breaking news stories for
its Web site, including coverage of how the Western European press reacted to
George W. Bush's election and the war on Iraq.
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Conceptualized, edited, and fact-checked features and cover stories and copy-edited
in QPS.
Associate
Editor, then Managing Editor
1995-1999
Aufbau,
German-Jewish biweekly, New York
Aufbau
was the only German-Jewish publication in the U.S.A. Founded in 1934 by German
Jews who had fled Germany into exile in New York.
It ceased publication in 2004. Managed
the day-to-day production and generated content, supervised editors and interns.
•
Wrote commentary, feature articles, and foreign news analyses in German and English
on cultural, political, and social affairs.
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Supervised a team of three editors and served as writing coach to five interns.
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Initiated and implemented the modernization/computerization of the paper.
Established new target audience in Europe of younger, non-Jewish readers.
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Launched the paper's first Web site.
Foreign
Editor
1995
Globes,
financial daily, Israel
Single-handedly
edited six international news pages for Israel's #1 daily financial newspaper,
with a circulation of 45,000.
•
Expanded copy on global macroeconomics
and world affairs from two to four pages.
Foreign
Editor/Analyst
1994-1995
Telegraph, financial daily, Israel
Scanned
wire services (Bloomberg/Reuters/dpa/AP), tracked breaking news, and translated
articles from French, German, and English into Hebrew for this financial daily.
•
In charge of graphic design, visuals, layout,
and setup of four foreign news pages.
•
Member of the team that set up the foreign
desk, which went on to number five editors.
•
Represented foreign desk on op-ed page
with analyses of macroeconomics and international political affairs.
Reporter/Adviser
1993-1994
Radio Galei
Zahal, Israel
Scanned
foreign TV channels and chose news items for radio broadcast on world desk.
Wrote
and recorded news and feature stories and prepared them for broadcast. •
Specialist at the station on European affairs.
Translator
(German, English, French into Hebrew)
1993
Ha'aretz,
daily, Israel
Translated
feature articles from British, U.S., German, and French publications into Hebrew
for this distinguished daily newspaper, with a circulation of 80,000.
1-year Certificate in Web Technology Solutions (Client and Server Side), University
of Washington, Seattle Op-ed
Master Class, Mediabistro,
New York Internet
Journalism,
The
New School,
New York 3-year
Diploma in Journalism (print media, radio, TV), Koteret
— School of Journalism, Tel Aviv, Israel B.A.
in Liberal Arts (Humanities, Social and Political Sciences), Tel Aviv,
Israel 
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