KENNETH FOO

JOURNALISM WORK EXPERIENCE

+ Bloomberg News // Singapore
News Intern, May-Jul 2013 Government Bonds/ FX Team writing stories on Singapore bonds and US Treasuries, and penning xed-income updates and FX wraps Asia Stocks Team/ Singapore Bureau Writing company stories, tracking regional stocks, and contributing to Southeast Asia Columns Broadcast News Intern, Dec 2012-Mar 2013

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EDUCATION
+ Nanyang Technological University
Aug 2009-May 2013 Bachelor (2nd Upper Hons) of Communications Studies (Journalism and Publishing) + Hwa Chong Institution Jan 2005-Dec 2006 GCE A Level Certi cate

+ CNBC Asia // Singapore

programme covering Asian business and markets Coordinated scripts and graphics, researched guest and show content, compiled analyst quotes, logged footage, and cut story packages

Provided editorial support for Squawk Box the networks agship

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

International Conference in New York, 2012 Chairman, NTU Hall of Residence 12, Beach-out 2011 Event, 2011

Participant, Corporate Communication

News intern, Jun-Aug 2012 Covered company news, SME and entrepreneurship features, local equity markets, macroeconomic news, and general news Wrote over 40 published articles, including four Top News stories News Intern, Jan-Jun 2012 Wrote stories delving into a diverse range of topics in business, politics, crime, court, science, health and technology Penned front-page articles on the revamp of Hong Kongs air quality objectives, the spying of employees, privacy infringements of the paparazzi

e Business Times // Singapore

Publicity Director, Hall of Residence 12,

Dinner & Dance Committee, 2010

Business Manager, WKWSCI,

Dinner and Dance 2010 Committee, 2010

e Standard // Hong Kong

Serervice Project, 2010 Volunteer, Regular Service Project for the Intellectually Disabled, 2010

Publications Director, Challenge Your Limits

SKILLS
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (Fluent);
Cantonese (Intermediate); Hokkien (Intermediate); French (Beginner)

Multimedia Reporter, Jun-Jul 2011 Trained and mentored by a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for a multimedia programme (2011.inurbino.net) that won an Editor & Publisher award Won the best print article award from among over 30 journalism students from around the world

e Urbino Project // Italy

Audio/Photo/Video Production: Adobe

Photoshop, ; Final Cut Pro; Audacity; Avid Express Pro; Soundslides; iNEWS; Bloomberg Terminal Nikon, Canon, Olympus DSLRs; Fuji m X-100 Court, Crime, Science, Health Reporting

Sta Reporter, Jan-Dec 2011 Wrote stories for the universitys o cial newspaper covering arts and culture, campus politics, and student life

e Nanyang Chronicle // Singapore

Equipment: Sony and JVC Video Cameras;

Specialised Reporting: Financial Journalism;

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

+ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Standardized Patient, Jun 2010-Dec 2010

INTERESTS
I dabble in short story writing, slam poetry I play pool and poker Im a erce attacker on the soccer pitch

+ Singapore Armed Forces

Military Training Specialist, Apr 2007-Feb 2009