Sandy Close
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Sandy Close is an American journalist
and the Executive Director of the Bay Area Institute / Pacific News Service
, and New America Media
.
Close graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
with BA in 1964.
She worked as the China editor in Hong Kong
for the Far Eastern Economic Review
.
She founded the Oakland-based Flatlands newspaper.
Close was the co-producer of Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
.
She was married to the historian and Asian affairs scholar Franz Schurmann
from 1968 until his death in 2010.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and the Executive Director of the Bay Area Institute / Pacific News Service
Pacific News Service
Pacific News Service is a nonprofit media organization founded in 1969 by Franz Schurmann, the historian, and Orville Schell, a noted author, journalist and Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley...
, and New America Media
New America Media
New America Media is a multimedia ethnic news agency and a coalition of ethnic media. Founded in 1996 by the nonprofit Pacific News Service, NAM is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC...
.
Close graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
with BA in 1964.
She worked as the China editor in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
for the Far Eastern Economic Review
Far Eastern Economic Review
The Far Eastern Economic Review was an English language Asian news magazine started in 1946. It printed its final issue in December 2009. The Hong Kong-based business magazine was originally published weekly...
.
She founded the Oakland-based Flatlands newspaper.
Close was the co-producer of Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is a 1996 short documentary film directed by Jessica Yu. It won an Academy Award at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997 for Documentary Short Subject....
.
She was married to the historian and Asian affairs scholar Franz Schurmann
Franz Schurmann
Herbert Franz Schurmann was an American sociologist and historian who was best known for his research and writings about Communist China during the Cold War period. He taught at the University of California, Berkeley in the Departments of Sociology and History for 38 years, and he also served a...
from 1968 until his death in 2010.
Awards
- 2008 Ashoka Fellowship
- 2006 Purpose Prize Fellowship.
- 1995 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
Works
- "Ben Hur" Vs. "Titanic" -- Nature Replaced God in Film That Speaks to Environmental Age, JINN, 03-26-98
- "Fear and uncertainty in the era of change", National Civic Review, Volume 98 Issue 3, Pages 46 – 47
External links
- "SUNDAY INTERVIEW -- Sandy Close", The San Francisco Chronicle, July 16, 1995
- "SANDY CLOSE", NewsHour, PBS, October 2002
- "AN INTERVIEW WITH SANDY CLOSE", Chava Films, Martha Wallner