tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44756153991234900382011-10-16T18:41:17.056-07:00Globetrotting News Producer.RACHEL S. LEVINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802724454238288125noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475615399123490038.post-31067153917034762682008-03-13T22:08:00.001-07:002011-09-08T12:07:38.603-07:00Below are videos of my most recent work. Mexico: U.S. Firearms Fuel Drug War<EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/aiDAmGSao7Y&amp;hl=en width=425 height=355 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></EMBED><br />Dominican Republic: Toxic Playground<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YmbyBtri4c&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2YmbyBtri4c&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />Dominican Republic: Exploitation of Haitian Sugarcane Workers<EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/kz1FoON7ayg&amp;hl=en width=425 height=355 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></EMBED>Mexico: Tough Immigration Laws Force Migrants to Return Home<br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lG2GNfT1lyA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />Remembering MLK<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/99ZTYG5z10c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />Kids Caught in the Crossfire<br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D3ndHWiSi0w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />Haiti Earthquake<br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ALTzdoBmvNk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4475615399123490038-3106715391703476268?l=rachelslevin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>RACHEL S. LEVINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802724454238288125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475615399123490038.post-6468227782626925002008-03-13T22:02:00.000-07:002011-09-25T20:06:08.551-07:00Rachel S. Levin<br />www.rachelslevin.com * rachel.levin@gmail.com <br /><br />QUALIFICATIONS<br />I am a twice Emmy Nominated field producer with over 15 years experience reporting from around the world with leading news organizations such as NBC News, CNN, BBC and National Geographic. Being a producer means that I am a natural problem solver, an effective manager, excellent at solving logistical challenges as well as performing well under pressure. For the past 10 years I have covered and managed international news coverage including the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Tsunami in Indonesia, the Intifada, the U.S. presidential election in 2008 and the earthquake in Haiti<br /><br />EMPLOYMENT <br /><br />Al Jazeera English, 2006-Present <br />Bureau Chief, Mexico City<br /><br />I am responsible for organizing and executing news coverage in the United States and Latin America. Daily responsibilities include managing three news teams. Planning and producing daily news stories, organizing budgets, ensuring projects get completed in a timely matter as well as taking the lead on all logistics related to the assignment. <br /><br />Recent assignments include,<br />*US Presidential elections 2008 <br />*Haiti Earthquake<br />*Drug Wars in Mexico <br />*Coup in Honduras <br /><br /><br />NBC <br /> <br />Middle East/Europe Producer 2001-2006 <br /><br />Managed on site news bureaus in Kabul, Afghanistan and Baghdad, Iraq. Responsible for local and international staff. Managed budgets for news coverage. Planned and executed daily news coverage for Nightly News, Today Show and MSNBC. <br /><br />Assignments include:<br />*Assistant Manager for New Orleans bureau during Hurricane Katrina. <br />*Field Producer in Israel with Brian Williams for 'Death of Arafat'. <br />*Field Producer for 'Dateline' 1 hour Documentary on Madrid Bombings<br />*Producer/Reporter for MSNBC Series on 'Europe and Islam'<br /><br /><br />National Geographic Today 2000-2001<br /> <br />Independently produced, wrote and edited 5 minute feature length stories for the weekly magazine show. Created budgets, organized crews, and ensured that stories were completed in a timely mattered. <br /><br />Assignments include:<br />*Afghan girls return to School<br />*Spanish ''Thor Heyderal'' sails from Morocco to Columbia<br />*Hunting Percebes: A deadly Galician tradition<br /><br />CNN Miami <br />Assignment Editor 1998-2000<br /><br />Planned and coordinated daily news coverage for the South East and the Caribbean. Managed affiliate relations, news crews and coordinated all satellite feeds. <br /><br /><br />CNN Mexico <br />Producer 1997-1998<br /><br />Managed bureau personal and daily budgets for news bureau.<br />Produced daily news stories in English and Spanish for CNN International and CNN Spanish. <br /><br />Assignments include:<br />* Hurricane Mitch in Honduras and Papal Visit of 98 in Mexico City.<br /><br /> <br />AWARDS<br />*2005 Nominated for a News Emmy for Death of Arafat for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams<br />* 2006 Nominated for a News Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams<br /><br /><br />EDUCATION<br /> <br />1993-1997 B.A. in History, Magna Cum Laude, U.C. Berkeley<br />1995-1996 visiting scholar at Harvard University<br />2000-2001 Fulbright Journalism Fellowship to Spain<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4475615399123490038-646822778262692500?l=rachelslevin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>RACHEL S. LEVINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802724454238288125noreply@blogger.com2