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Diana-Marie S.

@dianastrydom

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Joined on October 13, 2015
I am a freelance journalist and has worked as a sub-editor and health reporter for 9 years. Now I am doing freelance articles including work such as manuals for engineering companies and cell phone companies. My home language is English and Afrikaans is my second language. I have also worked for one of the leading retailers in South Africa as a Assistant Communications Manager.
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Experience
Social Media Consultant
Jan, 2015 - Present
10 years
Noxu
Jan, 2015 - Present
10 years
I update the social media content of this selfie stick company which only sells online on Amazon.com. I had to create the social media profiles for this company and had to hire freelancers to compile promotional videos for this company.
Jan, 2015 - Present
10 years
Freelance journalist
Jan, 2011 - Dec, 2014
3 years, 11 months
Media 24
Jan, 2011 - Dec, 2014
3 years, 11 months
I wrote health articles for the Afrikaans parenting magazine, Baba en Kleuter. I had to interview various health experts in the fields of psychology, early childhood development and obstetrics for these articles. Most interviews were in English and I then translated the content into Afrikaans.
Jan, 2011 - Dec, 2014
3 years, 11 months
Senior journalist and sub-editor
Jan, 2004 - Dec, 2011
7 years, 11 months
Die Burger Newspaper
Jan, 2004 - Dec, 2011
7 years, 11 months
I was a senior health reporter at this daily newspaper and had to write three articles per day on various health topics including HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and cancer. I attended various international health conferences and had to report on complex issues in a way that was understandable for the general public. Before becoming this paper's health reporter, I was a sub-editor where I was part of the team who proofread and edited articles before they were published.
Jan, 2004 - Dec, 2011
7 years, 11 months
Education
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch
1994 - 1999
5 years
Honors degree in journalism
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South Africa
1994 - 1999
5 years
Qualifications
Commended Award for Investigative Journalism
2008
Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards
I received a Commended Award from the prestigious Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Journalism Awards which is endorsed by the Newspaper Association of South Africa. The award was for an in-depth article on drug-resistant tuberculosis.
2008
Publications
Die Burger Newspaper
Naspers
Die Burger is a daily Afrikaans-language newspaper. By 2008, it had a circulation of 91,665 in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Along with Beeld and Volksblad, it is one of three broadsheet dailies in the Media24 stable.
Cape Times
Independent News and Media, SA
The Cape Times is an English-language morning newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa. As of 2012 the newspaper had a daily readership of 261 000 and a circulation of 34 523.
The Big Issue, South Africa
The Big Issue is a non-profit nongovernmental organisation (NGO).
The Big Issue magazine’s high quality, varied content appeals to a wide range of readers from all demographic groups. Cover stories and in-depth interviews with local and international celebrities, artists, change makers and noteworthy individuals. Agents of Change profiles of local people or organisations committed to making positive changes in our society.
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Basic Numeracy - Level 1
Basic Numeracy
US English - Level 3
US English
UK English - Level 1
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