April • 2016
I enjoyed working with Shaina and her partner Zeinab on this project. They were punctual and easy to communicate with and quite helpful and professional throughout.
Shaina S.
Jerusalem, Israel
5 reviews$175 - $275 / Day
About
Born and raised in Birmingham, AL, Shaina has produced radio, text and photography stories addressing identity and conflict transformation from Gaza City to Oakland. She has had four years of experience working on social justice and diversity programming for high school youth and is a trained facilitator for the Berkeley School of Journalism Equity and Inclusion Committee. Over the past several years, Shaina has worked with women’s rights NGOs in Uganda, Bolivia, Palestine and India documenting textile production as a catalyst of social and economic empowerment. Shaina studied International Affairs and Fine Art at George Washington University and has an MA in Islamic and Middle East Studies from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Currently she studies new media journalism, Arabic language and the Middle East at UC Berkeley. Her work has been featured on Public Radio International, WBHM, Haaretz, and Times of Israel. She also writes a food blog with her mom.
Top Services
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- 4 reviews
- Reporter / Journalist
- Sound Mixer
Clients
Top Reviews
Top Projects
Mothers fear having babies at hospital once hailed for promoting Israeli, Palestinian coexistence
Hadassah Mount Scopus used to be a model of co-existence for Jews and Palestinians. But increasingly Jewish and Palestinian women say they're afraid to give birth there.
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
Voter ID Law Creates Hurdles for Homebound Man
When Alabama primary voters go to the polls on March 1, they’ll have to show a government-issued photo ID. The law has been in place since 2014 and most people use their driver’s license. But for those who can’t get to a driver’s license office, the law creates difficulties. Samuel Stayer is one voter who ran into problems.
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
A tale of two linguists and the conflict that separates them
A Palestinian who teaches Hebrew and an Israeli Jew who teaches Arabic: Two men in love with their enemy's language, who hope teaching it can boost mutual understanding.
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
5.0 Produced for AJPlus
Cultural and religious diversity in Myanmar
Zainab Khan and I will be posting photos to AJ+’s Instagram account from a recent reporting trip to Myanmar. We'll be focusing specifically on Yangon – a city home to a wide variety of cultures and traditions.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
3.0 Produced for AJPlus
Southern Girls Project
At AL.com, we’re launching The Southern Girls Project to tell the story of girls across the American South. We’re not doing this alone. We’ve partnered with Nola.com and we want to team up with journalists across the region. In the coming months, we plan to listen to and amplify the voices of these girls who will inherit the future south we're creating for them.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
Palestinian Olive Harvest Instagram Takeover
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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- DSLR or equivalent
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- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
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- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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- Video Editor - News
- Sound Mixer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
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