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Zaina Adamu
Associate Producer, CNN
Location: Atlanta, GA United States
Joined: May 19th, 2015

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Zaina Adamu considers herself an artist who paints pictures with words. She�s a first-generation Ghanaian-American who was born and raised in New York. She�s been writing since she was a kid but fell in love with news writing in college and decided to become a journalist. Since then, she�s won numerous awards including a shared Peabody award and was recently honored as one of the nation�s Power 30 under 30. In her spare time she likes to run, dine, watch football (Go Ravens) and travel. She is currently in the process of writing her first novella. She holds a Bachelors of Art in English and Journalism from Morgan State University and currently resides in Atlanta.

Education (request update)

Morgan State University class of 2009

Undergrad Major: Journalism

Claim To Fame:

2015 ColorComm Executive Board of Directors 2014 Borgen Project Board Advisor 2013 Power 30 under 30 awards honoree 2013 Ghana Council of Georgia award recipient 2013 Ghanaian presidential dinner host 2012 CNN Image+Sound Rewards and Recognition award recipient 2012 Peabody award winner (shared) 2009 Morgan State University Excellence Award for breaking news coverage 2008 Certified Gemologist under the Gemological Institute of America

Experience

I currently work with CNN as Associate Producer
I have years of experience working in the Arts, Entertainment, and Media industry.

Cross-Platform Associate Producer | CNNgo
From January 2014 to Current • 12 year(s)
Create and curate content across all networks and departments. Research and analyze video, images and text before they air.

Editorial Assistant | CNN
From January 2013 to December 2014 • 1 year(s)
Handle scheduling and sickouts for all CNN dayside show teams. Pitch stories for dayside programs and write stories for CNN.

Video Journalist | CNN
From January 2012 to December 2013 • 1 year(s)
Developed and led CNN's first Video Journalist Orientation team. Provided production support for all shows broadcast in Atlanta.

Web Developer | Refine Agency
From January 2010 to December 2013 • 3 year(s)
Develop and design websites using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Contributing Writer | Demand Media
From January 2009 to December 2011 • 2 year(s)
Wrote articles on business and finance for eHow.com.

Staff Writer | The Baltimore Times
From January 2009 to December 2009 • 0 year(s)
Covered local and state events including the "United We Serve" service event with President Barack Obama.

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