Giang Nguyen Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc

I oversee WTOP's digital product, including daily news content and digital story production serving the DC-Maryland-Virginia region. My team of about 20 fulltime and freelance journalists, editors, and writers produces news and digital content for wtop.com, newsletters, videos, social media platforms and podcasts. I also work in close collaboration with sales, marketing and developers on digital products, revenue, newsroom operations and workflows.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Moline, Illinois

Broadcast journalist for the ABC-affiliate in the Quad Cities, a mid-market station covering Iowa and Illinois, turning daily news packages, providing live, breaking news coverage as well as feature stories. Dynamic on air presence and ability to develop sources, a skilled writer and editor with excellent newsgathering skills.

- Created a podcast on current affairs in Vietnam - Set and executed Loa’s vision, strategy, editorial and style standards- Built, trained and led a staff of 30+ contributors worldwide, including citizen journalists in Vietnam- Provided editorial guidance, professional coaching and mentorship and edited all scripts for accuracy, structure, style and balance- Reported and produced multi-media stories covering human rights abuses, torture, land rights, freedom of expression, the media- Developed distribution channels, partnerships and marketing campaigns

Tokyo, Japan

- Wrote and provided live market reports from the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the national broadcaster’s flagship shows, NHK Newsline and Newsroom Tokyo. - Reported business features and covered international trade shows, including the Tokyo Motor Show

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Charged with overseeing 20+ correspondents across the U.S. and Canada- Responsible for planning North America news coverage, correspondents’ assignments and deployments- Developed detailed next-day and future coverage plans for business and general news programs, ensuring coverage of breaking news events and feature stories- Provided editorial guidance to correspondents and show teams

Topeka, Kansas

- Covered daily breaking news and top stories for CBS-affiliate for 5pm, 6pm and 10pm newscasts, including live-shots- Wrote and edited packages, voice-overs and online stories on deadline, including shooting and editing video- Covered district and county court trials, Kansas legislature, 2012 Harveyville tornado

Frankfurt Area, Germany

- Wrote, pitched, and produced feature stories for Germany's public broadcasting channel ZDF- Reported for the news program "heute" and their online platform heute.de in German

- Built and handled network of 700+ stringers and freelancers around the world with daily contributions to coverage- Planned and implemented Sharepoint infrastructure and FTP processes to bring third-party content into CNN systems- Pitched story ideas, sidebars, guest segments and vetted third-party content for CNN wires and shows- Prepared research and background information for correspondents, bureaus and shows during breaking news and rolling coverage using traditional sources, resources and social media- Filled in weekly as assignment editor on various regional beats, newsgathered, coordinated correspondents’ assignments, planned and ensured varied coverage for shows, coordinated logistics, technical and editorial details from the field to the control room- Produced live-shot segments for correspondents and guests on CNN International news and business programs - Produced multi-media pieces for CNN International and CNN.com

M.S., Broadcast Journalism

B.S., Business Economics, Computing Specialization

Activities and Societies: Vietnamese Student Union