Peter Sachs

                              psachs (at-symbol) gmail (dot) com           3618 Laguna Ave.

                              Cell: 650-704-4777                                Palo Alto, CA 94306

Experience

Fall 2006                     Reporter, Egypt Today and Religion News Service, Cairo, Egypt

•     Egypt Today: serving as editorial assistant with copy-editing and design responsibilities; reporting stories on Cairo’s 3^rd subway line and a civic education NGO.

•     Religion News Service: reported a story on the growing debate within Egypt over women wearing veils.

Summer 2006            Washington Reporter, Religion News Service

•     Reported on the changing relationships between Democrats and Evangelicals and on the continued struggles of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

•     Crafted a weekly news column, “Reality Bytes,” aimed at 18- to 24-year-olds explaining significant events and issues. Column published in six Medill client papers.

Spring 2006               Washington Correspondent, The Bulletin (Bend, Ore.)

•     Investigated links between timber company contributions and favorable legislation, while keeping track of Oregon’s congressional delegation and many issues vital to the area.

•     Contributed to the widely cited Power Trips series, revealing congressmen who accepted money from registered lobbyists, a violation of ethics rules.

Winter 2006               Legal Affairs Reporter, Medill News Service, Chicago, IL

•     Delved into the legal issues and precedent of closing a federal courtroom in the trial of a man accused of aiding Hamas.

Dec. ‘04-present        Aviation News Editor, iPilot.com

•     Created a weekly newsletter sent to about 50,000 worldwide readers, compiling and verifying aviation news from a variety of sources and catering to a diverse readership of pilots.

Sept. ‘03-May ‘05      Freelance Reporter & News Intern

                                    Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Walla Walla, WA

                                    •     Provided supplemental coverage of 2004 elections and reported extensively on the loss of Greyhound bus service.

Education

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. MS Journalism, 2006.

Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. BA Sociology, honors in major. Class of 2005.

      •     News Editor & Business Manager, Whitman College Pioneer, 2001-2003

      •     Resident Assistant (RA), Lyman House, 2003

      •     Master Electrician, Harper Joy Theatre, 2001-2005

Relevant Skills

•     Certified flight instructor since 2005, pilot since 2002. Instrument-rated.

•     Experienced using Macs and PCs; QuarkXPress, PhotoShop, Vectorworks, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro and SPSS.