Esther

Bergdahl


Creativity&Culture
Journalist Brooklyn,NYesther.bergdahl@gmail.comestherbergdahl.com@ejbergdahl

TodayIma: Freelancereporter,writerandeditorArts,cultureandpsychologySecondaryfocus:
science,historyandpoliticsJam:profiles,longform,nonfictioncomicsandpassionate
hobbyistsBylines:CityLab,Tonic,MentalFloss,Refinery29

Icamefrom: Mic/CopyChief
FEB.2014NOV.2015,NEWYORK

Reportedpopularfeaturesontech,businessandpopculturecriticismEditedand
fact-checked50-plusdailystoriesofalllengthswithteamoffiveSetqualitystandardsfor
fast-pacednewsroomof45

MedillNewsService/Reporter&Editor,UrbanAffairs
APRIL2013JUNE2013,CHICAGO
Createdbeatonveteransandmilitaryfamilies,reportingonlineintext,video,audioand
photographyStoriesincludeveteranhomelessness,veteransuicide,active-dutysingle
parenthood,gunviolenceandarttherapy

CenterforJewishGenetics/SeniorProgramAssociate
MAY2009DEC.2012,CHICAGO
Createdonlineresources(written,visualandvideo)tohelpaudiencesunderstandthe
connectionbetweengenetics,religionandpublichealth

Iwenttoschoolat: MedillSchoolofJournalism,NorthwesternUniversity/MasterofSciencein
JournalismMagazineWriting&Editing(2013)
Capstone:long-formreportedessayonChicagosSacredHarpsingers(theheavymetalof
folk),exploringhowaruralcolonialreligioustraditionresiststhebroadcast-and-consume
modelofcontemporarypopularculture

UniversityofChicago/BachelorofArtsFundamentals:Issues&Texts(2006)
Self-directed,build-it-yourselfmajorbasedonanalyzingoriginaltextsandusingthemto
answeraBigQuestionAboutLifeEnterprisereportingwiththeDeadWhiteGuysofthe
WesternCanon

Youshouldtalkto: LindaGradstein/IsraelBureauChief,TheMediaLine
Mentorat2016YaleTHREADStorytellingConferenceandWorkshop
KaitlynJakola/CopyChief,Mic
CharlesWhitaker/Adviser,MedillSchoolofJournalism