Jonathan Kazuo Sprague
Phone: (646) 361-1275
Email: emanartxe@yahoo.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Solid editing, writing and reporting skills built on 12 years of experience at a variety of publications: a business biweekly, a newsweekly and an international wire service.
* Strong project management ability, including developing concepts in cooperation with other editors, directing reporters and writers, and working with art and photo departments.
* Good understanding of international political, economic and social affairs, particularly in Asia. Fluent Japanese, conversational Mandarin Chinese.

WORK EXPERIENCE

FORTUNE, New York, NY Feb. 2002-Jan. 2003

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Edited and wrote features and briefs for the international editions of the biweekly business magazine, working with staff correspondents and freelancers.

ASIAWEEK, Hong Kong 1997-2001

SENIOR EDITOR, NEWS 2001
Edited Dateline, the weekly newsmagazine's main news section, which covered the most important political and economic events and trends in Asia.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR, FEATURES 1999-2000
Edited Inside Story, an occasional section of long feature stories, while continuing to report, edit and write stories and editorials for other sections.
STAFF WRITER 1997-1999
Wrote stories and editorials based on correspondent files and self reporting.

REUTERS, Hong Kong and Tokyo 1990-1997

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Hong Kong Bureau 1993-1997
Covered business and politics, including the 1997 handover to China, for the international wire service. Edited the stories of other reporters and transmitted them to the wire.
CORRESPONDENT, Tokyo Bureau 1990-1993
Covered business and politics. Led the equities reporting team for two years.

EDUCATION

* Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong
Diploma in Management, June 2000
* Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY
Master of Science, May 1990 (Focus on international and business reporting)
* Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 1983 (Double major in Music and English)