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Bryan D. Betts

Journalist based in Seoul, South Korea

Experience

Copy Editor/Reporter, Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, South Korea | Jan. 2018-Present

Proofread and edited breaking news, features, photo captions, and other copy for Yonhap’s English- language general news, North Korea, and economy sections
Assisted reporters with writing and translation
Researched and wrote feature stories on environmental issues and multicultural families

Freelance Writer, Seoul, South Korea | Sept. 2017-Present

Wrote features on Korea-related topics for Korea Exposé and The Diplomat
Appeared on i24NEWS to discuss April 2018 inter-Korean summit and DPRK-U.S. Singapore Summit

Temporary Editor, NK News, Seoul, South Korea | Dec. 2017

Edited features, news, op-eds and analysis for publication across the NK News and NK Pro sites while filling in for Managing Editor Oliver Hotham over a three-week period
Wrote a breaking news story on U.S. allegations tying Pyongyang to the WannaCry cyber attack

Police & Courts Reporter, The Alamogordo Daily News, Alamogordo, NM | Nov. 2014-Jun. 2015

Covered the crime and courts beat and wrote breaking news articles, feature stories, and investigative pieces on a range of topics
Took photos for stories and edited the weekly police logs section of the newspaper

Editor-in-Chief, The Paladin Student Newspaper, Greenville, SC | Jan. 2013-May 2014

Led a staff of more than 50 editors and writers to produce an award-winning bi-weekly newspaper
Spearheaded efforts to incorporate social media and redesign the print edition and website
Wrote on a range of topics related to campus life as News Editor (Aug. 2011-May 2012), Assistant News Editor (Jan.-May 2011), and as a staff writer (Aug.-Dec. 2010)
Contributed reporting for one of New York Times national correspondent Serge Kovaleski’s articles: This Year, Voters Focus More on a Man Than on His Religion

Metro Section Intern, The State Newspaper, Columbia SC | Jun. and Jul. 2013

Wrote 35 articles and briefs that appeared in multiple sections online and across the newspaper’s print edition
Collaborated with editors, reporters, and photographers on breaking news and longer-term assignments

Furman University, Greenville, SC | Aug. 2010-May 2014

Bachelor of Arts in English, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude)
Relevant Coursework: Creative Nonfiction, Immersion Journalism, Introduction to Journalism, Writing Seminars with National Geographic reporter Neil Shea and American novelist Edmund White
Phi Beta Kappa

Fulbright Grantee – English Teaching Assistant in South Korea (Jul. 2015-Jul. 2017)
First Prize for Sports Writing from South Carolina Collegiate Press Association – For “The Search for the Perfect Walkout Song”
First Place for Creative Nonfiction at the Southern Literary Festival – For essay “Five Alive”
Furman Fellow – Annual leadership fellowship awarded to five seniors
M.H. Cunningham Scholarship – Furman English Department award for literary analysis or creative writing
Gilpatrick Creative Nonfiction Award – Furman English Department award for excellence in creative nonfiction writing