Ayoub.Ansari@gmail.com
Profile
Two years experience in local community news, and widened global perspective through travelling to countries like Bangladesh, Greece, India, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
Media Experience
Editor/Reporter (Intern), Sun Media 2009
Assisted the National Life editor in writing stories, proof-reading and covering events for the National Life section of Sun Media. Several articles got published online and in many of the 44 dailies and 200 community publications.
Intern, 680 News 2009
Wrote radio-stories for anchors to read on air, formatted audio clips and shadowed some of the famous voices of Toronto.
Reporter, East Toronto Observer 2007 – 2008
Covered community events, such as the 2008 federal elections and the Saskatchewan BBQ for immigrants and reported on Ontario College’s ‘Obay’ advertisement stunt. Also, wrote a column on Ramadan and assisted with layout and design of the newspaper.
Reporter, Toronto Online Observer 2007 – 2008
Pitched ideas, researched and wrote articles on various subjects within the GTA. Articles ranged from a feature on the David Dunlop Observatory to a hard news story on a transportation plan drafted by the Metrolinx.
Editor/Designer, News and Views at Afzal 2008 Summer
Wrote articles, edited content and designed newsletters for Afzal Academy.
Travel Writer 2006 – Present
Travel pieces published online at Orato.com.
Education
Centennial College Journalism Diploma 2006 – 2009
Program includes training in broadcast journalism with focus on print. Published newspapers, online publication and produced college broadcasted radio and television shows.
Religious Education
Islamic Foundation of Toronto Hifz Certificate 2001 – 2003
Memorized the entire Qur’an, cover-to-cover, word-for-word. The Qur’an is divided into 114 chapters of varying lengths and consists of more than 6,000 verses and approximately 80,000 words.
Skills
Bilingual in English and Urdu.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Power Point, InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Final Cut Pro.
