Candice Frederick

About Candice Frederick

A NABJ award-winning Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost, where I write about film and TV, often at the intersection of race and gender.

Experience

1. Senior Culture Reporter

   Huffpost

   Nov 2021 — Present

   Conceived, launched and continue to write The ‘90s Notebook series that critically examines the decade in pop culture- Spearheaded and co-wrote the Cancel Culture Unraveled series of 8 articles that challenged and examined the popular phenomenon of public shaming and accountability- Write nuanced cultural analysis in the form of timely reported news pieces, features and TV and film reviews - Brainstorm and conceptualize celebrity profiles that has surpassed website performance standards and sparked conversation among readers- Represent the Culture team at the Sundance Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival each year while reporting on and scrutinizing trends in movies and Hollywood - Strived to help position the team’s Culture vertical as a premier destination site for pop culture reporting that also smartly engages with online discourse and the sociopolitical landscape- Collaborate with the Audience and Visuals teams to help package articles that entice diverse readers

Education

• St. John's University

  B.S., Journalism

  1999 — 2003