Martha Ann Overland
NPR Senior Editor; former Asia correspondent; public health writer; long-distance urban swimmer.
- Role
- Senior Editor Deputy National Editor Bureau Chief at NPR
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Senior Editor Deputy National Editor Bureau Chief
Dec 2024 — Present
Oversee the assignment of NPR’s team of national reporters to cover daily stories. Supervise series, special coverage and investigative reporting-Work with local stations and network reporters to cover breaking national stories in their regions-Write host interviews and prep reporters for live coverage-Show editor with a focus on accuracy and balance-Wrote and edited Up First, one of most listened to podcasts in the country-Digital editor, laying up reporters’ stories and photos for NPR’s webpages on CMS.
Education
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Masters, Journalism
1988 — 1989
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor's degree, History and Politics
1985
Skills
- Editorial
- News Writing
- Breaking News
- Creative Writing
- Storytelling
- Newspapers
- Publications
- Copy Editing
- Editing
- Feature Articles
- Media Relations
- Journalism
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