Sr. Director of Coverage, Int'l Newsgathering @ (October 2011 - March 2015)
Pakistan and Afghanistan Bureau Chief @ (April 2010 - September 2011)
UAE Bureau Chief @ (January 2008 - March 2010)
Supervising Editor @ (January 2004 - January 2007)
International Desk Editor @ (January 2000 - January 2004)
Associate Producer @ CNN International (January 1997 - January 1998)
Production Assistant @ (January 1996 - January 1997)
Tour Guide @ (January 1994 - January 1996)
Turner Temp @ (January 1993 - January 1994)
Samson Desta Education
Oglethorpe University
BBA (Business Administration)
1988-1993
Samson Desta Skills
Broadcast
Broadcast Journalism
Video Production
Television
Avid
Broadcast Television
Journalism
Non-linear Editing
New Media
Documentaries
Camera
Media Production
Videography
Online Journalism
Producing
Video
Radio
Media Relations
HD Video
Final Cut Pro
Video Editing
Post Production
Storytelling
Press Releases
News Writing
Breaking News
Digital Media
Editing
Field Producing
Digital Video
Avid Media Composer
Content Strategy
Multimedia
Editorial
Non Linear Editing
Samson Desta Summary
Samson Desta, based in Atlanta, GA, US, is currently a Vice President Brand Management and Partnership Development at CNN. Samson Desta brings experience from previous roles at CNN. Samson Desta holds a 1988 - 1993 BBA in Business Administration @ Oglethorpe University. With a robust skill set that includes Broadcast, Broadcast Journalism, Video Production, Television, Avid and more. Samson Desta has 4 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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