Amy Standen

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Amy Standen
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Years active1981–present
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Meatpaper

Amy Standen is an American journalist and author. She cofounded the quarterly magazine Meatpaper in 2006 with former Salon.com journalist Sasha Wizansky. [1] She reports for KQED, [1] [2] and has also reported for NPR and The Environment Report .

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Personal

Standen was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She also has two kids. [3]

Career

Standen began her career in journalism working in New York City for KPFA. Since her time there, she has been a producer on Pulse of the Planet , editor of Terrain Magazine , editor at Salon, and reporter for KALW's Philosophy Talk. While working as a radio reporter for KQED, Standen has been responsible for covering science and environmental issues facing Northern California. [3] [4]

Honors and awards

Works

Standen is the author of Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams, a book about the digital artwork of Maggie Taylor (published in 2005). She interviewed chef Chris Cosentino for issue zero of Meatpaper. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schwaner-Albright, Oliver (2007-12-19). "Meat to Wrap the Mind Around". The New York Times . New York. Retrieved August 27, 2011. IN September, when Sasha Wizansky and Amy Standen published the inaugural issue of Meatpaper [...] Last year Ms. Wizansky [...] asked Ms. Standen, a reporter for KQED public radio, to join with her in editing Meatpaper.
  2. "meatpaper - about". Meatpaper . San Francisco. Retrieved August 27, 2011. Amy Standen is a reporter for Quest, KQED public radio's local science and environment show.
  3. 1 2 3 "KQED Radio Staff AMY STANDEN QUEST REPORTER". KQED Radio. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. "Amy Standen | California Watch". California Watch. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. .Standen, Amy (March 2007). "Chris Cosentino doesn't want to eat penis, but if he has to, he will". Meatpaper . Retrieved August 27, 2011.