Frank Bass
Fairbanks, Alaska
frank.bass@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2020-present. U.S./Canada/Europe editor. Responsible for ensuring accurate, high-quality content in reports, commentaries and briefing notes that seek to illuminate complex topics regarding the global energy transition.
Social Explorer, Dover, Vermont, 2019-present. Consultant. Responsible for generating short- and medium-form content for award-winning demographics site that specializes in Census data.
MapLight.Org, Berkeley, Calif., 2016-present. Contributing editor for content, responsible for developing original reporting about U.S. campaign finance and money in politics issues, as well as other good governance issues.
Al Jazeera International, Washington, 2013-2015. Producer/editor/reporter, global investigations team. Responsible for assisting 26-member team in Washington, San Francisco, London and Doha with international enterprise reporting and production of long-form documentaries and projects.
Bloomberg News, Washington/New York, 2010-13. News data editor/enterprise reporter. Responsible for enterprise stories for Washington bureau’s government, politics, banking and economics teams, as well as conception and execution of stories for state/municipalities and global projects and investigations teams for subjects ranging from demographic change to political campaigns and financial crisis. Author of Health is Everything (USC Annenberg, 2012) and Guide to the Census (Wiley, 2013).
The Associated Press, New York/Boston/Washington, 1997-2009. Director, computer investigations. Responsible for investigative and enterprise projects. Author of the Associated Press Guide to Internet Research and Reporting (Perseus, 2002) and lead news manager for Census coverage. Won and contributed to multiple national award-winning stories, including the 2006 Gerald Loeb Award for Business Reporting and the 2006 APME Enterprise Reporting Award. Trained hundreds of news reporters, editors, managers and students on five continents.
The Wall Street Journal, Houston, TX, 1995-97. Reporter, Texas Journal. Responsible for weekly analysis of regional stocks and “Heard on the Street” column, as well as regional "A-heds" and coverage of health care reform during administration of former Gov. George W. Bush.
The Houston Post, Houston, TX, 1991-95. Senior reporter responsible for medical and enterprise investigative coverage. Won and contributed to multiple state reporting and writing awards, including 1994 Texas Headliners Foundation Reporter of the Year. Helped develop Toasted Posties, cited among top 100 Texas-based websites of 1996.
The Alabama Journal, Montgomery, AL, 1986-89. Reporter responsible for health, environment and state agency coverage. Won and contributed to multiple national reporting and writing awards, including 1988 Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting and 1988 APME Public Service Award.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2007 Education Writers Association Certificate of Merit
2007 Columbia University Journalism, Race and Ethnicity Award
2006 APME Enterprise Reporting Award
2006 Gerald Loeb Business Reporting Award
2001 Society of Public Journalists Public Service Award
1994 Texas Headliners Foundation Reporter of the Year
1988 Pulitzer Prize for General News Reporting
1988 APME Public Service Award
EDUCATION AND OTHER EXPERIENCE:
B.A. Journalism, Texas Tech University (Outstanding Alumnus)
Adjunct Instructor, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Snedden Fellowship, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Guest lecturer at Harvard, Columbia, University of Missouri and other schools
Frequent speaker at professional conferences, including Investigative Reporters and Editors, National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting, Education Writers Association and Association of Health Care Journalists
Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors
Member, National Press Club
Hazardous Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) Certificate
SKILLS:
Microsoft Access, Excel, SQL Server
SAS v9.x, Google Suite, OpenOffice, MySQL
ArcGIS 10.x, QGIS
Spanish (proficient)
Finnish (basic)
Swedish (basic)
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealFrankBass
Muckrack: http://muckrack.com/frank-bass
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frank.bass
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/frank-bass/6/5b3/a28
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/unfiltered-alaskan.bsky.social
REFERENCES:
Available upon request