About Antonio (Ali) Winston

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Education:

University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA M.J. in Journalism, expected graduation June 2010

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL B.A. in History (with honors) and International Studies (with honors), June 2006. Thesis title: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Power in Côte d’Ivoire GPA (General): 3.56/4.0 GPA (concentration): 3.8/4.0 Dean’s List, 2002-2005

Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Intensive Language Program (Turkish, advanced intermediate, June-August 2005.

Published Stories:

Deadly Secrets: How California Law Shields Oakland Police Violence

Colorlines: News for Action

The article covers the recent shooting of 26-year-old parolee Lovelle Mixon by Oakland Police Officer, Sgt. Patrick Gonzales and other such incidents. Winston addresses the results of the Copley Press v. Superior Court of San Diego on civilian rights to access classified records of individual law enforcement officers, such as Gonzales, effectively protecting them from the scrutiny of the public eye. Winston points out that Gonzales and many others often have long, and unseen rap sheet because of these restrictions.

NYPD expands "Ring of Steel" to Midtown

New York Magazine

The New York Police Department has expanded its video surveillance network to Midtown Manhattan, claiming the cameras will guard against terrorist attacks. However, there are doubts about the efficacy of video surveillance in fighting crime and deterring violent acts.

Police Shootings

Colorlines

Ali Winston, class of 2010, writes in Colorlines about officer-involved shootings and police-community tensions in Oakland, Calif.

Marriage Fraud

City Limits

Ali Winston, class of 2010, received a Justice and Community Award from CUNY-John Jay's Center on Media, Crime and Justice and the New York Media Alliance for this story for City Limits about a federal crackdown on suspected fraudulent marriages. The article was written for an Immigration and Crime Reporting Fellowship organized by CMCJ and NYCMA.

Awards:

Turkish-American Coalition, Turkish American Scholarship, 2008-10.

University of Chicago, Emil Karafiol Prize for the most outstanding B.A. thesis in European or International History, 2006.

University of Chicago, Adlai Stevenson Prize for the most outstanding B.A. thesis in International Studies, 2006.

Turkish Studies Association, Halide Edip Adivar Scholarship in support of study and research in Turkey, summer 2005.

University of Chicago, Jeff Metcalf Fellowship, summer 2004.

Work Experience:

CUNY-John Jay Center on Media, Crime & Justice/New York Community Media Alliance, Immigration, Crime, and Justice Fellowship, June 2008.

The Star-Ledger of Newark, reporting internship, May 2007-May 2008. Co-founded and edited NJ Voices, the Star-Ledger’s opinion website, wrote articles for the Sunday Perspective, Business, Community news and County news sections.

Jersey Journal (Jersey City, NJ), reporting internship, October 2006-March 2007. Full-time General Assignment reporter, developed extensive official and local contacts.

The Nation Institute, Internship, June-September 2006. Researched background material and fact-checked articles for Nation staff writers, wrote articles for website, assisted with website production.

Teaching Assistant, A.O. Sexton Elementary School (Chicago, IL), Neighborhood Schools Program, January 2005-June 2005, September 2005-June 2006. Tutored individual and groups of 4th and 5th graders in math, reading, and writing.

Continued research for Rick Atkinson, October 2004-August 2005. Translated memoirs of Général Alphonse Juin from French to English.

Jeff Metcalf Fellowship: Research assistant for Rick Atkinson, Washington, D.C, June-September 2004. Conducted archival research at the Library of Congress and National Archives II, translated primary documents from French to English, and interviewed World War II veterans.

The Indypendent (print branch of Indymedia.org), New York, NY, Summer 2001 Wrote articles for print and web publication, copy edited, and assisted with page layout.