Yaffa Fredrick

Hi, I'm Yaffa Fredrick, a managing editor in New York City.

Yaffa Fredrick specializes in short and long form content, with an emphasis on hard news and social activism stories. Since beginning her professional career, Yaffa has developed custom broadcast and digital content for PBS, MTV, and most recently, the World Policy Journal.  

Managing Editor at World Policy Journal

August 2013 - Present

Edit print and online articles and supervise the creation of the World Policy Journal. Identify and commission "must-read" articles on critical global policy issues. Attract and develop high-quality writers with fresh perspectives on said policy issues.

Associate Producer at MTV Networks

March 2012 - August 2013

Recruit young journalists and assist them in scripting stories. Produce and edit news packages for "Campus Dispatch." Identify and develop new shows for mtvU.

Community Associate at New York County District Attorney's Office

June 2011 - June 2012

Proofread and cite checked legal briefs written by Assistant District Attorneys. Wrote respondent briefs in cases containing excessive sentence claims. Drafted motions and stipulations. Managed and tracked unassigned briefs.

Editorial Assistant at World Policy Journal

June 2010 - September 2010

Edited columns on foreign affairs, art, and culture. Identified and contaced lists of potential contributors for the upcoming magazine issue. Contributed blog posts to the current events section of the online blog.

Segment Producer at WTTW

June 2009 - August 2009

Produced live interviews and packages for the nightly news broadcast Chicago Tonight. Interviewed and greeted guests for show. Transcribed and logged interviews with individuals who appeared in packages.

Wellesley College

2007 – 2011

Bachelor of Arts

Concentration: Political Science, Cinema and Media Studies

University of Oxford, St. Peter's

2009 – 2010

Junior Year Abroad

Concentration: Politics, Philosophy

Blogging, coffee drinking, newsmaking