David Sjostedt

San Francisco, California

david@sfstandard.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-sjostedt-26981b149/

Staff Writer, The San Francisco Standard – San Francisco 

November 2021 – Present

  • Winner of two first place awards from the California News Publishers Association in homelessness reporting and religion & faith writing.

  • Named best ongoing coverage in Northern California from the Society of Professional Journalists for my reporting on the fentanyl crisis.

  • My work prompted a law change, numerous hearings and audits around San Francisco’s two most pressing issues: drugs and homelessness.

  • A top public health official resigned from their unauthorized side job because of my reporting.

Editor in Chief, Xpress Newspaper – San Francisco 

June – December 2020

  • Spearhead a transition from print to digital only.

  • Doubled the amount of daily visitors to the site since June 2020. Published six of the top 10 most viewed stories in Xpress website history.

  • Led staff of 38 reporters, photographers, and multimedia storytellers.

  • Employ social media to engage with readers in real time interviews and election stories. 

  • Coordinated and assigned 22 reporters to 9 Bay Area districts for Election 2020 multimedia coverage, securing funding for PPE and safety equipment for all reporters.

Intern Reporter, SF Examiner – San Francisco 

June – August 2020

  • Writing and reporting breaking and feature news, including 7 front page stories. 

  • Covered homelessness, accessibility, workers rights, and the plight of small businesses during the pandemic.

Videographer, Editor, Production/Camera/Teacher’s Assistant – San Francisco

January 2020 – June 2021

  • Assistant to documentary filmmaker and SF State professor Sachi Cunningham.

  • Creating grant cuts and shot logs for Cunningham’s documentary “CRUTCH,” premiering in DOC NYC, earning top 10 honors and runner up for audience award.

  • Shooting verite footage and editing reels for “SheChange.”

  • Tutored students on how to use Adobe Premiere Pro and video cameras.

Videographer/Assistant Producer, “Man & the Sea” - Half Moon Bay, CA

December 2020 – March 2021

  • Conducting interviews, organizing story structure and filming for a film about Christy Davis, one of the oldest surfers at Mavericks, who suffered a heart attack in the while surfing the world famous wave in 2019.