ANNIE GAUS
SAN FRANCISCO,CA
Summary
Skilled, entrepreneurial editor and reporter with 10+ years experience in daily news, investigations, and team management. Expertise in politics and business coverage on the West Coast with a track record of leadership in startup newsrooms.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Editor
The San Francisco Standard
03.2021 - Current
- Lead the award-winning politics and government coverage at The Standard. Manage a team of 5 reporters, driving daily news output, enterprise work and elections coverage. Write and edit Power Play, The Standard’s insider political newsletter.
Creator
Public Comment
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Created Public Comment, an independent newsletter focused on the impacts of Covid on the San Francisco economy.
Reporter/Editor
Freelance
05.2013 - 03.2021
- Wrote freelance features with bylines in Guardian UK, Bisnow, Vice News, The Daily Beast, and others. Content writing/editing in the technology and venture capital sectors.
Tech Reporter
TheStreet
05.2018 - 10.2020
- West Coast reporter for the financial media site TheStreet, with a focus on tech stocks. Covered Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Netflix, among others, working with equity and financial research and public financial filings.
Reporter
San Francisco Business Times
08.2015 - 12.2016
- Covered the tech industry in the Bay Area, including: startups & venture capital, emerging business sectors, and large companies based in San Francisco.
Video Journalist
Discovery Digital Networks
02.2009 - 05.2014
- Wrote, produced and hosted videos for Revision3, a startup acquired by Discovery Communications.
Education
Master of Arts - Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CABachelor of Arts - English
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OHSkills
- Editing, writing, reporting, people management, editorial planning and strategy, special projects, public speaking, media appearances, databases (Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau), newsletters (MailChimp, Substack), social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude)
Awards
Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for Newsletter Journalism (2023, Power Play), San Francisco Press Club Overall Excellence in Digital Media (2021, Rush to House Homeless Comes at the Expense of Elderly Tenants) and Excellence in Breaking News (2022, Paul Pelosi attack)
Timeline
Senior Editor
The San Francisco Standard
03.2021 - Current
Creator
Public Comment
10.2020 - 03.2021
Tech Reporter
TheStreet
05.2018 - 10.2020
Reporter
San Francisco Business Times
08.2015 - 12.2016
Reporter/Editor
Freelance
05.2013 - 03.2021
Video Journalist
Discovery Digital Networks
02.2009 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - English
Oberlin College
Master of Arts - Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts
San Francisco State University