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Rora Oh

San Jose,CA

Summary

Renowned Silicon Valley Correspondent, secured groundbreaking interviews with tech giants, Authored over 1000 influential articles, demonstrating unparalleled news writing skill and a knack for engaging storytelling. Spearheaded high-impact digital campaigns, showcasing adept partnership development and strategic leadership.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Silicon Valley Correspondent

The Chosunilbo
San Jose, California
07.2023 - Current
  • Accomplished exclusive, first-ever interviews as a Korean journalist with C-level executives from leading tech companies (e.g., Microsoft, OpenAI, AWS, Airbnb, Databricks), reflected in recognition from policymakers and industry leaders, by leveraging a strong reputation, deep industry expertise, and trusted relationships with PR teams.
  • Authored over 1000 articles, with more than half focusing on AI, reaching nearly 2 million online and offline readers, driven by a sharp instinct for news discovery, deep industry expertise, and creativity in developing in-depth feature stories.
  • Produced a series of shorts on tech for Chosunilbo’s YouTube channel with 1.7 million subscribers, averaging 7-8k views per episode. Selected as one of only 10 journalists among a newsroom of 300 to create youtube content, based on the ability to simplify complex tech concepts for a general audience and deliver confident on-camera presentations.

Journalist

The Chosunilbo
Seoul, Korea
12.2014 - 06.2023
  • Worked as a tech journalist for five years, covering major corporations (e.g., Samsung, Hyundai, Google, Apple) as one of the key reporters among a 40-member tech and business news team, based on strong relationships with PR teams and the ability to navigate rapidly evolving tech ecosystems.
  • Secured keynote speakers for a high-profile international conference with over 200 speakers from more than 20 countries (e.g., China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ICBC, WFP), drawing an audience of over 3,000 participants, based on an extensive global network and strong trilingual proficiency.
  • Led agenda setting and strategic direction for a digital health campaign, securing partnerships with multiple AI and digital healthcare startups, attracted over 20,000 participants during the three-month campaign by leveraging a strong network within the tech startup ecosystem and effective task force leadership.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations(3.69/4.0)

Seoul National University
Seoul
02-2015

Skills

  • News writing
  • Interviewing techniques
  • Multimedia production
  • Research and fact-checking
  • Speech writing
  • Media relations
  • Campaign management
  • Partnership development
  • Speaker coordination
  • Agenda development
  • Moderating
  • Contract negotiation
  • Korean(Native)
  • Mandarin Chinese(Native)

Publication

  • Co-Author of 'The Kindest Guide to Chinese Facts: Understanding the Chinese Mind through 62 Questions'

Timeline

Silicon Valley Correspondent

The Chosunilbo
07.2023 - Current

Journalist

The Chosunilbo
12.2014 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations(3.69/4.0)

Seoul National University

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