MOEUN Chhean Nariddh

(Media and Communications Specialist)

Curriculum Vitae

Present address:       House 023E, Street 100 House Complex, Group 6, Mondul 5, Phoum Tuol Sangke, Sangkat Tuol Sangke, Khan Russeikeo, Phnom Penh,

Mobile Phone:          +855-12 831 633

Emergency contacts:  097 3505310 (wife)

Email address:         mcnariddh@yahoo.com

Facebook: Chhean Nariddh Moeun      Twitter: @McNariddh

Blog: Cambodian Journalism Review: www.cjrenglish.wordpress.com

Personal History

Date of birth:           Officially 1 Jan 1973;       Actually 22 Apr 1969 (originals destroyed 1975)

Place of birth:         Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Nationality:      Cambodian

Sex:                         Male                                                      Marital Status:  Married

Name of spouse:       Nhel Sopheak    Nationality:         Cambodian

Date of birth:           22 April 1980    Place of birth:     Kompong Cham, Cambodia

Names of children:  

1- Moeun Chamrong Ridhisidh  Sex: Male  Date & place of birth: 25 April 2000, Phnom Penh

2- Moeun Vitou Khemarindh   Sex: Male  Date & place of birth: 31 May 2004, Phnom Penh

3- Moeun Mongkul Thomaboth Sex: Male Date & place of birth: 21 Sept 2006, Phnom Penh

4- Moeun Malinda Amara          Sex: Female Date & place of birth: 24 Oct 2010, Phnom Penh

Accomplishments:

April 2002       Recipient, Hellman/Hammett Award, Human Rights Watch, New York, for promotion of free press and media development in Cambodia

Dec. 2007        Co-author, Investigative Reporting Handbook for Cambodian Journalists, 2007

Working Experience

July 2009-Present         Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, Royal University of Phnom Penh

1 June 08 – Present      Director, Cambodia Institute for Media Studies

July 2010-Oct 2011      National Communications Consultant, Malaria Containment Project, World Health Organization

30 Nov 05 –30 Sept 08     Journalism Adviser and Trainer, investigative reporting program,

                                           Internews Network

1 June 05 – 29 Nov 05     Journalism Lecturer, ASEAN University, Phnom Penh; Freelance journalism trainer

1 Nov 04 – 30 May 05  Journalism Advisor and Trainer, HIV/AIDS Reporting Training Mekong Project, Internews Europe

1 March – 30 Oct 04  Freelance journalist and journalism trainer

14 Nov 95- 29 Feb 04 Journalism trainer at the Cambodia Communication Institute, Freelance Journalist

01 July 92 - 4 Nov 95    Staff reporter for the Phnom Penh Post, specialized in social issues, environment, agriculture and health reporting

14 Nov 92 –1 July 93    Part-time reporter/translator for Human Rights Component, UNTAC

6 Dec91 - 15 July 92     Part-time press reader/translator, British Embassy in Phnom Penh

Education

April 2007 – May 2013 Completed Master's Degree Course in English, Norton University, Phnom Penh

April 2004- June 2006  Completed Bachelor's Degree Course in Education, Khemarak University, Phnom Penh

Sept 90 - June 93          Diploma in English Translation, University of Phnom Penh

July 1990                      Bacc II, Phnom Daun Penh High School [Education was interrupted during Khmer Rouge regime 1975 to 1979]

Skills Training

20-22 July 2011            Agri-biotechnological Reporting, Jakarta, Indonesia

14-30 April 2002           Basic Media Management Skills, Kentucky, USA

1-12 Nov '99                 Advanced Training of Trainers by Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development, Vientiane, Laos

31-May-11June '99       Basic Training of Trainers by Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development and UNESCO, Phnom Penh

25 April-19 Mar '99      Journalism Program focusing on Marine and Coastal Issues, Indochina Media Memorial Foundation, Thailand

7-18 Dec '98                 World Education/Cambodia Participatory Training of Trainers, World Education, Phnom Penh

19 May - 6 June 97      "Journalism and Democracy" course, the Institute for Further Education of Journalists, Kalmar University, Sweden

5 - 25 May 96               "Economic and Business Reporting", Indochina Media Memorial

                                           Foundation [IMMF], Bangkok

3 - 21 Oct 94                 "Direct and Indirect Speech", sponsored by Freedom Forum, Phnom Penh

20-24 Mar 94                Reporting on HIV/AIDS, AIDSCAP, Bangkok

8 - 29 May 94               "Basic Journalism", IMMF, Bangkok

23 - 28 Oct 93               "Writing International News", Reuters Foundation, Phnom Penh

7-25 June '93                Fundamentals of Journalism by Australian International Development Assistance Bureau, Phnom Penh

24 Jan-12 Feb '93        Media Training Project by DANIDA, PDIT, UNESCO, Phnom Penh

Language Skills       Speaking                           Writing                          Understanding

Khmer                           Mother tongue                   Excellent                       Excellent      

English                          Excellent                            Excellent                       Excellent

Thai                               Fair                                    Fair                                Fair

Japanese                        Fair                                    Fair                                Fair

References:   

1-      Sonny Imbaraj Krishnan, Media Relations Officer, World Health Organization, Cambodia Tel: +855-77 359 027 Email: sonny.inbaraj@gmail.com

2-      Ian Porter, Advocacy Advisor, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, Tel: +855-78 763 513, Email: porter.ian@ccc-cambodia.org/ianjoe.porter@gmail.com

3-      Susan Aitkin, former Technical Advisor of Cambodia Communication Institute, for Communication Officer for UNICEF Nepal and Burma