Amy Standen is an American journalist and author. She cofounded the quarterly magazine ''

Meatpaper ''Meatpaper'' was an American magazine devoted to meat that was published between 2006 and 2013. The publication covered the ethics, aesthetics, and cultural significance of meat, and is more akin to an art journal than a usual food and drink maga ...

'' in 2006 with former '' Salon.com'' journalist Sasha Wizansky. She reports for

KQED KQED may refer to: * KQED (TV), a PBS member station in San Francisco * KQED-FM KQED-FM (88.5 MHz) is a NPR-member radio station in San Francisco, California. Its parent organization is KQED Inc., which also owns its television partners, both ...

, and has also reported for NPR and '' The Environment Report''.

Personal

Standen was born and raised in San Francisco, California. She also has two kids.

Career

Standen began her career in journalism working in New York City for KPFA. Since her time there, she has been a producer on ''

Pulse of the Planet Pulse of the Planet is a syndicated daily American radio series produced by Jim Metzner, which highlights world cultures, environmental and scientific issues and discoveries. The program provides listeners with a two-minute audio snippet of the s ...

'', editor of '' Terrain Magazine'', editor at ''Salon'', and reporter for KALW's Philosophy Talk. While working as a radio reporter for KQED, Standen has been responsible for covering science and environmental issues facing Northern California.

Honors and awards

* James Madison Freedom of Information Award *Standen's work has also been recognized by the

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and

Northern California's Society of Professional Journalists Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a r ...

Works

Standen is the author of ''Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams'', a book about the digital artwork of

Maggie Taylor Maggie Taylor (born 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an artist who works with digital images. She won the Santa Fe Center for Photography's Project Competition in 2004. Her work has been widely exhibited in the United States and Europe and is represen ...

(published in 2005). She interviewed chef

Chris Cosentino Chris Cosentino is an American celebrity chef and reality television personality known as the winner of ''Top Chef Masters'', a competitor on ''The Next Iron Chef'' and for his appearances on ''Iron Chef America''. He is known for his haute cuisin ...

for issue zero of ''Meatpaper''..

References

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