About me

Curriculum Vitae

Seyed Mahmood Farjami

Interests

• Cyber-journalism
• Humor in journalism
• New media

Education

• Islamic Azad University…………………..….…Tehran, Iran.
  • M.A.:  Philosophy: Research + coursework
  • Graduated: 2003
• Islamic Azad University…….……………… Mashhad, Iran.
  • B.A.: Computer Engineering:  Research + coursework
  • Graduated: 2001

Journalism Experiences

• Daily Columnist in Tehran Today newspaper, www.tehrooz.com, 2009-present.
• Technical Editor and Writer in Radio Javan (a popular station in Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB), www.radiojavan.ir, 2007-2008.
• Honorary Editor of Kheradnameh (Philosophical Magazine) for special volumes Internet and Philosophy (2005) and philosophy and laugh (2008).
• Initiated, produced and presented of Tanzgoftar (a research radio program on journalistic humor), in Radio Gogtegoo, www.radio.irib.ir/goftogoo ,2008.
• Editor of Science, Features, Philosophy Sections, Shargh daily newspaper, 2003-2005.
• Initiated, produced and presented Radio Debsh one of first the Persian podcasts with cultural programs, 2004-2005.
• Executive Editor, Hamshahri daily newspaper (major national Iranian Persian-language newspaper published by the Municipality of Tehran with over 400,000 copies), 2001-2003.
• Editor-in-Chief of Tehran Power Magazine (Peyke Barqe Tehran, Published by Iran Ministry of Power & Energy), 2003-2004.
• Editor of Science section of Ayandehsazan weekly magazine, 2001-2003.
• Editor of Comics, Azar bi-weekly newspaper, 2001-2002.

Cyber-Journalism Experiences

• Web Admin and Editor of www.itanz.net , (a popular website of political humor in Iran), 2006-present.
• Designed and managed technical aspects of the first fashion news website in Iran, www.dukht.com, 2006-Present.
• Designer, Editor in Chief of Fararu News, www.fararu.com, 2007-2008.
• Designer and columnist of online Ayandeh News, www.ayandenews.com , 2008-present.
• Wed Admin and columnist of Baztab new website, www.baztab.com , (one of top ten political website in Iran banned by the government in 2006) 2002-2006.
• Feature Editor of ILNA news agency www.ilna.ir (the first private news agency of Iran),

Memberships

• Member of Iranian Journalism Association, www.rooznamehnegar.ir, 2004-present.
• Member of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), 2005-present.
• Jury member, the First Iranian Symposium of Students Bloggers, 2005.

Books

• Taxi Driver, A noveletts in Farsi, Tehran 2009.
• Asshole No More by Xavier Crement, Translated from English to Farsi, .

Skills

• • General Software’s: Windows, Microsoft Office.
  • Multimedia professional productions:
    • Adept on publishing software like Adobe InDesign.
    • Adept on Audio software like Audacity.
    • Adept on Video software like Video Studio.

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• Fluent in reading English. Familiar with Arabic.

• Political humorist with over 400 Published essay.

Personal Interests

• Photojournalism.
• Iranian traditional music instruments. Amateur Santour player.
• Theater
• Blogging
• Screenwriting and playwriting.