Amy Standen | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Reporter |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable credit | Meatpaper |
Amy Standen is an American journalist and author. She cofounded the quarterly magazineMeatpaper in 2006 with formerSalon.com journalistSasha Wizansky.[1] She reports forKQED,[1][2] and has also reported forNPR andThe Environment Report.
Standen was born and raised inSan Francisco, California. She also has two kids.[3]
Standen began her career in journalism working inNew York City for KPFA. Since her time there, she has been a producer onPulse of the Planet, editor ofTerrain Magazine, editor atSalon, 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.[3][4]
Standen is the author ofMaggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams, a book about the digital artwork ofMaggie Taylor (published in 2005). She interviewed chefChris Cosentino for issue zero ofMeatpaper.[5]
IN September, when Sasha Wizansky and Amy Standen published the inaugural issue of Meatpaper [...] Last year Ms. Wizansky [...] asked Ms. Standen, a reporter for KQED public radio, to join with her in editing Meatpaper.
Amy Standen is a reporter for Quest, KQED public radio's local science and environment show.