Currently based in Seattle, I am a video journalist for The Seattle Times, where I collaborate with a small video team and staff photojournalists to produce engaging, character-driven stories that explore social issues, news, and the diversity of the Seattle community.
Previously, I was the multimedia producer for the Open Society Foundations, a human rights and social justice organization working with some of the most marginalized populations in the world. And before that, I was a video journalist for The Boston Globe. My work has taken me all over the world from Liberia to Slovakia, Haiti to the Galapagos Islands, and across the United States.
I earned a master’s degree in journalism with a focus on visual communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. I’ve led, managed and collaborated with teams on ambitious multimedia projects, and have taught multimedia storytelling and video production to students and professionals.
I’m currently working on a longterm documentary film called ‘Spilling Over’, focusing on the lasting effects of the BP oil spill on a family and community in Venice, La., with my partner Jessey Dearing.
CONTACT
E-mail: lauren.frohne@gmail.com
Phone: 919-259-0293
HIGHLIGHTS
- Video Editor, The Seattle Times, Nov 2014 – present
- Multimedia Producer, Open Society Foundations, June 2012 – Sept 2014
- Coach, NPPA Multimedia Immersion Workshop, 2013 – 2016
- Featured Speaker, College Media Summit on Diversity and Inclusion, Oregon State University, 2016
- Coach, Mountain Workshops, Berea, Ky., 2014
- Featured Speaker, Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, 2014
- Coach, The Portland Workshop: Advanced Multimedia Storytelling, 2014
- Video Journalist, The Boston Globe, Boston.com, January 2011 – June 2012
- Video/Online Intern, The Roanoke Times, http://roanoke.com, Fall 2010
- Managing Editor, Powering a Nation, Summer 2010
- Roy H. Park Master’s Fellow, Journalism & Mass Communication, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008-2010
- Carnegie-Knight Fellow, UNC News21, 2010
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2nd Place, 2017 NPPA Best of Photojournalism, Multimedia, Multimedia Portfolio Large Market (Team), The Seattle Times
2nd Place, 2017 NPPA Best of Photojournalism, Multimedia, Documentary Multimedia Package, The Seattle Times, “30 Days”
Silver, 2016 Society for News Design Best of Digital, Features: Single-subject project, The Seattle Times, “Under Our Skin”
1st place, 2016 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, Reporting: Hard News (Video), The Seattle Times, “How the state is missing chances to find deadly birth defect’s cause”
1st place, 2016 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Multimedia, News Multimedia Package, The Seattle Times, “Live Updates From May Day In Seattle”
Best short video, 2015 Associated Press Sports Editors (75,001-175,000), The Seattle Times, “What Does “12” Mean to You?”
Emmy, 2012 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New England Chapter, Outstanding Politics/Government Specialty Report, The Boston Globe “Getting In”
Best Video Continuing Coverage, 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, Online News Operation – Local, The Boston Globe “Whitey Bulger Coverage”
Best Video News Series, 2012 Edward R. Murrow Awards Region 10, Online News Operation, The Boston Globe “9/11 Ten Years On”
Best Use of Video, 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, Online News Operation – Local, “The Celtics Super Fans” (part of team composite)
Honorable Mention, 2012 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, The Boston Globe “Getting In”
Honoree, 2012 Webby Awards, Online Film & Video: News & Politics Series, The Boston Globe,“9/11 Ten Years On”
2nd Place, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2012, Best Use of the Web, The Boston Globe “Getting In”
2nd Place, Boston Press Photographers Association, 2011 Contest, Video Story, “A Place of Peace”
2nd Prize, World Press Photo 2011, Multimedia contest – Interactive presentation, Powering a Nation
Gold, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Large Group Multimedia, Powering a Nation
First Place, Online Convergence (40,000 to 150,000), Associated Press Managing Editors, The Roanoke Times “Legacy of the Flood”
2nd Place, Virginia Press Association Awards 2010, Multimedia Feature Report, The Roanoke Times “Legacy of the Flood”
3rd Place, Virginia Press Association Awards 2010, Multimedia Sports Report, The Roanoke Times “VarsityCast”
Honorable Mention, North Carolina Press Photographers Association, 2010 Photographer of the Year Awards – Multimedia Daily, “This is Timesland: The Majorette”
Award of Excellence, 64th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Large Group Multimedia, Living Galápagos
Finalist, 2010 ONA Awards, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Student – Living Galápagos
Finalist, 2010 SXSW Web Awards, Student category, Living Galápagos
Honorable Mention, 2010 Best of Photojournalism – Multimedia Package, Living Galápagos
Silver Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Section/Topic Presentation, Powering a Nation
Student Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Use of Multimedia, Living Galapagos
Student Award, SND Best of Digital Design 2010, Use of Multimedia, Powering a Nation
Best in Show, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Multimedia competition, “Spilling Over”
1st Place, NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2011, Documentary Video, “Spilling Over”
Gold, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Multimedia Project, “Spilling Over”
Award of Excellence, 65th College Photographer of the Year Awards, Multimedia Project, “Splitting Main Street”
1st Place, 2011 Online Journalism Awards, Online Video Journalism – Small Site, “Spilling Over”
2nd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, Region 2 Online News Reporting, “Splitting Main Street”
2nd Place, North Carolina Press Photographers Association, 2009 Photographer of the Year Awards – Multimedia Category, “A Risk Worth Taking”
Featured film, 2010 Carrboro Film Festival, “Spilling Over”