About Me

Stan Rezaee (born Soheil Rezaee) is a professional journalist and social media consultant from the Bay Area. Since January 2008, he has contributed to several online and print publications. He has written about politics, social issues, cinema, and electronic gaming.

Currently he is the founder and Editor of 8Bit/Digi, a news outlet dedicated to the video game industry and community of the Bay Area.

Writing Affiliations

Career Time-line:

  • January 2008 – Started writing for La Voz Weekly as a Staff Writer
  • March 2008 – Became Feature Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Spring 2008 Quarter
  • June 2008 – Term as Feature Editor ends
  • September 2008 – Became Video Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Fall 2008 Quarter
  • Early December 2008 – Term as Video Editor ends
  • Late December 2008 – Became News/Features Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Winter 2009 Quarter
  • February 2009 – Began writing my weekly political column As The World Burns
  • Early March 2009 – Term as News/Features Editor ends
  • Late March 2009 – Became Associated Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Spring 2009 Quarter
  • Early June 2009 – Term as Associated Editor ends
  • Late June 2009 – Started writing for Examiner.com as the San Jose Independent Examiner
  • August 2009 – Began internship at Metro Silicon Valley
  • September 2009 – Contributed to La Voz Weekly as a Freelance Writer
  • December 2009 – Became In-Depth News Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Winter 2010 Quarter
  • December 2009 – Internship at Metro Silicon Valley ends
  • February 2010 – Became Circulation Manager of La Voz Weekly
  • March 2010 – Term as In-Depth News Editor ends
  • April 2010 – Continued with La Voz Weekly as a Staff Writer for the Spring 2010 Quarter
  • May 2010 – Last edition of As The World Burns is published
  • Early June 2010 – Became Feature Editor of La Voz Weekly for the Summer 201o Quarter
  • Late June 2010 – Contract as Circulation Manager ends
  • August 2010 – Term as Feature Editor ends
  • March 2011 – Became San Jose Video Game Community Examiner for Examiner.com
  • September 2013 – Started on my BA in Communications at California State University, East Bay
  • December 2013 – Co-founded The Gamers Progress .
  • June 2014 – The Gamers Progress is disbanded.
  • Auguste 2014 – Started writing for GameSkinny
  • September 2015 – Founded 8Bit/Digi

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