JOURNALIST AND COMMUNICATIONS PRO
“Sarah is a recreational kick boxer who quite literally punches above her weight in almost every undertaking” writes my mentor and former editor, Joyce Murdoch. (No relation to the mogul).
"Intellectually rigorous, insatiably curious, relentlessly questioning, she’s an insightful critic, talented journalist and born storyteller. I’ve been an editor at some of the world’s top news organizations, including at The Washington Post and National Journal magazine. I’ve done quite a bit of hiring. Sarah Karacs will always be one of the hires of whom I’m most proud”.
Joyce hired me in 2014 as a trainee reporter at the leading English-language news organisation in Southeast Asia, The South China Morning Post. She writes: “I was continually impressed with her intelligence and gentle determination to climb over whatever obstacles stood in the way of getting and telling a good story. She was a quick study, and she continually threw herself into getting readers to grasp why a particular problem mattered. Sarah also stood out because she routinely went the extra mile to be a supportive colleague and friend to others in the newsroom. For me, working with Sarah brought to mind an inspiring quote from the late American Senator Robert F. Kennedy: “Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”
Fast forward eight years and I’m now living in Berlin, after five hectic, dizzying and unforgettable years in Hong Kong. Through my time in Asia I witnessed astonishing upheaval, and tried to do what I could to document it from all angles. I’ve interviewed trailblazing artists, cultural critics, and unrelenting freedom fighters, talked my way into triad-addled electronic waste dumps, and delved into the eerie world of the Thai occult.
My relocation to Berlin brought fresh adventures. I underwent a media research fellowship at Freie University, covered the media industry from the perspective of journalists grappling with trauma, and applied my journalistic rigour to the task of making deeptech topics accessible to broad audiences. An adaptable communications pro who has worked with the likes of Siemens, ANZ Bank, CLOSED, David Zwirner Galleries, I’m a stickler for communicating with precision, integrity, and a healthy dollop of adventure. I keep Joyce’s mantra: “don’t let fear choose your path” pinned to my wall.
Portrait by the talented and lovely Amanda Kho.
"Intellectually rigorous, insatiably curious, relentlessly questioning, she’s an insightful critic, talented journalist and born storyteller. I’ve been an editor at some of the world’s top news organizations, including at The Washington Post and National Journal magazine. I’ve done quite a bit of hiring. Sarah Karacs will always be one of the hires of whom I’m most proud”.
Joyce hired me in 2014 as a trainee reporter at the leading English-language news organisation in Southeast Asia, The South China Morning Post. She writes: “I was continually impressed with her intelligence and gentle determination to climb over whatever obstacles stood in the way of getting and telling a good story. She was a quick study, and she continually threw herself into getting readers to grasp why a particular problem mattered. Sarah also stood out because she routinely went the extra mile to be a supportive colleague and friend to others in the newsroom. For me, working with Sarah brought to mind an inspiring quote from the late American Senator Robert F. Kennedy: “Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”
Fast forward eight years and I’m now living in Berlin, after five hectic, dizzying and unforgettable years in Hong Kong. Through my time in Asia I witnessed astonishing upheaval, and tried to do what I could to document it from all angles. I’ve interviewed trailblazing artists, cultural critics, and unrelenting freedom fighters, talked my way into triad-addled electronic waste dumps, and delved into the eerie world of the Thai occult.
My relocation to Berlin brought fresh adventures. I underwent a media research fellowship at Freie University, covered the media industry from the perspective of journalists grappling with trauma, and applied my journalistic rigour to the task of making deeptech topics accessible to broad audiences. An adaptable communications pro who has worked with the likes of Siemens, ANZ Bank, CLOSED, David Zwirner Galleries, I’m a stickler for communicating with precision, integrity, and a healthy dollop of adventure. I keep Joyce’s mantra: “don’t let fear choose your path” pinned to my wall.
Portrait by the talented and lovely Amanda Kho.