It’s been one month since The Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian was released from prison in Iran. Jason spent 544 days behind bars – longer than any other Western journalist since the Revolution – based…
Five life lessons … learned at art school
I had just started to drift off to sleep when the sound of my husband’s voice woke me up suddenly. It was after midnight and I had spent the evening out with…
Forget New Year’s resolutions. What are your intentions for 2016?
This is the time of year that people talk about resolving to live a better life. I’ll admit I get caught up in the whole resolution thing myself. Last year,…
Humans vs. algorithms at Mashable
Last night, I attended a panel discussion on “Algorithms and Automation in Journalism” hosted by my alma mater, the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. My fellow alum…
5 trends to watch in journalism
Today I visited my alma mater — the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland — to speak to seniors about careers in media. They’re all members of Leslie Walker’s “Business of…