Citizen Journalism's Big Impact
Last week I spoke to a Georgetown University class on the use of social media, video and blogs in the election. Alan Rosenblatt of Center...
View ArticleLIVE on CNN
I got a call on my way into work this morning from a producer at CNN who was reviewing my iReports that I submitted last...
View Articlenever before published: mtv application, journalism manifesto
So why publish my never-before-seen essays that landed me a job with MTV News? Paired with these essays and an intensive interview process, I somehow...
View ArticleGoodbye, K Street. Hello, Journalism.
This is my second to last day at Spectrum. I am leaving with a six-month nest egg, two job leads and one burning desire to...
View ArticleNational Press Club: How to "Pitch" Journalists in the Digital Age
National Press Club: This Friday Professional Development Series Originally uploaded by ericaamerica08 This Friday, I will join a group of journalists on a panel about...
View ArticleWashington Life Power Issue: Media You May Not Have Met (yet…)
A few weeks ago I got a note from an editor at Washington Life. (For those of you outside of D.C., Washington Life is a glossy magazine,...
View Article"Enlighten us, But Make it Quick!" All About Ignite DC
A lot of my friends have been asking me to describe the work I’m doing with Ignite DC. I’ve been asked to co-host along with...
View ArticleThe random luck of life
I’m thinking about making my fourth trip to India, a place that, (in my mind), is the most interesting land of all lands. I first visited India when I was 12 years old. On that trip, the rigidness of...
View ArticleBob Dole Interview | Republican National Convention 2008
It was September 2008 | Bob Dole was in the Excel Center, on his way to visit the North Carolina delegation on behalf of his wife, Senator Elizabeth Dole. I caught him right before he walked into the...
View ArticleMy Talk at the Washington Center
My trip to the RNC was eventful from start to finish. Just when I thought it was over — another story began. I boarded Delta 4071 to Atlanta, on my way back covering the Convention for MTV. Next to me...
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