Journalist
Writing and Editing | London, United Kingdom, GB
I blog about music and culture for the New York Times and Intelligent Life, and have written for TIME Magazine and the Economist.
I've written for the the San Francisco Chronicle, Spin, the Daily Telegraph, Mother Jones Magazine, the Village Voice, Paste, Dazed & Confused, PBS Media Shift, and Plenty.
Have also worked on multimedia journalism projects for Telegraph.co.uk, Mother Jones magazine, and Pop & Politics.
I teach journalism at City University London and the London School of Journalism.
Sept
2009 - Present
Visiting Lecturer / City University London
Teach and tutor postgraduate and undergraduate journalism students
Aug
2009 - Present
Lecturer and Tutor / London School of Journalism
Teach and tutor international postgraduate journalism students
Apr
2009 - Present
Blogger / New York Times
Write about music and culture for Globespotters, a New York Times travel and culture blog.
Nov
2008 - Present
Blogger / Intelligent Life
Write about music, culture, and travel for the Economist's online culture publication.
Aug
2008 - Present
Writer / Freelance Writer and Blogger
Written about music and culture for TIME Magazine, the Economist, the Daily Telegraph, the San Francisco Chronicle, Spin, Village Voice, Dazed & Confused Magazine, Intersection Magazine, and Paste Magazine
Jan
2009 -
Apr
2010
Journalism Tutor / LIVE Futures
Mentored youth journalists at LIVE Magazine, a South London-based nonprofit
Feb
2007 -
Sept
2008
Senior Online Fellow / Mother Jones
Wrote, blogged, produced multimedia, and fact-checked for the award-winning magazine
2006 -
2007
Youth Journalism Coordinator / Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
Organized and facilitated Bay Area youth journalism programs and conducted research on California's university journalism programs
2005 -
2006
Assistant Editor / Pop and Politics
Hosted and produced a weekly podcast, wrote, blogged, and edited stories
2000 -
2004
Reporter / Los Angeles Times Community Newspapers
Education reporter covering Los Angeles County public and private schools, universities, and community colleges. Also covered crime and courts and local politics, and wrote obituaries.
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2004
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2006
San Francisco State University
MA
in
Education
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1993
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1995
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Minor
in
Print Journalism
Activities: Reporter, The Famuan
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1991
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1995
Florida State University
BA
in
Political Science
Activities: Wrote for the Tallahassee Democrat, the Florida Flambeau, and Break Magazine. Radio announcer, WVFS Tallahassee 89.7 FM