Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Stacy Julien of AARP and CRUSH Fitness. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Stacy Julien is a journalist and editor with nearly 20 years of experience working in newspapers, magazines and on…
Lynn Freehill-Maye is an independent writer and co-chair of this year’s American Society of Journalists Conference (ASJA). She writes about “compelling people and places from her home in upstate New York and beyond.” Before becoming an independent writer, she worked as the tourism and environment reporter at the Pulitzer Prize-winning Virgin Islands Daily News and as editor of the University of Texas’ 200,000-reader alumni…
Covering tragedies is part of the job when you’re a reporter. It’s never something reporters like to do, but there’s no escaping it. If there’s a fire, you cover it. If there’s a homicide or mass shooting, you cover it. You’ll likely encounter relatives of the victim, someone who’s lost their home, or someone else whose…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features business journalist Bob O’Brien of The Deal, who also spent many years at The Wall Street Journal. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Bob O’Brien is a senior writer at The Deal, covering private equity.…
Welcome to Journalist Spotlight, where we go behind the scenes with a journalist and ProfNet user. This installment features Katie Bo Williams of The Hill, whose work has also been seen in The Atlantic and The Washington Post. If you’re a journalist who uses ProfNet, email evelyn.tipacti@prnewswire.com and you could be featured next. Katie Bo Williams is a…
Breaking into journalism post-college can feel daunting. On top of first-job jitters, there are a host of new skills that need to be learned in order to succeed in a now digital-heavy industry. Earlier this month, we hosted our latest #ConnectChat, “Skills Journalism Students Need to Learn,” with our guest Kelley Callaway, president of the College Media…
Alex Kasprak is a science writer with experience as both a scientist and as a science communicator. Before turning to writing, he studied fossilized chemicals in ancient rocks in an effort to shed light on dramatic periods of environmental change during mass extinction events. As a writer, Kasprak has focused on science communication and outreach over…
