When the opportunity to run for the ONA board came up, I was giddy at the chance. I joined ONA near the end of my time as an undergraduate at the Missouri School of Journalism, attended my first conference (and was part of the student newsroom) in 2009 and have been active in the organization since. Though my first post-graduate home didn't have a local ONA chapter, it
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This post is - and isn't - about journalism. Six months ago today, I started my job at POLITICO, covering the moment-to-moment developments of the 2012 presidential race. If you know me well, or even just a little bit, you know that I love campaigns and elections and have always aimed to do this kind of reporting. So, when the chance came to work for a company that I have always admired, I leapt.
Robert Krulwich, to the Berkley Graduate School of Journalism: So for this age, for your time, I want you to just think about this: Think about NOT waiting your turn. Instead, think about getting together with friends that you admire, or envy. Think about entrepeneuring. Think about NOT waiting for a company to call you up. Think about not giving your heart to a bunch of adults you don’t know. Think about horizontal loyalty. Think
Six months ago this week, I left my hometown of Kansas City to Washington D.C. to come play in the big leagues of national political reporting. Today, one of my favorite sports writers Joe Posnanski, penned a fabulous farewell column to Kansas City that sums up exactly what I love and miss about it. You should read the whole thing (twice), but here's my favorite excerpt: "Sure, people in Kansas City are nice. But I think there’s
