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My (mother of two) morning
It’s 8:12 a.m. on a Monday. My son is dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Something.” My newborn daughter is asleep in our bed. I’ve had my Keurig coffee. My Oatmeal Squares cereal. I’ve...
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Four things I want to do after watching ‘The Good Wife’
I’m on Season 5 of “The Good Wife,” the CBS legal drama starring Julianna Margulies that became my binge of the moment during the long days at the end of my pregnancy. Every time I drown in a TV show,...
View ArticleSome big news
I found out a couple weeks ago, but I can finally talk about it today: I’m a 2016 Nieman Fellow! Here’s what that means: - I’m moving to Boston in August with Jason and the kids - I’m spending the...
View ArticleThe strategy study I’m working on for API
I’m working on a strategy study for the American Press Institute on a topic I care a lot about: engagement in journalism. I’m doing lots of interviews, lots of reading, lots of thinking, and lots of...
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The search for coffee shops in Cambridge
Screenshot from MIT’s You Are Here walkability Cambridge coffee shop map. Thanks, @luizmarq! If you know me, you know I’m a coffee shop worker. I like the movement. The ambiance. The collection of...
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Car free in Cambridge: This should get interesting
We did not bring either of the two cars we drove in Seattle to Cambridge. In the week since we moved here we’ve been pushing strollers, taking buses and holding little hands to cross streets. We are...
View ArticleThis is kind of my mission
The more honestly and effectively we each express ourselves, the greater our understanding of society and the greater our capacity to improve it. This is something I believe really strongly, I realized...
View ArticleWhat I’m into: Kids books
I used to think kids books were the easiest. A few words and some doodles. Now I know better. I’ve read dozens of kids books over and over again to my 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter. What’s...
View ArticleI’m vlogging again
A couple years ago, I posted a bunch of video blogs when our son, Julian, was about 10 months old. They were time consuming but rewarding (here’s one of my favorites), and I realized later, after I’d...
View ArticleThe study is up!
Last week the American Press Institute published my study on best practices in audience engagement in journalism. It was the culmination of a lot of work I loved doing, and lessons I took away from...
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