Jaclyn Schiff is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. She is a staff writer and web producer for a Web site that focuses on global health issues. When she's not writing about tuberculosis or malaria, she freelances for a variety of news sources. Her articles have been published by AllAfrica.com, CBSNews.com, FrontPage Magazine, the New York Times, Women eNews, U-Wire and the Washington Jewish Week.
In 2006, Jaclyn graduated cum laude from George Washington University with a B.A. in International Affairs and a minor in journalism. During her junior year, she was the news director at the campus radio station WRGW, which she often refers to as a highlight of her college experience. Jaclyn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She can do a convincing Nelson Mandela imitation, even though she often denies it.
Jaclyn's blog is The Schiff Report.
A thoughtful piece from 25-year-old Melody Serafino, recently published in Newsweek. Serafino writes that she is surrounded by few peers who work towards financial independence. Here’s an excerpt…
Now a student-led group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a way to use cell phones to let patients test themselves. And if the tests show patients are following doctor’s orders, they get rewarded with free minutes.
I think if someone wants “to adapt to the journalism industry” they should work to make a name for themselves as a blogger who upholds journalistic standards and create a brand with a unique voice.
According to the organization’s Web site, it was “founded to help this generation with the issues and challenges that they will face in their life time. The Foundation’s goals are to grow with the generation as a resource for the changes in their lives.”
Gen Y has an advantage in resourcefulness. But are we truly resourceful if we’re not mastering the basics of history and language?
I talked to some friends about some of the best aspects of being out of college and some of the less-than-fun stuff. Here are the top five for each–see if you agree.
Blogs cater to many different tastes: some are snarky, others aren’t, it’s a question of taste. You don’t have to read anything that you don’t want to. But reading them at all is a statement.
At 29 years old, Misti Burmeister, has founded her own company and is developing a reputation as a leading expert in coaching and empowerment in the workplace. She focuses on working to bridge generational communication gaps in the workplace, which is a passion she developed during her own transition from college to the “real world.”
Misti […]
Your Web-surfing habits are contributing to a new imperial structure, which is lifting colonialism from the pages of history and putting it into in cyberspace.
Just a few days ago, The New York Times published an article about the health risks associated with blogging. Here’s the introduction: They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece — not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.A growing […]
