I am a reporter and editor with expertise in global affairs, public health and technology. I specialize in writing feature stories for print and online and in creating interactive features. This is what I've been working on.
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Reporting and web producing for the Washington Post

Reporting and web producing for the Washington Post

I post multiples times per week on our On Small Business blog while also writing for the Sunday business section and our Monday business paper, Capital Business.

Lost in an Online Fantasy World – WashingtonPost.com

[Read it on the Washington Post Web site here] By Olga Khazan Special to washingtonpost.com Friday, August 18, 2006 3:52 PM They are war heroes, leading legions into battle through intricately designed realms. They can be sorcerers or space pilots, their identities woven into a world so captivating, it is too incredible to ever leave....

Cash, credit or nothing?

One of the reasons I love the Internet is that it’s almost commune-esque. There’s open-source software, Creative Commons photos on Flickr and now: Businesses that don’t try to sell you anything. I interviewed the founders of Web start-ups that are trying to get us to make use of what we already have – how refreshing,...

Journalistech.org

I’ve been geeking up a storm over at Journalistech.org, a site offering technology tips for working journalists. It’s sponsored by the Annenberg school at USC and is spearheaded by two of our new media professors, Andrew Lih and Robert Hernandez. Check out my most recent posts on computer-assisted reporting, free multimedia tools and iPhone photo...

The revolution will be Mommyblogged

The days of helping mom figure out Internet Explorer are long gone. Sure, moms aren’t the likeliest foot soldiers of the digital revolution, but in a world of peanut allergies, lead-tainted toys and endless debates over breastfeeding, child-rearing has reached a rocket-science level of complexity. While a juicy parenting story may come along in the...