Look no further for evidence of my interest in experiencing the economy first hand than my weekend DIY trip from DC to my new home in NYC. I decided it was an experience I needed to have: rent a UHAUL, drive to Manhattan and unload it all into my new place. But it was a…
A few months back a journalist friend in Washington, D.C. suggested that I get to know one of his friends who works in Communications at CBS. It was more a networking opportunity than anything else. We tried and missed each other a couple of times and then, a few weeks ago, from the seat of…
Last week I got a call from one of my favorite MTV Street Teamers – Charlie Berens from Wisconsin. Since our work with MTV ended, Charlie has been busy…he graduated from college and moved west to Los Angeles to chase his dreams. And as luck has it, I’ll be helping him do just that tomorrow…
National Press Club: This Friday Professional Development Series Originally uploaded by ericaamerica08 This Friday, I will join a group of journalists on a panel about how to “pitch journalists in the digital age” at the National Press Club. Hosted by the Adfero Group, the delightful Cindy Boren (Washington Post), myself, and others, will talk about how…
This is my second to last day at Spectrum. I am leaving with a six-month nest egg, two job leads and one burning desire to stitch journalism up – from the inside. A few of my trusted confidants, including my Dad and Helen Thomas, advised me throughout 2009 to stick with my day job and…
So why publish my never-before-seen essays that landed me a job with MTV News? Paired with these essays and an intensive interview process, I somehow stood out in a pool of hundreds of applicants and was made their Washington, DC election correspondent. I guess that’s cool, but here is the part I like: I got…
(I drafted the first half of the post while I waited for About Our Children, a live special on MSNBC to start.) I’m currently sitting in Howard University’s Ira Aldridge Theater. The auditorium is buzzing. MSNBC’s production team is doing sound checks and testing the teleprompter. Chris Matthews, who seems to be here on his…
Adventures of the RNC continue… For full coverage and my LIVE mobile to web streaming reports, check out: THINK.MTV.COM/EricaAmerica Choose or LoseEricaAmericaMTVRNC
Hey Everyone! Exciting updates to share! This week I will be traveling to Minneapolis chasing elephants, donkeys, and issues at the Republican National Convention! The best part is – I will be streaming live mobile-to-web reports all day long, Monday through Thursday. There will be a Flixwagon embedded player in my THINK MTV Profile by…
I think around 3:30 of this video I discover in the most fundamental way why I question and care about the implications of the Iraq war on our generation. Here’s a rare look at the unraveling mind of a starving citizen journalist. 🙂 Ok, you can cut the starving part. 4:13 A young deserter becomes…