Michele Weldon
American journalist
Michele Weldon (born 1958) is an American author, journalist, keynote speaker, and assistant professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Education
Michele Weldon received both her BSJ (1979) and MSJ (1980) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Career
She began her career as managing editor at the North Shore Magazine in Winnetka, Illinois in 1979. Weldon then moved to associate editor at the Adweek Magazine in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1981 became the Midwest market editor at Fairchild Publications. In July 1984, Weldon became a feature writer and columnist for the Dallas Times Herald in Dallas, Texas, where she worked until December 1988. In 1989, she began working for the Chicago Tribune as a regular freelance contributor. Weldon has also been a columnist for West Suburban Living in Elmhurst, Illinois since 1996. In June 2011, Weldon began work as a columnist for The Huffington Post in culture, women, and media verticals. Weldon has also written for Al Jazeera. She has written for Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, Fulcrum, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Next Avenue, and more.
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