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Elizabeth Mehren

Professor, Journalism at Boston University

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As a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Elizabeth Mehren wrote news, feature and magazine stories about events ranging from presidential politics to the Roman Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal to the Olympic Games and the Academy Awards.

Mehren worked for the paper in California, covering state and regional news. As a member of the paper’s Washington bureau, she wrote about politics and the White House. In New York, she pioneered the paper’s publishing beat and also produced feature and hard-news stories. For 15 years she served as New England bureau chief, reporting from a six-state region. Mehren previously served as a reporter and news editor at the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Tribune and the Hayward (California) Daily Review. She has written for many national magazines. Mehren is the author of After the Darkest Hour (Simon & Schuster) and Born Too Soon (Doubleday/Kensington Books), which was made into a television movie. She is the co-author of Overcoming Infertility. Professor Mehren also has had extensive experience in radio and television, appearing on The Today Show, Fox News, CNN and elsewhere. She has won several national awards and was a fellow at the University of Maryland’s Casey Journalism Center, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism.

 

 

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What kind of first lady will Melania Trump be?

November 10, 2016

USA Today Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication The historic 2016 presidential election keeps on producing first-ever landmarks, and that includes the next first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. Expert quote: She “will surely rise to the rather rigid strictures of a job whose very existence is something of an anachronism. Mrs. Trump has signaled […]

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Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign: Cloudy Crystal Balls, Too Much Horse Race and Losing Touch With the Electorate

June 29, 2016

News Literacy Project Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication On May 13, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank reported that he had performed the ultimate journalistic mea culpa… Expert quote: “They surround themselves with people very much like themselves. Washington is a tribal place. They socialize with their sources and soon enough it becomes an easy habit […]

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The Importance Of Getting It Right In Diabetes Reporting

February 25, 2016

WBUR “Cognoscenti” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication A front-page headline trumpeted the good news:  “New Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall.”… View full article by expert Elizabeth Mehren  

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An Open Letter To Gloria Steinem, Who I Admire, And Who Should Have Known Better

February 9, 2016

WBUR “Cognoscenti” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication Dear Gloria Steinem, Thank you for wearing those bunny ears. Thank you for invading the Playboy Club all those years ago and telling us what went on when men had nothing better to do than to watch women serve them drinks wearing tiny bunny tails… View full […]

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When Charlie Met Marty: A Political Bromance As Antidote To Partisan Toxicity

January 25, 2016

WBUR “Cognoscenti” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Or maybe 10 thousand. Or maybe 10 million—or however many hideous, divisive words will have been spilled by the time this vitriolic presidential campaign season comes to its none-too-soon conclusion… View full article by expert Elizabeth Mehren

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Notes From The Holiday Mail Bag: The Art And Artifice Of The Family Newsletter

January 6, 2016

WBUR “Cognoscenti” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication The holiday season has passed, leaving floors carpeted with tree-needles, Everests of dead wrapping paper and enough holiday newsletters to circumnavigate the globe, maybe several times over. Oops, here comes today’s mail, stuffed with guess what? More newsletters!… View full article by expert Elizabeth Mehren

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Praying For A Home Sale, With A Little Help From St. Joseph

December 30, 2015

WBUR “Cognoscenti” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication What do women of a certain age talk about at the hairdresser’s? Men, kids, jobs, aging parents, exercise apparel, men — and real estate… View full article by expert Elizabeth Mehren

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As Sasha and Malia Obama become young women, a father laments time slipping by

December 30, 2013

Washington Post Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication When they vacationed here just before President Obama’s first inauguration, Malia and Sasha were little girls doting on their dad — holding his hand on the beach, taking in a dolphin show and nuzzling up to him at the shave-ice shop… Expert quote: “The president’s image needs more […]

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Marty Walsh’s Childhood Cancer: Curable Here, Not So Easy In Africa

November 12, 2013

WBUR “CommonHealth” By Elizabeth Mehren, College of Communication Just about everyone in town knows by now that Marty Walsh is the son of Irish immigrants, a former labor organizer, a recovering alcoholic and a man who is happily unmarried to “the love of my life.” View full article

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Parents overly involved in college students’ lives

November 9, 2013

Boston Globe (subscription required) Donna Pincus, College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders Elizabeth Merhen, College of Communication At Boston University, one father was so upset over his daughter’s A-minus final grade that he called the professor to complain, and then the department chair, and then the academic dean… Expert quotes: […]

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