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  • Alison Bert

    • I'm a writer who used to make my living as a musician. And somewhere along the way, I developed a passion for photography.

    Whatever I do, I try to make it meaningful. The best training I ever had was as a reporter The Journal News, covering everything from 9-11 to education and business. Now, as an editor for Elsevier, I try to bring the same journalistic integrity to corporate communications.

    In the previous century, I was a classical guitarist and music professor. I will always be grateful for the opportunities it gave me. While working on a doctorate at the University of Arizona, I was a Fulbright Scholar in Spain and studied with Andrés Segovia in a master class. I performed with wonderful musicians in places I will never forget, like Berlin, Krakow, Jerusalem and Caracas. And was able to share what I learned with with some incredible students.

    But ultimately I decided to return to my roots as a writer. When I was on the music faculty of Syracuse University, the Newhouse School was right across the street. I signed up for a few courses, but a professor there convinced me to get a master's in journalism and make it my living.

    Many people ask me why I changed careers, but I don't see it that way. For me, art in any form is about finding what is fascinating and building a technique to express it to others. Which is what I hope to do here. I hope you will join me.

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    When interviews go awry

    Alison Bert on June 10th, 2007 | Filed under Humor, Media, Spelling Bees

    National Spelling Bee champ Evan O’Dorney is not one for niceties, as CNN’s Kiran Chetry quickly discovers. Check out the interview on Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish.

    Thanks to Julie Alterio for sending it my way.

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    2 Responses to “When interviews go awry”

    1. Krumhorn Says:
      June 11th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

      Oh, that was painful. I miss Kirin on FoxNews. She doesn’t belong over there in commieland at CNN. Unfortunately, her negotiations with WMA as her agent didn’t go well and the Fox negotiator got his back up. The debacle seems to have affected her husband’s career too who is/was a very good weather guy at Fox.

    2. Alison Bert Says:
      June 17th, 2007 at 10:18 am

      Hi, Mr. K. Since you’re a fan of Kiran, here’s an interview with her from Diggers Realm.

      And thanks for being my biggest fan — and president of my fan club!

      A

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