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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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    Will this get young people to vote for Hillary?!

    Alison Bert on February 15th, 2008 | Filed under Humor, Media, Music

    Warning: some might find content objectionable.

    3 Comments »


    3 Responses to “Will this get young people to vote for Hillary?!”

    1. Krumhorn Says:
      February 22nd, 2008 at 5:01 pm

      It’s so absurd you have to laugh out loud to keep the disbelief from blowing out your nose.

      It looks like nothing so much as a satirical SNL bit mocking her.

      ………………

    2. Alison Bert Says:
      February 22nd, 2008 at 8:50 pm

      It’s for real. By Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gene Wong. And be careful. Apparently the widespread criticism (no, you’re not the only one, K) is spurring him on. He told Matt Richtel of the Bits blog, “It kind of makes me want to do another one.”

      Just as scary are some of the comments on this blog.

      It’s great to hear from you, K.

    3. David Fabi Says:
      April 20th, 2008 at 6:39 am

      I wonder if those people were paid singers??? and didn’t that have that “MJ’s” “ABC” jingle sound to it??? Talking about puking! You’d have to pay me a lot of money to where that shirt and sing/dance to that crap!

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