Team
Claire Robinson
Managing Editor
Claire Robinson is a longtime news editor at AOL. A former reporter and copy chief, she holds a Jesse H. Neal award for previous work in trade journalism.
Teri D'Angelo
Editor
Theresa joined AOL News in early 2008. She previously worked for Fox News Channel, MTV News and the Prague Post.
JJ Helland
Editor
JJ has worked as an editor at AOL News since 2006. He holds a master's degree in journalism from NYU and previously interned at Salon.com.
David Knowles
Writer
A musician and a novelist, David has covered politics for AOL for the past three years. His writing has appeared in such publications as USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.
John Merline
Opinion Editor
John is an 18-year journalism veteran, most recently as an editorial writer for USA Today. Prior to that, he was Washington Bureau Chief of Investor’s Business Daily.
Declan O'Kelly
Editor
Declan is a producer, editor and writer who previously worked as a senior editor at Irish America magazine and sports editor at IrishCentral.com.
Erin O'Neill
Editor
Formerly a reporter covering local news for The Star-Ledger, Erin has also worked as a freelance writer and designer for Crain's New York Business and The New York Times.
Steve Pendlebury
Editor
Steve covers general news and writes The Point, a daily column about hot topics on the Web. He has been at AOL since 2000 and previously worked for Reuters and the Associated Press.
Joseph Schuman
Senior Correspondent
A former writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, Joseph has been based in Paris, Washington, New York, Brussels and California.
Andrew Schneider
Senior Public Health Correspondent
A two-time Pulitzer winner, Andrew is an investigative reporter who uncovered the nation's largest environmental disaster, among dozens of other stories. He writes at Cold Truth.
Martin Steinberg
Executive News Editor
Marty was previously a supervising editor at The Associated Press, where he worked for more than 20 years and was named a senior journalist. He is an accomplished cellist and cello teacher.
Andrea Stone
Senior Washington Correspondent
Andrea is a former USA Today correspondent who has covered Washington, politics and news across the nation and the world. She has reported from 47 states, 28 countries, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon.
Andra Varin
Editor
A writer and editor, Andra began her career fetching coffee in a smoke-filled newsroom filled with cranky editors. That led to gigs at the New York Daily News, ABCNews.com, CNN and UPI.
Jonathan Adams
Contributor
Jonathan is a Taiwan-based journalist and photographer. He has written for Global Post, the Christian Science Monitor, the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek and others.
Michael Arceneaux
Contributor
Michael Arceneaux is a Houston-bred, Howard-educated freelance writer currently based in Los Angeles. He has written on topics related to politics, pop culture, race, sexuality, and culture. Find more of his writing at thecynicalones.com.
Theunis Bates
Contributor
Theunis is a London-based journalist. He writes for Time, Fast Company and Business Life.
William Boston
Contributor
A former staff correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Bill writes for Time, Monocle, Institutional Investor and other outlets from Berlin.
Anthee Carassava
Contributor
Anthee Carassava has worked for CNN, The New York Times and TIME Magazine, covering Greece and the Balkans for 15 years. She studied international law and stirred enormous controversy in Greece with her reports on terrorism.
Dana Chivvis
Contributor
Dana is a writer and multimedia journalist who previously worked at The National Geographic Society. She has a master’s from Columbia Journalism School.
Michael Cohen
Contributor
Michael Cohen writes on politics and national security. He is the author of Live From the Campaign Trail: The Greatest Presidential Campaign Speeches of the 20th Century and How They Shaped Modern America. He is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Project. He blogs at democracyarsenal.org. Follow him on twitter here.
Hugh Collins
Contributor
Hugh Collins is a New York-based journalist. He previously reported from Mexico City for Bloomberg News, Reuters and The Irish Times.
Alan Colmes
Contributor
Alan Colmes is host of the syndicated "The Alan Colmes Show," a contributor to Fox News and founder of Alan.com.
S.E. Cupp
Contributor
S.E. Cupp is a conservative columnist and author of the new book “Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media's Attack on Christianity,” due out April 27th.
Tony Deconinck
Contributor
Tony Deconinck is a contributing editor to Fark.com and was the former editor-in-chief of UG Magazine in Los Angeles. He just finished a screenplay for Four Past Midnight Productions and is working on a few additional side writing projects. He is a father of two daughters who thankfully have their mother's looks and intelligence.
Tom Dunkel
Contributor
Tom's work has appeared in The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Slate, The Wall Street Journal and more.
Chris Epting
Contributor
Chris Epting is the author of "Roadside Baseball" and “James Dean Died Here" and 15 other books. He’s the national spokesman for the Save-A-Landmark program and hosts the syndicated radio show, "The Pop Culture Road Trip."
David Fagin
Contributor
David Fagin is a New York-based writer and musician, and founder of indie-pop icon The Rosenbergs. He's written for Billboard, Spike TV, The Muppets, Salon, and even the Asian Food Journal. His music can be heard on numerous television shows, and his favorite food is sushi. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
Marta Falconi
Contributor
Marta, a former staff writer for The Associated Press in Rome, is a Zurich-based freelance journalist who writes about current events, lifestyle, business, travel and sports.
Lisa Flam
Contributor
Lisa Flam worked at The Associated Press for 15 years, primarily as an editor on the national news desk in New York. She is also a lifestyles writer, focusing on parenting and health.
Lauren Frayer
Contributor
Lauren,a former Associated Press correspondent, has reported from Washington, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Iraq and Pakistan.
Steve Friess
Contributor
Steve has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Wired and many other publications. You can also follow Steve on Twitter (@TheStripPodcast), read his blog and subscribe to my show at TheStripPodcast.Com.
Mara Gay
Contributor
Mara Gay is a writer from New York. She previously worked for The Atlantic, and her stories have appeared in The Washington Post and The Root.
Dave George
Contributor
Dave George is a social media marketer by day and a stand-up comedian by night. You can follow him on Twitter -- @DaveGeorge_DC
Linda Gradstein
Contributor
Linda is a former longtime Israel correspondent for NPR and a frequent contributor to Public Radio International’s ‘The World’ program.
Marc Hartzman
Contributor
Marc is normal in every way, except for his obsession with everything that is not. He’s the author of "Found on eBay," "American Sideshow" and "God Made Me Do It."
Deborah Hastings
Contributor
Deborah Hastings is an awarding-winning writer and editor who reported from across the United States and from Africa, Pakistan, India and Turkey for The Associated Press in the last 20 years. She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for her writing about Amish culture during the Amish school massacre.
James Hawver
Contributor
A former staff writer for the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY, James has lived in China, Thailand, Nepal, and now New York City. He has interned with NBC Sports, USA Today and NPR's On the Media and attended three Olympic Games.
Steven Hoffer
Contributor
Steven Hoffer is New York-based journalist who previously worked for FoxNews.com and Relix Magazine.
Lisa Holewa
Contributor
Lisa is a former Associated Press reporter and author of two wildly different books -- Milwaukee Massacre about cannibal killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and What Kindergarten Teachers Know, a guide for parenting preschoolers.
Linda Jones
Contributor
Linda is a Dallas-based journalist and writing consultant and author of two books that are as diverse as she is: “Nappyisms: Affirmations for Nappy-Headed People and Wannabes!” and “It’s Only Temporary: A Journal for Surviving Loved Ones.”
Matthew Kalman
Contributor
Matthew has been reporting and broadcasting from Jerusalem since 1998 for Time, USA Today, the Daily Telegraph and other publications. A collection of his work is available at http://matthewkalman.blogspot.com/.
Dana Kennedy
Contributor
Dana, based in France, has worked for the Associated Press, ABC News, MSNBC and Fox News. Her writing has also appeared in the New York Times and the Financial Times.
Adnan R. Khan
Contributor
Adnan R. Khan is an independent journalist based in Islamabad. He contributes to Maclean's Magazine, The National Magazine, the Walrus, and other publications.
Paul Kix
Contributor
Paul Kix is a senior editor at Boston magazine and a contributing writer at ESPN: the Magazine. He's also written for Men's Journal, Salon and Sports Illustrated.
Allan Lengel
Contributor
A former Washington Post reporter, Allan is editor of Tickle the Wire, a Web site that reports on the latest developments in federal law enforcement news.
Amanda Little
Contributor
Amanda Little is a writer based in Nashville, Tenn., who specializes in the environment, energy and technology. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Wired, New York, InStyle, Men's Journal and The Washington Post. She is author of the book "Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells -- Our Ride to the Renewable Future." To see more of her work, visit amandalittle.com.
Samuel Loewenberg
Contributor
Samuel has reported from such impoverished locales as Niger, Guatemala and Washington, D.C. His work on health and politics has appeared in The New York Times and on PBS. His Web site is samloewenberg.com.
David Lohr
Contributor
A former senior investigative crime writer for CourtTV’s Crime Library, David also worked as a writer/producer for Investigation Discovery. He has been writing about crime and criminals for more than 15 years.
Steve Macone
Contributor
Steve Macone is an essayist and performer. His work has also appeared in the Boston Globe, Boston Phoenix, American Scholar and Christian Science Monitor.
Bob Maistros
Contributor
Bob Maistros is a speechwriter, crisis communications consultant and satirist who contributes regularly to the North Star National.
Andrew Malcolm
Contributor
Andrew Malcolm is the Top of the Ticket blogger for the Los Angeles Times.
Rosamaria Mancini
Contributor
Rosamaria Mancini is a freelance reporter and writer based in Rome. She previously worked for The Wall Street Journal in Rome and the New York Law Journal. She teaches journalism at John Cabot University.
Willem Marx
Contributor
Willem has worked as an online writer and producer for ABCNews.com and a TV reporter/producer for HDNet. He is based in London.
Ed Mazza
Contributor
Ed has covered news on six continents ranging from events of earth-shaking importance to odd tales only whispered about in dingy bars. He has reported for ABC News, the New York Daily News and Tokyo's Yomiuri newspaper.
Michael Medved
Contributor
Michael Medved hosts a daily syndicated radio talk show and is the author of 12 books, including the best sellers "Hollywood vs. America," "Right Turns," "The 10 Big Lies About America," "The 5 Big Lies About American Business" and "What Really Happened to the Class of '65?"
John O. Membrino
Contributor
A veteran Washington journalist, John covered Congress and the White House for newspapers in Massachusetts and New Jersey and served eight years as news editor at Newhouse News Service.
Matt Mendelsohn
Contributor
Matt Mendelsohn is a writer and photographer. He began his career shooting for United Press International, where he covered the White House, the Gulf War and countless professional sporting events. He worked at USA Today for 10 years as a photo editor, photographer and director of photography at USA Weekend. As a writer, Mendelsohn has penned humorous op-eds for The New York Times and The Huffington Post, as well as cover stories for The Washington Post Magazine. He lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife and daughter.
Aunohita Mojumdar
Contributor
Aunohita has been covering Afghanistan for the last six years for the Christian Science Monitor, aljazeera.com, Eurasianet and other outlets.
Bryan Monroe
Contributor
Bryan Monroe is a visiting professor at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and was editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines. He also helped lead the team that won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He can be reached at www.bryanmonroe.com
Bill Morris
Contributor
Bill Morris is the author of the novels "Motor City" and "All Souls' Day." He has worked as a reporter, columnist and freelance writer for 25 years.
David Moye
Contributor
David is a journalist with 20 years experience writing pop culture and weird news. In his spare time, he holds psychic readings for B-grade celebrities.
Ben Muessig
Contributor
Ben Muessig is a journalist and photographer who previously worked as a reporter for the Brooklyn Paper and an editor for the city blog Gothamist. His writings and photos have also appeared in publications including the New York Post, amNew York, and Metro.
Richard C. Paddock
San Francisco Correspondent
An award-winning reporter, Richard was based in Moscow, Jakarta and San Francisco for the Los Angeles Times. He has reported from Iraq, Bosnia, Burma and 45 other countries.
Laura Parker
Contributor
Laura is a former national correspondent for USA Today and The Washington Post and has written from 41 states and five continents. She also writes for Vanity Fair. She lives in Washington.
Joe Peacock
Contributor
Much of what has been written about me remains true to this day, except the bit about the arson.
Tori Richards
Contributor
A Pulitzer Prize nominee, Tori has covered some of the world's biggest news over 22 years, working for the New York Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, CBS News, and the Los Angeles Daily News.
Marty Robins
Contributor
Marty Robins is a corporate attorney (J.D. Harvard Law School) and adjunct law professor at the Northwestern University School of Law and DePaul University College of Law. He has authored two books and been frequently published in legal journals on various financial and intellectual property topics. He writes frequently for The Huffington Post.
Emily Schmall
Contributor
Emily, a freelance reporter based in Mexico City, has worked for Bloomberg, Forbes and the Miami Herald.
Karen Schwartz
Contributor
Karen Schwartz is an award-winning Colorado-based freelance writer. She previously spent more than a dozen years with The Associated Press, primarily as a supervising editor in the news and financial departments in New York. She continues to be a regular contributor to the AP travel wire.
Betwa Sharma
Contributor
Betwa is the New York/United Nations correspondent for the Press Trust of India and a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, The Global Post, The Daily Beast, Time.com, and Columbia Journalism Review.
Rachel Sklar
Contributor
Rachel Sklar is the editor-at-large at Mediaite.com and was the founding media editor at The Huffington Post. She is a former lawyer who writes about media, politics, culture, technology, feminism, philanthropy and Jews. Yep, that about covers it.
Barbara Slavin
Contributor
Barbara Slavin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a commentator on foreign policy. She is also the former assistant managing editor for world and national security of The Washington Times and a former senior diplomatic reporter for USA Today. She is the author of the 2007 book "Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation" and has visited North Korea three times and Iran seven times.
Ernie Smith
Contributor
Ernie Smith is the editor of ShortFormBlog, a news site obsessed with numbers and bad jokes at equal levels.
Lee Speigel
Contributor
Writer, reporter, and paranormal expert Lee Speigel is the former host of NBC Radio's "The Edge of Reality." He's hosted nearly 1,500 programs on unexplained phenomena, and previously worked at Westwood One Radio and ABCNews.com. He is the only person to produce a presentation at the United Nations on the subject of UFOs.
Dave Thier
Contributor
David Thier is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic Food Channel, The New Republic, Wired.com, IGN.com and South Magazine.
Sarah A. Topol
Contributor
Sarah A. Topol is a freelance journalist based in Cairo. Her work has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, the New Republic and Slate, among others.
Emily Troutman
Contributor
Emily is a writer and photographer who focuses on the intersection of art, media and politics. Follow her on Twitter.
Laura Vanderkam
Contributor
Laura Vanderkam, a New York City-based writer, is the author of 168 Hours (Portfolio, May 2010). Her work has also appeared in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
Justin Vela
Contributor
Justin Vela is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. His work has appeared in the Guardian, the New Statesman, and Monocle, among others.
Paul Wachter
Contributor
Paul Wachter, the co-founder of the site Against Dumb, writes for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic and The Nation. He lives in New York.
Stuart Warner
Contributing Editor
Stuart was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor during 39 years with Knight-Ridder papers and The Plain Dealer.
Traci Watson
Contributor
Traci spent 15 years at USA Today covering space, science, health and environmental issues.
Sharon Weinberger
Contributor
Sharon, a national security reporter based in Washington, has been a contributor for Wired's Danger Room and has written for Nature, Discover, The Financial Times and Slate.
Barry Weintraub
Contributor
Barry consumes news and information for a living, then twists it into comedy and commentary for radio, television and the stage. He has appeared on Comedy Central, E!, Showtime, FOXNews, PBS and the BBC.
Paul Yeager
Contributor
Paul Yeager is a 20-plus-year meteorologist and a writer. His book credits are Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities and Literally, the Best Language Book Ever. He also writes cloudyandcool.com.
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