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Maureen Tkacik Freelance Writer at Various Washington D.C. Metro AreaWriting and Editing Previous STARR RESTAURANTS, New York Magazine, Gawker Media Education University of Pennsylvania 210 connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Background Experience Freelance Writer Various November 2008 – Present (5 years 8 months) Regular contributor to Reuters, where my features on (inter alia) Steve Jobs, Occupy Wall Street, student loans and Dominique Strauss-Kahn all broke in-house traffic and/or social networking records, with the lattermost slated to appear alongside the work of Malcolm X, George Orwell and Mitch Albom in the forthcoming 13th edition of the textbook Subject and Strategy. Wrote numerous long investigative features for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York, The Nation, Columbia Journalism Review, New York Observer, the Washington City Paper, the Paris Review and The Baffler among others. Co-ghostwrote a New York Times bestseller about Lehman Brothers, currently writing a definitive history of the financial crisis. (Yes really.) Samples of my work and more recent independent journalism viewable on my website daskrap.com STARR RESTAURANTSbarista STARR RESTAURANTS March 2013 – April 2014 (1 year 2 months)Washington DC Supervised coffee station staff of six at beloved Logan Circle bistro, generate all the stupid latte art designs customers post on Instagram. Drew on long ago experience churning out endless/flawless cappucinos in high school and college at what was then (1996-97) the most profitable Starbucks on the East Coast (on King Street in Old Town) to ensure a singularly disaster-free opening within the restaurant. Produced more than 400 espresso beverages daily on weekends. New York Magazinefreelancer New York Magazine 2005 – 2010 (5 years) Gawker Mediafeatures editor Gawker Media February 2007 – November 2008 (1 year 10 months)New York, NY Co-founded Jezebel, the most successful site launch in the history of Gawker Media. Wrote six to nine posts per day on topics ranging from menstruation to monetary policy that drove tens of millions of page views to the network, occasionally still cause me to get recognized in bars. Hired interns; edited freelancers and associate editors; conceived 15-45 puns per hour. Freelance Writer Various March 2006 – February 2007 (1 year)New York, NY Slept in a Hurricane Katrina evacuation shelter for Vice, probed Donald Trump's organized crime connections for Philadelphia, sampled Christian diets for Men’s Health, and embedded myself with the three major castes of Los Angeles paparazzi photographers for Jane. Embarked upon broad cross-section of archetypal twentysomething magazine writer “loser odysseys” i.e. edifying but stubbornly inconclusive probes into Dave Chappelle, Saddam Hussein, and others. Wrote 6-part television series on brand market share battles for never-produced Discovery project. Philadelphia magazineStaff Writer Philadelphia magazine September 2003 – March 2006 (2 years 7 months)Philadelphia, PA Wrote 3,000 - 7,000 word features on business and culture for the regional magazine, a finalist for a 2008 National Magazine Award in General Excellence. The Wall Street JournalReporter The Wall Street Journal May 2001 – August 2003 (2 years 4 months)Los Angeles, CA Drove coverage of emerging marketing and retail trends and the fortunes of companies like Nike, Mattel and Abercrombie & Fitch from the Los Angeles bureau. Wrote or co-wrote 11 page one stories, including the investigation into the design origin of the popular Bratz dolls that led to a landmark trademark infringement lawsuit that recently resulted in Mattel's legal seizure of the multibillion dollar Bratz brand. Education University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania 1996 – 1998 Recommendations Peter, would you like to recommend Maureen? Recommend Maureen ConnectionsAll (210)Shared (2)New (112) Peter FeldPeter Feld2nd Editor In Chief, Scooter magazine at New York Observer Connect2Richard SteinRichard Stein2nd Principal at KLIOS Consulting -- economic consulting & research Connect6Joel KurtzmanJoel Kurtzman2nd Thought Leadership | Business Strategy Consultant | Sustainable & Alternative Energy Expert | Speaker | Writer Connect4Gregory MontanaroGregory Montanaro2nd Honorary Consul at Austrian Consulate in Philadelphia Connect1Izzy GrinspanIzzy Grinspan2nd Editorial Director, Racked at Curbed.com Connect1John GapperJohn Gapper2nd Chief Business Commentator, Financial Times Connect1Eric YellinEric Yellin3rd SVP, Content at Whisper Connect1Saryn ChorneySaryn Chorney2nd Senior Editor, People.com Connect1Reid EpsteinReid Epstein2nd Reporter at The Wall Street Journal Connect2 PreviousNext Following Schools University of Pennsylvania Greater Philadelphia Area