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DIGITAL MEDIA
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United Talent Agency
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LITERARY
Alice Fried Martell
The Martell Agency
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Suite 1205
New York, NY 10019
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Maegan is a digital media strategist and commentator who covers the intersection of politics, media and technology with a flair for pop culture.

The former Chicago Tribune columnist previously served as Arianna Huffington’s Chief of Staff. She is now a frequent guest on FOX Business News, and her writing has appeared on HuffPost, CauseCast and Editor & Publisher. Her analysis has been quoted in news outlets such as The New Yorker, U.S. News & World Report, and the Atlantic Wire. She has interviewed everyone from cultural icons like Jennifer Lopez and Hugh Hefner to President Barack Obama. She is also the creator and co-host of Variety’s weekly podcast, Wilshire & Washington.

Maegan presently serves as Communications Director of Rock the Vote in Washington, DC. Her posts do not represent the official position of the organization unless designated as such, and posts prior to April 26, 2010 are representative of her work as a political news analyst.

Maegan has lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and now resides in DC’s Cleveland Park with her enormous and lovable cat, Scarlett O’Hara. She is a zealous UCLA basketball fan, followed closely by the Chicago Bulls, da Bears and the Dodgers. When she’s not on political adventures, at tech conferences or hunched over her BlackBerry twittering, her nose is usually in a Paulo Cohelo book. Or you’ll catch her performing JoDee Messina songs at karaoke bars. Originally from San Diego, CA, her father, Ed, is a college football coach and her mother, Dianna, is a high school administrator.

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Background
Maegan previously worked as Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, where she ran the west coast offices of The Huffington Post. Prior to that she was an advertising sales executive at The Los Angeles Times and a reporter and columnist for The Chicago Tribune ’s RedEye edition. She has been featured weekly in print and published throughout the Tribune company’s dozens of newspaper and web properties, as well as on Chicagoland television and WGN radio. Her interviews included: bowling with Jerry Springer, hanging in the private offices of Mayor Daley, talking the ideal number of girlfriends with Hugh Hefner, fashion tips with JLo, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicky Hilton, arguing the cultural relevance of misogynist rap lyrics with Russell Simmons, and discussing the pros and cons of life-as-political-progeny with Cate Edwards and Vanessa and Alexandra Kerry.

Maegan has a master’s degree in journalism and media management from Northwestern University, where she won the school’s highest honor, the Harrington Award for professional excellence. As an undergraduate she studied political science and English at UCLA, where she was a proud member of the Daily Bruin opinion page staff.
Current Project
WILSHIRE & WASHINGTON

Wilshire & Washington explores the intersection of politics, entertainment and new media. Inspired by co-host Ted Johnson's Variety blog, the weekly Blog Talk Radio program also features conservative blogger Teresa Valdez Klein. The show airs Fridays at 10am EST on BlogTalkRadio.com, Variety.com and HuffingtonPost.com. Recent guests of the show include New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter, GOP online mega-strategist Patrick Ruffini, Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald, ABC political correspondent Rick Klein, Daily Kos General Manager Will Rockafellow, TweetProgress.us creator Jim Gilliam, conservative new media genius David All, Mediaite's Rachel Sklar, National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy, Fred Thompson media strategist and TheNextRight.com founder Jon Henke, Republican strategist and CNN contributor Leslie Sanchez, CNN chief business correspondent Ali Velshi, Eqal & LonelyGirl15 founders Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, NYU's media guru Jay Rosen, Mitt Romney's new media strategist Mindy Finn, web publishing giant Tim O'Reilly, pollster John Zogby, The Onion editor and Jack & Jill Politics' Baratunde Thurston, the Annenberg Foundation's Leonard Aube, Editor & Publisher's Greg Mitchell, among others.

TRUUCONFESSIONS

truuconfessions.com is your anonymous best friend. The network of microblog sites (truuSINGLE, truuBRIDE, truuWIFE, truuMOM, truuBODY, truuOFFICE and truuMILITARYWIVES) allows you to share anything – good, bad, exciting, outrageous, heartfelt or hilarious – without judgment. You can also read confessions from other people and click “me too” if you’ve had a similar experience. Our community began in the spring of 2007, when a less-than-perfect mothering moment led former film producer and Huffington Post founding Lifestyles editor Romi Lassally to create our flagship site, truuMOM. Most recently, submissions from truuMOM were compiled into the book, "True Mom Confessions: Real Moms Get Real," released by Berkley Trade. The book and site have been featured in numerous media outlets including the Today Show, Good Morning America, The View, Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning Show, National Public Radio, and was named a Microsoft BizSpark of Genius by Mashable.com.
Speaking & Consulting

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SPEAKING

Maegan speaks about the mainstream media’s transition to online media and the civic and media-consumption habits of the millennial generation, appearing before professional groups such as the #140 Twitter Conference and Ladies Who Launch. She has also instructed her new media journalism workshop at universities including USC, UCLA, Northwestern, Occidental and Hamilton College.

CONSULTING

When scheduling permits, Maegan provides new media strategy services to corporate and individual clients. Please email info@maegancarberry.com for more specific information.