I took a job at a white-shoe NYC law firm, with an office, business cards, and a fat starter paycheck. Rachel Sklar businesscardfat Change image and share on social
Twitter is an astounding platform for information, but it's a total blank slate - which means it's an astounding platform for disinformation, too. Rachel Sklar astoundblankdisinformation Change image and share on social
In September 2005, I was three things: the media blogger for 'FishbowlNY,' a maniacal Daily Show fan, and the only person to smuggle a tape recorder and camera into a big Magazine Publishers of America event featuring Jon Stewart interviewing five hotshot magazine editors in an unbelievable bloodbath. Rachel Sklar americabigblogger share on social
If you care about the news and write what you want to read - not just what you think Google search wants to read - there are people out there who want to read it. Rachel Sklar caregooglenews Change image and share on social
Good Lord - if I couldn't multitask, I don't know what I'd do. Rachel Sklar goodlordmultitask Change image and share on social
On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut. Rachel Sklar internetmouthopinion Change image and share on social
Reporters do decide what is news, but they don't invent it, even if they sometimes become part of the story by risking their lives in a danger zone, as in the case of ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt. Rachel Sklar abcbobcase Change image and share on social
I don't fault my former law firm for running their business like a business or expecting their new hire to be worth the obscene rate she was billed out at, but fun it was not. Rachel Sklar billbusinessexpect Change image and share on social
For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me. Rachel Sklar admitexposefeel Change image and share on social
I wrote small stories here and there, then bigger ones. Some were even written for money. I signed up for a writing class and snuck my first assignment on a yellow legal pad in a partner's office while he read through my memo. Rachel Sklar assignmentbigclass share on social