Megan Forrester

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Location
Chicago, IL
School
Chapman University, Northwestern University
Expertise
tortillas, cookie baking, espresso martinis
  • When Megan was a sophomore in high school, she became a freelance writer at a local Arizona newspaper — where she was the youngest person on the payroll.
  • Throughout her journalism career, Megan has interviewed up-and-coming musicians, reviewed film and television shows, explored social media trends, and written food service stories.
  • Ever since she was a child, making homemade tortillas with her grandmother or discovering different Pinterest recipes with her mom, Megan has been enamored with the culinary world and is eager to dive into this world by writing at Food Republic.

Experience

Megan has been in the journalism field ever since she was in high school. Along with local freelance opportunities, she started her high school's newspaper and ran the journalism club. Then, during her undergraduate program at Chapman University, she spent all four years working at the student newspaper, The Panther, where she served as features and entertainment editor. During college, Megan also had an internship at TV Tea, an entertainment digital magazine, and wrote several pieces for The Newport Beach Independent Newspaper. She just finished her journalism master's program at Northwestern University, where she specialized in magazine writing.

Education

Megan has a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Chapman University in Orange, California, and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago.

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